Gunmen kill Labour Party LGA women leader in Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen kill Labour Party LGA women leader in Kaduna

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 29, 2022

Victoria Chintex, the women leader of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state, was killed by gunmen on Monday. She was reportedly killed after gunmen invaded her residence in Kaura and shot her. This incident was announced in a statement issued by Edward Buju, publicity secretary of the LP in southern Kaduna senatorial zone, on Tuesday. Buju disclosed that Victoria’s husband was also sustained gunshot injuries and is currently receiving treatment at...

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Chimamanda Adichie Makes Second Appearance on Marie Claire Magazine

LifestyleNigeriaPeopleChimamanda Adichie Makes Second Appearance on Marie Claire Magazine

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2022

After making her debut appearance on the cover of Marie Claire Brazil magazine in 2019, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has again been featured on the cover for this month’s issue. Photographed at the Dior Gallery in Paris, with pieces from the Cruise 2023 Collection, the Nigerian writer shared her views on human rights and the importance of representation with Marie Claire. In a feature story titled: Chimamanda: icon of black feminism talks about democracy, police violence...

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“Don’t Travel to US, UK to Avoid Being Robbed”, FG Advises Nigerians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUnited Kingdom“Don’t Travel to US, UK to Avoid Being Robbed”, FG Advises Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2022

The federal government has raised alarm over the high rate of theft of valuables, including passports of Nigerians in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. “It has come to the attention of the government that Nigerian travellers to the US and some countries in Europe are having their belongings, especially money and international passports, stolen at an increasingly high rate,” the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, said at the fifth edition of...

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Nigeria Judiciary Has Over 4,741 Backlogs Of Cases

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaNigeria Judiciary Has Over 4,741 Backlogs Of Cases

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2022

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday, described Nigerians as the most litigious people on earth, calling on the public to drastically reduce litigation and embrace other dispute resolution routes without necessarily overstretching the Judiciary. The CJN was speaking while swearing-in 63 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, noted that not every disagreement should end in the court. He explained that currently the judiciary has over 4,741 backlogs of cases, out of...

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Chacha Eke Reunites With Husband, Blames Bipolar Disorder for Break-up

LifestyleNigeriaChacha Eke Reunites With Husband, Blames Bipolar Disorder for Break-up

PilotnewsNovember 29, 2022

Five months after announcing the end of her nine-year-old marriage on social media, Chacha Eke has reportedly reunited with her husband, Austin Faani. The West African Pilot News reports that in June the Nollywood actress disclosed that she has been ‘living a lie these past years’ with the filmmaker, noting that there has been trouble in her ‘perceived paradise’. “I sincerely and publicly apologize for living a lie these past years. True to random speculations,...

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Why Anambra Incumbent Senators Might Still Return in 2023

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsWhy Anambra Incumbent Senators Might Still Return in 2023

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 29, 2022

This might be the first time the three Anambra State senators are strong, firm and formidable, two months to the General Election. So far, not much effort is being put into unseating the three incumbent senators by the opposition and the three remains likely to be returned in February, 2023. Senator Uche Ekwunife of Anambra Central is poised to be returned in 2023. This also applies to Senator Stella Oduah of Anambra North and Senator...

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Adeleke suspends Osun SEIC chair, dethrones three monarchs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdeleke suspends Osun SEIC chair, dethrones three monarchs

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 29, 2022

Ademola Adeleke, the Osun governor, has ordered the suspension of Segun Oladitan, the chairperson of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC). Tesleem Igbalaye, secretary to the state government disclosed the development in a statement. According to him, the suspension of the OSIEC chairperson and members of the commission is hinged on alleged financial impropriety and abuse of office. “Gov. Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral...

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I want to leave legacy of credible polls for West Africa — Buhari

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI want to leave legacy of credible polls for West Africa — Buhari

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 29, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated that the sustenance of democracy and the rule of law should be a norm in ECOWAS member nations. Buhari said this on Monday at the opening session of the 2022 second ordinary session of the ECOWAS parliament in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman. The president said Nigeria is committed to peace and political stability in the sub-region, adding that the country will support...

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UNOPS, NEDC To Build Two Oxygen Plants In Borno State

NewsNigeriaRegionsUNOPS, NEDC To Build Two Oxygen Plants In Borno State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2022

The United Nations Office of Projects Services (UNOPS), Deputy Regional Director to Africa, Dalila Goncalves, said the office will collaborate with the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to upscale activities at the two oxygen plants in Borno State. Goncalves disclosed this during a meeting with officials of the NEDC in Abuja and explained that the plant would serve more people in the region as part of the UN’s mandate to ensure major activities rebound in...

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Federal government postpones resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train services again

NewsNigeriaTransportationFederal government postpones resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train services again

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2022

The Federal government has again postponed the resumption of skeletal train services at the Abuja-Kaduna railway. On Friday, the minister announced that the Abuja-Kaduna train service would resume on Monday, November 28, 2022, with skeletal train schedules. However, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo on Sunday while addressing Journalists after test-running the train from the Idu Railway Station in Abuja to the Rigasa train station in Kaduna, disclosed that the train services would resume...

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