Suicide bomber kills self in Ebonyi
A suicide bomber has been blown to smithereens in Afikpo, Ebonyi State. The vest the bomber was wearing exploded on his body thus consuming him. A source in the area said the incident happened around 12noon. According to the source, “He made an attempt at entering Amaizu/ Amangballa Primary School but was turned back by […]
PDP Financial Secretary Dead, Others Injured in Auto Crash
The Peoples Democratic Party Zonal tour for Plateau central was on Tuesday deadlocked following an auto accident involving the party leaders which claimed the life of the state Financial Secretary, Mrs Mary Adar Gar. Reports said that the tragic accident occurred on Friday evening in Mangu when a Vectra car rammed into the vehicle conveying […]
Ekiti Youth Canvases for a Southern Governor
The All Progressives Youth Alliance (APYA), a youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State Chapter, has called for equity in determining who leads the state and moved that the next governor, come 2022, should emerge from the southern part of the State. The group made the call in Ado Ekiti on the […]
Vintage Confluence, CWG, Medallion Join NITRA Technology Forum Train On Cloud/Data Services
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has announced more partnerships for its upcoming event, tagged NITRA TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2021. The event, which will hold on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at CitiHeight Hotel and Virtually on Zoom now has web-based cryptocurrency trading platform, Vintage Confluence LLC, Nigeria’s CWG Plc, Medallion, Layer3 Limited and ATCON joining […]
Surety provided by governor’s aide is suspected fraudster, says U.S. court
The United States Department of Justice has written to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, claiming that the surety provided by Abidemi Rufai, is a suspected fraudster. Rufai is an aide of Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Dapo Abiodun. He was arrested for alleged fraud of $350,000. The […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PRINCE YEMISI SHYLLON, PART 1
Prince Yemisi Shyllon: Different Slides of Success By Toyin Falola For years, I have heard a lot about Prince Yemisi Shyllon and his art collections, especially from Victor Ekpuk, Dele Jegede, Sylvester Ogbechie, Aderonke Adesanya, Kunle Filani, and Chika Okeke-Agulu. I also heard about his plans to consolidate his collections in one location. However, my […]
‘Please don’t leave me’ — fiancée of killed pilot writes in tribute
Bunmi Oladuntoye, fiancée of Taiwo Olufemi Asaniyi, the co-pilot who flew the military aircraft that crashed at the weekend in Kaduna, has written a touching tribute to her late lover. Asaniyi, died along with 10 other senior army officers when a military aircraft crashed in Kaduna on Friday, last week. The deceased and Oladuntoye were […]
Nigeria: Shell wants to divest to evade clean up responsibility, Groups tell F
Civil society groups in Nigeria have urged the government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution of its extractive activities in the Niger Delta, saying the company’s plans to move offshore was only targeted at evading the scrutiny that its onshore activities have attracted. Three organisations – Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), […]
BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Killed as Military Aircraft Crashes In Kaduna
A military plane suspected to be Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in Kaduna International Airport The crash was said to have happened at about 6 pm this evening, Friday, while it was raining heavily The plane was reported to have crashed landed on the runaway, with the eight people on board dead. The Chief […]
Bandits kill Catholic priest, abduct another
A Catholic priest Rev Father Alphonsus Bello, has been killed in Malumfashi, Katsina State by bandits. The police said they are on the trail of the bandits while two suspects have been arrested. The lifeless body of Rev Father Bello was found in the morning on a farmland behind the Catechetical Training School, Malumfashi. The […]
