Author: Emmanuel

The family of Late Chief Etto Odiong, of the Udung Uweh larger family of Uya Oro, Oron Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, announces with deep sorrow yet gratitude to God for a life well lived, the passing of their beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Late Madam Sarah Amos (née Baby Etto Odiong). She peacefully departed at the age of 79, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering commitment to her family and community. In a press statement signed by her son and Chief Mourner, Mr. Inyang Samuel Unyah, the former Special Assistant on Finance to the MD…

Four other people have reportedly been shot at Omuwhoke Ngbume village, Obele in what is believed to be a reprisal attack. There has been an outbreak of violence in the Obele community of Emohua LGA in Rivers State. Our correspondent gathered that a member of the OSPAC vigilante was shot and killed on Wednesday by suspected cultists. Four other people have reportedly been shot at Omuwhoke Ngbume village, Obele in what is believed to be a reprisal attack. Confirming the incident the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko says the Command is aware of the disturbance but…

It was the highest since April 2023 but still 20.5 per cent lower than the peak reached in March 2022. Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices of a basket of food commodities, reached 127.4 points last month, a two-percent increase from September. It was the highest since April 2023 but still 20.5 per cent lower than the peak reached in March 2022 following…

The campaign is tagged “Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving: Crashes Kill More Passengers Than Drivers”. The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday called on travellers to report reckless driving on roads to reduce accidents during the 2024 ember months. The commission made the call as it concluded a series of activities for its nationwide ember month sensitisation campaigns. The campaign is tagged “Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving: Crashes Kill More Passengers Than Drivers”. The Plateau State Command of the FRSC kicked off on its campaign on November 6, 2024, in Jos. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, the Sector Commander…

The announcement represents one of the largest repatriations of killed Ukrainian servicemen since the beginning of the war. Ukraine said on Friday it had received the bodies of 563 soldiers from Russian authorities, mainly troops that had died in combat in the eastern Donetsk region. The exchange of prisoners and bodies of killed military personnel remains one of the few areas of cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv since Russia invaded in 2022. “The bodies of 563 fallen Ukrainian defenders were returned to Ukraine,” the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement on social media.…

…malnutrition to affect 5.4m children, 800,000 pregnant, breastfeeding women By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – The Cadre Harmonisé report on food and nutrition insecurity analysis recently released indicated that 33.1 Nigerians would be engulfed by hunger crisis in 2025. According to a statement issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Thursday, the report led by the Government of Nigeria and supported by partners, showed that the deterioration of food security in Nigeria with 33.1 million people expected to face high levels of food insecurity in the next lean season (June-August). The statement reads in part, “The food and nutrition insecurity…

By Sumaila Ogbaje Nigerian troops eliminated 481 terrorists, apprehended 741 suspects and rescued 492 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country in the month of October, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said. The troops also recovered 480 weapons and 9,026 assorted ammunition, comprising 263 AK47 rifles, 81 locally fabricated guns, 91 dane guns and 76 pump action guns, Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said while briefing journalists on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops also recovered 5,683 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 1,944 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 642 cartridges,…

By Constance Athekame The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has ordered the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and other relevant agencies of the ministry to begin the immediate implementation of the recommendations put forward by the inter-agency committee. This was revealed in a statement by Mr. Bolaji Tunji, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communications and Media, in Abuja on Thursday. Tunji explained that the committee had been set up to address the recurring grid collapses in the power sector. The committee’s recommendations included conducting an audit and testing of existing equipment, as well as improving…

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo says the Peoples Democratic Party  will do everything within its power to fix the party and Nigeria. Makinde stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Board of Governors and the unveiling of the Roadmap for Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI). PDI is the research arm of PDP established in 2000 to promote a new democratic culture in Nigeria and Africa through the provision of value-added education, training, capacity building, research, and documentation programmes. Makinde said that PDP could fix Nigeria. He said, “we will fix PDP and then PDP…

Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court, Damaturu has convicted and sentenced the duo of Haruna Ahmadu and Kabiru Iliyasu to separate jail terms for operating Bureau de change, BDC, businesses without an appropriate license. The defendants were first arraigned on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count separate charge. The lone charge against Haruna read: “That you, Ahmadu Haruna, between the month of June 2023 and 2024 in Damaturu, Yobe State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did carry on other financial businesses, to…