A machine-gun attack on the home of Seini Oumarou, president of Niger’s National Assembly, has killed one of his guards and seriously wounded a second, authorities said. The attack, which happened overnight Friday to Saturday, was carried out by two men on a motorbike, Osseini Salatou, an adviser to Oumarou, told journalists on Saturday. “They…
Zambia’s former President Kenneth Kaunda is receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness at a military hospital in the capital Lusaka, his office has said, as the Southern African country battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. The 97-year-old ruled Zambia from 1964, when the country won its independence from Britain, until 1991. He is among the…
Executive Chairman of Ijumu Local Government, Hon Taufiq lsa Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Hon. Taufiq Isa then was spects in the construction of speed bumps and equally paid a courtesy visit to a renowned legal luminary, Professor Jonas Amupitan (SAN) in Ayetoro Gbede. Recalled, Last two weeks, there was an accident which involved…
By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Police in Ogun have arrested a housewife, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro, for allegedly selling her two daughters for N300,000 to a childless couple. The suspect was arrested following a report at Redeemed Camp divisional headquarters by her husband, Oluwaseyi Agoro, that upon his return from a trip on June 8 he could…
By Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Crusaders, under the aegis of the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC), have flayed mischief makers for reportedly embarking on smear campaign against Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The group, in a statement on Monday…
CHI Limited has unveiled Chivita Active Zest, a new and exciting sub-brand under the Chivita Active franchise. The launch intends to disrupt the mid-pack segment of the juice category by fulfilling the growing consumer demand for a healthy on-the-go beverage to support their active lifestyle without compromising on great taste, convenience, and enhanced nourishment. Chivita…
By Olalekan Okusan After edging out some of the best fighters in the world at the just concluded Poland Open Ranking Series in Warsaw, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye has been tipped as a potential gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. From her first-round fight against European runner-up Tetyana Kit of Belarus, Odunayo known…
Amina Garba has been farming groundnut and yam in Tayi B in the Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State for over 20 years. But in all these years, she has not gotten any form of fertilizer, either free or at a subsidized rate from the Niger state government. Her yearly yield is thus very…
Israel’s parliament has voted to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister, approving in his stead a coalition government. Al Jazeera reports that Naphtali Bennett, the head of an ultra nationalist party that controls six seats in the 120-seat Knesset, was sworn in as Prime Minister after the parliament backed the new coalition government by…
