NBA Raises Suspicious, How Police Handle Mrs. Raheem Murder

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNBA Raises Suspicious, How Police Handle Mrs. Raheem Murder

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 31, 2022

…Reps Move To Ban Alcohol Consumption By Policemen The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yakubu Maikyau, has said the Association is suspicious of how the Nigeria Police are handling the case of the Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, as the House of Representatives proposes a ban on alcohol consumption by policemen. Raheem was shot by an Assistant Superintendent of Police on Christmas Day while returning from an eatery in their car with her...

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Houston mourns the loss of academic and community leader, Dr. David Egbo Ugwu

EducationLifestyleNewsNigeriaHouston mourns the loss of academic and community leader, Dr. David Egbo Ugwu

PilotnewsDecember 30, 20221

Greater Houston and Houston African community suffered an unexpected end-of-year loss when the death of Dr. David Ugwu (Ochi na wata) was recently announced. Academic and community leader Dr. Ugwu died on December 23, 2022, in Houston, leaving behind, his lovely wife, Dr. Patricia Ugwu, and four Children; Chiugo, Adaeze, Oguejiofor (Reggie), Brady Ugwu, (daughter in-law) and Chidiebere (of the blessed memory). Until his stroke in 2010, he was the Coordinator, Systems Workforce Research Projects,...

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Drug War: Federal Government Lauds NDLEA

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaDrug War: Federal Government Lauds NDLEA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2022

The Federal Government has attributed the successes recorded in the war against terrorism and banditry in the country to the successes achieved by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Gida Mustapha stated this during the presentation of an award of excellence to the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), General Muhammadu...

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iPhone 5, Sony, Huawei, Other Android Users Will No Longer Use WhatsApp from January

NewsTechnologyiPhone 5, Sony, Huawei, Other Android Users Will No Longer Use WhatsApp from January

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2022

META-owned social media application, WhatsApp will stop working on Apple’s old smartphone models, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c, and some old models of Samsung, Sony, LG, Huawei, Lenovo android devices on 1 January 2023. According to the tech company, it is customary for WhatsApp to end support for older android smartphones and iPhones that have long stopped receiving regular software and security updates and are no longer secure enough to run the application. WhatsApp said,...

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Day Five of Calabar Carnival Ends in A Pool of Blood

NewsDay Five of Calabar Carnival Ends in A Pool of Blood

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

Seven persons were killed and 29 injured in a car accident that occurred during the annual Calabar Carnival on Tuesday. The sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Maikano Hassan said the accident occurred when a car lost control and rammed into a crowd of onlookers during the bikers parade, one of the activities of the carnival, in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri, Calabar. Hassan said the injured persons, which include...

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General elections, 2023: The Arthur Eze’s Challenge

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsGeneral elections, 2023: The Arthur Eze’s Challenge

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 28, 2022

“The error and disappointment from Obi’s supporters steams from their miscalculation that silence translates to support. “— Ebuka Onyekwelu Prince Engr. Arthur Eze, by his comments that he is not in support of Peter Obi, has again, opened the debate on the plausibility of Obi’s presidential aspiration. Many might say that it is expected considering the age-long, albeit false assertions that Igbos don’t support each other. Among other things, this is given as the major...

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Seven Dies, 29 Injured In Calabar Carnival

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaSeven Dies, 29 Injured In Calabar Carnival

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2022

Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 29 injured in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Carnival on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Maikano Hassan confirmed the number of casualties to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and explained that the incident occurred in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri in the capital city of Cross River during the Bikers Carnival activity of the carnival, when...

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Ghana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsGhana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The Ghanaian Police has cautioned clerics against instilling fear in people’s minds by making false and misleading new year prophecies during the customary crossover services on 31 December. In 2021, the police proscribed new year prophecies that could cause fear, and anxiety and are likely to endanger lives, saying anyone found guilty risks up to five years imprisonment. On Tuesday, the Ghana police spokesperson, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, said the law, which is to ensure continuous security,...

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The Central Bank says it has no plans to introduce N2000 and N5000 bank notes

MoneyNewsNigeriaThe Central Bank says it has no plans to introduce N2000 and N5000 bank notes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The CBN made its stance on the issue known in a post on its official Facebook page on Tuesday. Since the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele announced plans to redesign the 200-, 500- and 1000-naira notes, there have been speculations in some quarters that the apex bank is also planning to introduce new N2000 and N5000 banknotes. Dismissing the widespread rumour, the CBN shared its answer to a frequently asked question on the naira redesign. The...

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Breaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBreaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 28, 2022

Professor George Obiozor, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been confirmed dead. Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The renowned academic reportedly died of a heart-related illness. “On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great Son of Imo State and Nigeria,...

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