Category: News

Nigeria Police .. The Anambra Police command has confirmed the kidnapping of a member of the Anambra House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement that the lawmaker was kidnapped on Tuesday at about 9:20 p.m in Onitsha North Local Government Area, Anambra State, along Ugwunapampa Road. Azuka…

.. Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff (CAS), has detailed the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) achievements in combating criminal activities across the Northwest region through Operation Fansan Yamma. During a Christmas dinner with personnel from Operation Fansan Yamma and 213 Forward Operating Base in Katsina, Air Vice Marshal E.E. Effiong, representing…

Pandemonium broke out in the Gombe State capital on Christmas Day when a commercial bus driver lost control of his vehicle and struck several Christian faithful. DAILY POST reports that the Christmas celebrants were in a procession from the Tumfure community to the Government House and Gombe Emir’s Palace to pay homage when the incident…

.. The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro), an African peacebuilding organization, has called on the African Union (AU) to urgently investigate Russia’s claims that the U.S. is conducting covert biological research in Africa. Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Alexey Shevtsov, had accused the U.S. of operating biological programmes in several African nations,…

.. Israel and Hamas traded blame on Wednesday over their inability to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, despite reported progress reports. The US and Arab mediators, Qatar and Egypt, have tried to conclude a deal in the past two weeks but have failed to come to a definite resolution. While Hamas accused Israel…

.. Police officers in Katsina State have stopped armed men from kidnapping ten people in a commercial vehicle. However, in a fierce gun battle, two of the passengers were killed in the process. According to ASP Abubakar Aliyu, spokesman for the state’s police command, the event happened in Jibia Local Government Area on Christmas…

An early morning fire on Wednesday gutted several shops near the General Post Office on Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State. The inferno destroyed goods, property, and equipment worth millions of naira, according to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. Mrs Chidimma Ike, an eyewitness and…

Female contraception .. The communication technical working group which supports access to family planning services has decried the shortage of contraceptives which it said has hindered access to improved safe and reproductive health care in Akwa Ibom State. It noted with dismay that there was a “high level of deficit in the availability of…

.. At least five people sustained serious injuries on Christmas Day in an accident that occurred at Iyana-Era, inward Agbara, along the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway in Lagos State. The crash involved two commercial buses. It was gathered that one of the buses was speeding toward Agbara when its brakes failed, leading to a collision…

.. Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have begun discussions to enhance economic ties, focusing on export credit and infrastructure development. This was revealed in a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,Wale Edun led a Nigerian delegation to Riyadh to strengthen economic collaboration with Saudi Arabia.…

.. The University of Abuja has dismissed recent allegations and media reports concerning the ongoing selection process for the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor. The institution in a statement signed by its Acting Director,Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob on Wednesday, denied the allegations. According to the statement, the university has noted claims…

PDP Logo .. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Christmas to promote and strengthen the bond of love, unity and care without regard to creed, class or divisive considerations. The said that’s the only way Nigerians can survive the prevailing widespread hardship in the country,…

.. Russia, on Wednesday, launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine’s energy system, leaving about half a million persons without power on Christmas day. Drones, cruise and ballistic missiles were launched at various cities in Ukraine, wounding at least six people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and killing one person in the region…

.. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances in the state. ASN Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the command’s spokesman disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the State Commander of the agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, as saying that the…

.. Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday preached peace, unity and hope amid economic hardship in their Christmas greetings to Nigerians. Both politicians who ran a joint ticket in the 2019 presidential election urged Nigeria to come together to tackle the challenges confronting the…

.. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has called on citizens to embrace the true essence of Christmas by prioritizing love, sharing, and care for one another. In his Christmas message to Ndi Abia on Wednesday, the governor reflected on the blessings of the year and urged everyone to spread the joy of the…

.. Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of Christmas to pray for the country, to enable President Bola Tinubu administration’s to succeed in transforming Nigeria to prosperity. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by Ismaila Uba-Misilli, Director-General, Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, to felicitate with…

.. Toyota Motor’s global production decreased for a 10th straight month in November, the Japanese carmaker said on Wednesday, although its worldwide sales grew for the second consecutive month on solid demand in the United States and China. The world’s biggest automaker manufactured 869,230 vehicles globally in November, down 6.2 per cent from the…

.. Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, says Christmas is not only about eating and drinking but also about spiritual rejuvenation. Ezeokafor made the assertion in his Christmas message to journalists, on Wednesday in Awka. He said that Christmas signifies the day Jesus Christ was born to save man from sin…

.. Commuters in Imo and Abia travelling for the Christmas celebration and other private purposes have expressed deep concern over the sharp hike in fares by transporters. They also decry the longer travelling time and stress occasioned by the “numerous” military and police checkpoints mounted at close range on the various routes in the…