A couple of minutes ago, unknown gunmen disrupted an interactive session between Isuofia youths and a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo at the town’s civic centre. Two policemen were reportedly shot dead. There is a serious stampede now in Afuzo area of Isuofia which is in Aguata LGA of Anambra state. Eye witnesses told ...

• ‘Initiative Will Enhance Safety, Boost Investors’ Confidence’ – Governor Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, rolled out a groundbreaking plan for the enhancement of security and safety in Lagos State. The Governor approved a mass training for the State’s law enforcement personnel on the use of body worn cameras, ahead of the deployment of the digital tools for security operations ...

• ‘Innovation, A Paradigm Shift in Enhancing Service Delivery’ – Muri-Okunola Lagos State Government has set a new pace in public service and administration with the formal launch of the Learning Management System (LMS) by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday. The initiative is one of the outcomes of a reform introduced by the Sanwo-Olu administration in the State’s civil service ...

A pro-democracy advocate and frontline human right activist, Comrade Razaq Olokoba, has described the commencement of electioneering for Lagos 2023 governorship election now as, “act of sabotage, diversionary and criminal,” warning those spearheading the exercise to desist or face the wrath of the populace using the instrumentality of the law. Olokoba, who is the National President and Convener of the ...

The Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Anglican Communion and Proprietor of School of Nursing Sciences, Diocesan Hospital Amichi, Anambra State, Rt Rev Ephraim Okechukwu Ikeakor, has narrated how the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, aggressively supported the growth of the College, saying they will always appreciate him. Ikeakor was speaking ...

A major strength of the Nigerian economy lies in the innovation and entrepreneurship of its young people, which is a key reason why the Buhari administration is focused on supporting small businesses and the innovative ideas of young Nigerians, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday at the 27th edition of the Micro, Small ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Mr. Chinedu Nwoye Glamour, chairman and convener of all Soludo Support Groups (SSG) says the forthcoming primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) would be a landslide victory for Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo because he believes very strongly that the likes of Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo, Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji, Hon. Okwudili Ezenwankwo and other co-aspirants on ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State chapter, has said no fewer than 100 residents of the state are in different kidnap camps. The state CAN Chairman, Rev. Joseph Hayab, in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday,  said aside from the 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka and the eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church ...

The monarch of Akungba Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Sunday Ajimo, has warned his subjects not to consume dead cow meat as 30 animals died mysteriously in the community. The monarch stated that he had earlier instructed butchers and other concerned persons not to sell the dead cows to the residents as ...

Over 50 villagers including women and children were feared killed on Monday by suspected herdsmen in Egedege, Obegu and Amazu in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Umuhu community in Isiuzo Local Government Area of neighbouring Enugu State. Many others sustained various degrees of injuries while vehicles and motorcycles were burnt. The attackers also looted some property from the ...