Soyinka cancels Anambra school appointment over murder of Harira, children Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has announced cancellation of a school engagement in Anambra State to empathise with the brutal murder Harira Jibril and her children. Pregnant Harira was killed along with her four children by gunmen in Anambra State recently, a killing that has ethnic undertone. Soyinka, in a statement on Saturday titled: “Drawing the Red Line on Infanticide,” condemned the murder of Harira and her children and cancelled his appointment at a school i…

Kwara: Man hacks brother to death in bloody fight

Kwara: Man hacks brother to death in bloody fight A bloody fight between two Fulani brothers of the same parent in the early hours of Friday ended in tragedy at a village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara state. It was reported that the bloody fight ensued between Umar Bello and Abdullahi Bello at Dogonruwa village of Woro in Kaiama Local Government Area. Umar Bello, allegedly hacked Abdullahi Bello to death during the bloody encounter in which dangerous objects were reportedly used. Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence C…

N96b alleged fraud: I’ve been vindicated – Amaechi

N96b alleged fraud: I’ve been vindicated – Amaechi The last may not have been heard on the report of the Rivers State Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor, Nyesom Wike as a former governor of the state, Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, claimed that the Friday judgment of the Supreme Court on the matter has vindicated him. Amaechi, one of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that his stance on the report of the commission has been justified by the apex court decision. His position was co…

Fatima: IPOB distances ESN from killing of pregnant Hausa woman, identifies those responsible

Fatima: IPOB distances ESN from killing of pregnant Hausa woman, identifies those responsible The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the killers of a Hausa woman with four children in Anambra State, Fatima are not operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN. IPOB said it’s an abomination to kill a pregnant woman in Igbo land, hence ESN has no hands in Fatima’s murder. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, alleged that Fulanis murdered Fatima in a bid to cause disaffection between Igbos and Hausas. In a statement, Powerful warned t…

Grounded First Nation’s multimillion-dollar plane sold as scrap, towed to Oyo

Grounded First Nation’s multimillion-dollar plane sold as scrap, towed to Oyo An Airbus A320 jet belonging to First Nation has been sold as scrap to a yet-to-be-identified buyer, findings have shown. The development came about four years after the carrier grounded its operations for technical reasons. The buyer of the disused plane has consequently towed the equipment to a town in Oyo where it will be probably converted to a restaurant or other purposes, airport sources close to the deal revealed on Wednesday. The multimillion-dollar plane, wh…

Group debunks allegation against Adebule over APC Lagos West Senate bid

Group debunks allegation against Adebule over APC Lagos West Senate bid The Youth Coalition For Responsible Leadership (YCRL) has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Lagosians to ignore claims by a group named Badagry Division Alliance for Ideal Democracy (BDAID) against an aspirant for the Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule. The youth said the claims are part of desperate attempts and orchestration to discredit Dr Adebule. In a statement jointly signed by YCRL President Omotayo Ogunbiyi and Secr…

Okorocha to EFCC: Drop charges against me

Okorocha to EFCC: Drop charges against me Former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to obey subsisting Court judgements stopping it from harassing, intimidating or prosecuting him. The Imo West Senator, who was arrested after officials of the Commission raided his Abuja residence, charged the anti-graft agency to allow rule of law prevail in his case by withdrawing all charges and investigation against him. Okorocha said it was paramount for the EFCC to comply with December 6, 202…