Father of 4 arrested with 20.75kg cocaine at Abuja airport
A 52-year-old father of four children, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, has been arrested with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA ), Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Anayochukwu was arrested with 20.75 kilograms of cocaine last Tuesday upon his arrival at the Abuja airport onboard Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha, Qatar to Abuja. The...
Video of former Governor Obiano in EFCC custody surfaces
A video of the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has surfaced online. The video was shared by popular political activist, Deji Adeyanju, via his Facebook page on Sunday. “Ex-Anambra Governor in EFCC custody. When you are in power be careful,” Adeyanju captioned the video. In the clip, Obiano was...
Pope visits Ukrainian children at Vatican hospital
Pope Francis on Saturday visited Ukrainian children who have fled the Russian invasion and are being cared for at the Vatican's paediatric hospital in Rome. A smiling Francis, 85, reached out to clasp the hands of children as he walked through a ward at the Bambino Gesu hospital in the capital, which is currently treating 19 Ukrainian children. The Vatican said...
Four U.S. soldiers die during NATO training exercise
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in a plane crash in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, Norway's prime minister said Saturday. Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that they were killed in the crash on Friday night. The cause was under investigation, but Norwegian police reported bad weather in the area. “The soldiers...
Flood submerges 7 communities in Niger
No fewer than seven communities have been submerged by flood in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The communities were submerged by flood over the ongoing construction on the Zungeru hydro electric dam in the state. The District Head of Gurumana in Shiroro Local Government, Malam Aliyu Umaru, stated this during a visit by the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar...
DSS warns of plot to incite ethno-religious crisis
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a security alert over plot by some elements to incite violence in parts of the country, particularly the North Central. The DSS said the aim was to cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals, and heat up the polity. The agency added that the sponsors have mobilised foot soldiers and held several meetings in and...
PHOTOS: Oluwo releases pictures of new wife
The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has released the pictures of his new wife, Princess Firdaus Abdullahi. Oluwo released the beautiful pictures of his new wife on Saturday, while the wedding ceremony is ongoing in Kano, Kano State. The monarch released the pictures with a short message that read, ‘Queen Firdaus of Iwoland’. The Star recalls that Oluwo...
Deji Adeyanju to NJC: Investigate nullification of Section 84 Electoral Act
Popular political activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to open an investigation into the judgment delivered by a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, which nullified Section 84(12) of the newly amended Electoral Act. The presiding judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, had delivered the judgment on Friday, saying Section 84(12) of...
Gunmen raze Ohanaeze President’s house in Imo
The country home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, in Imo State has been attacked by unknown gunmen. It was gathered that the Ohanaeze President’s home, situated at Awo-Omanma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, was attacked in the early hours of Saturday. The gunmen were said to have arrived at Obiozor’s home in...
Gunmen bomb Imo police station, kill officers
Gunmen have set ablaze the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that the gunmen attacked the police station in the early hours of Saturday and killed two police constables who were on duty. The attack comes a few hours after the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone...
