The Federal Government has injected N1.5 billion to support a cooperative scheme for 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), said on Wednesday. The PAP targeted about 30,000 Niger Delta ex-agitators aimed to ensure the self-sufficiency of the militants and reduce their […]

A popular Television preacher and motivational speaker, Reverend Mike Ochigbo, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Adamawa State. Ochigbo, who is the General Overseer of Freedom Power Chapel, was forced at gunpoint out of his home in the wee hours, of Wednesday, from his residence located in Nyibango. Similarly, one Pastor John Moses has also […]

The legendary singer, Tina Turner, has passed away at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, Daily Mail reports. She was known as the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’. ‘With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,’ her representatives said in a statement. […]

A joint task force from the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade, on Wednesday, raided major spots in the state and cleared over 50 street beggars and out-of-school children hawking from the streets of Awka and environs. The action, according to the ministry, was to sanitise […]

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has revealed that a Nigeria Air aircraft is scheduled to land in the country on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the process of commencing operations. The minister who revealed this on Channels Television promised that the aircraft will be unveiled in Nigeria’s colours in fulfilment of all […]

…plead for completion before handover A group of Ogoni youths under the aegis of Ogoni Youth Development Initiative, on Wednesday, described the abandonment of the Bori General Hospital in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike as “worrisome”. The group, through its National President, Savour Imeabe, lamented that the governor, who […]

Seven members of the National Youths Service Corps who were kidnapped on their way to Port Harcourt, Rivers State from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo State have regained their freedom after spending one week in captivity. A family member of one of the kidnapped corps members had reported to a popular radio station in […]

…laments boom in kidnap industry Following the several reports of abductions and killings across the country, ActionAid Nigeria has called on the government at all levels to rise up to its responsibilities of protecting lives and properties and tackling insecurity in the country. The group said it had noted an increase in insecurity across the […]

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has promised to quickly pay depositors of the 179 Microfinance Banks and four Primary Mortgage Banks whose licenses were recently revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Bello Hassan, stated this in a statement released on Tuesday by the Director of Communication & Public […]

The legislative arm of Kajola Local Government area of Oyo State, on Wednesday, suspended its Chairman, Afolabi Salimonu, popularly called Borikansunwon, indefinitely. A document for the suspension which was obtained by our correspondent revealed that the chairman was suspended by the councillors during a sitting at the Legislative Chamber of the council’s secretariat. The sitting had elected councillors […]