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30 graduate from ASNT certification training
By Sunday Elom N
The maiden edition of the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing, ASNT, Level III Certification Training programme sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development…
Expect month-long lockdown if … – IPOB
By Phil Okose OnitshaThe Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) warned yesterday that there would be a one-month lockdown if Nnamdi Kanu is not brought to court on October 21, 2021.Sounding the…
JAMZ FM GM Attack: IPC demands compensation, attackers’ prosecution
By Sunday Elom N
A Lagos-based media development and press freedom organisation, the International Press Centre, IPC, has condemned in strong terms a reported brutal attack on…
NSCDC says personnel engaged in crime on their own
Cyril Mbah, Abuja.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has warned that it will not allow any gullible personnel to tarnish the image of the corps by engaging in criminal…
IGP blames desertification, climate change for rising crime rate
-As police key into national tree planting initiative
The inspector-general of police, (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has assured that the police force remains committed to deploying…
Dialogue with Southeast elders to end IPOB’s sit-at-home order – group tells Buhari
Segun Ayinde, Abeokuta
As part of activities marking the International Day of Peace, a non-governmental organisation - Aviary Association World Wide, has called on President Muhammadu…
Shun local politics – Ekiti NYSC boss to corps members
By Demola Atobaba, Ado-Ekiti
Corps members deployed to Ekiti state have been warned against engaging in local politics of their host communities due to the implications therein.
…
Warring Benue communities agree to embrace peace
By Henry Iyorkase, Makurdi.
Leaders of the crisis-torn Bonta and Ukpute communities in Konshisha and Oju local government areas of Benue state have agreed to end the lingering communal…
Assah North, Ohaji South gas project: Shell trains 40 Imo youths
By Sunday Elom N
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, said it has kicked off a one-year professional and vocational training for at least 40 youths from the…
Two dead as youth go on rampage in Ebonyi
By Ruth Oginyi
Violence erupted in the early hours of Monday in the Nkaliki area of Abakaliki local government area, Ebonyi state leaving two persons dead.
The uneasy…
Kogi vigilante kill 11 bandits operating along Lokoja/Abuja road
Cyril Mbah, Abuja.
A collaborative effort between security personnel and a vigilante group in Kogi state has led to the killing of eleven bandits and deadly kidnappers terrorising…
“One-chance” robbers meet Waterloo, victims released
Two notorious one-chance armed robbers, who robbed and assaulted many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for several months, have finally been arrested by detectives of the…
Aba residents observe sit-at-home order, despite IPOB cancellation
Yolamchi Ukaga, Aba
Aba, the commercial hub of Abia state, remained a ghost town today, Monday, September 20, 2021, as business operators and other residents stayed away from the markets…
Two die in Ebonyi violent protest over Pastor’s killing
By Ruth Oginyi
Violence in the early hours of Monday erupted in the Nkaliki area of Abakaliki Local Government Area, Ebonyi State which left two persons dead.
Early signs of the…
How doctors’ negligence caused Dr. Mailafia’s death – Middle Belt Forum
By Sunday Elom N
The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has joined other Nigerians to mourn the death of the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia who…