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file photo of Dominic Ongwen, courtesy ICC The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including […]
A file photo of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is confident that Nigeria will overcome its diverse challenges and realise its potentials. He believes this can be achieved if people who share progressive views continue to work together in the interest of the country. Professor Osinbajo made the remarks on Wednesday […]
Relatives in personal protective equipment (PPE) suits perform the last rites before the cremation of their loved one, who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, on the banks of the Ganges River in Garhmukteshwar on May 5, 2021.Prakash SINGH / AFP India saw record new jumps in Covid-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing […]
The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country. The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates. This was announced on Thursday by the Registrar of the Council, Professor Godswill Obioma. He disclosed that a […]
Enugu residents on Wednesday trooped out in thousands to celebrate the reappearance of Spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev Father Ejike Mbaka. In a live video update on Wednesday afternoon by BBC Pidgin, Mbaka was seen in an open roof car waving to protesters who surrounded him alongside operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. […]
A Russian woman was on Wednesday, deported from Bali in Indonesia for wearing a painted face mask . The Russian influencer, Leia Se, aged 26, caused a stir in April with her boyfriend, a US based YouTuber, Josh Paler Lin, after they released a video on Instagram showing both shopping with her face painted like a mask […]
The women were seen in black attire moving en masse to the government house, seeking justice for Umoren and other women who have been victims of gender-based violence. According to a report by SaharaReporters, some women in Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday organised a solidarity walk demanding justice for Iniubong Umoren, a young woman who was killed […]
MURDER OF MISS INIUBONG UMOREN: CULPRIT(S) MUST BE EXPEDITIOUSLY AND CONCLUSIVELY PROSECUTED. PRESS RELEASE The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is indeed pained by the sad news of the abduction, rape and subsequent murder of Miss Iniubong Umoren, 26, a graduand of Philosophy, University of Uyo and an indigene of Oruk Anam […]
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on Wednesday, said his former boss, Late President Musa Yar’Adua would always be remembered for being a peacekeeper. Goodluck Jonathan made the assertion in a statement posted on his verified social media handles to Mark the 11th year remembrance of Yar’Adua who died in 2010 while still in office as president of the Federal Republic […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decried the low participation of the South-East in its economic intervention policies and programmes. The acting director, Corporate Communications Department of the bank, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, disclosed this yesterday during the CBN Fair in Enugu. Nwanisobi said that the CBN intervention programmes were meant to create jobs, engender financial inclusion and make the people have access […]
