Britain’s unemployment rate rose by more than expected, and earnings growth eased back once again in the latest sign that economic uncertainty is affecting the UK jobs market. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate had jumped to 4.2 per cent in the three months to February, the highest level for nearly […]
By Leonard Okachie The Police Command in Abia on Monday said it had begun discreet investigation into the alleged murder of the Manager of Royal Damgrete Hotel, Umuahia, Mr James Etubi, by suspected military personnel. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia on Monday. […]
By Taiye Agbaje Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to quash the sexual harassment charge against him. Ndifon, who told Justice James Omotosho in a further affidavit filed by his lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, insisted that Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the “large-scale attack” launched in Israel by Iran. Guterres, in a statement, urged maximum restraint by all parties and warned that neither the region nor the world could afford another war. According to the latest reports, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles from its […]
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorm from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Monday with a few patches of cloud over the northern cities and prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba later in the day. […]
By Ibironke Ariyo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2 million counterfeit cash in Lokoja, Kogi. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the counterfeit cash were owned by three suspects, […]
Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S. officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles on Saturday in a retaliatory strike after a […]
By Moses Omorogieva A 25-year-old suspected cultist has lost his life to cult clashes in the Ajegunle part of Lagos, police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said on Saturday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that police had arrested two suspects in connection with the clashes. Hundeyin explained that police received […]
By Segun Giwa Ondo, April 13, 2024 (NAN) Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has solicited the votes of party members ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in the state on April 20 The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aiyedatiwa is seeking to become the APC candidate out of the […]
By Emmanuel Antswen Gunmen attacked one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Benue in the 2023 race, Mr Terwase Orbunde on Friday and abducted his wife and house help, the police declared on Saturday. Orbunde, Chief of Staff to erstwhile Gov. Samuel Ortom escaped with a gunshot wound to his right arm […]