Officials in Ghana are investigating the cause of death of more than sixty dolphins and other types of fish that washed up on several beaches in the country. Local fishermen have said such incident was not common, and the authorities have warned the people against eating the dolphins and other fish species. Ghana’s Fisheries Commission says samples…
Thirty-seven-year-old Prince Emiko has been named at the new Olu of Warri. Prince Emiko replaces his father, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, who died late last year. The official announcement was made by the Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Atseruleghe.
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has suspended the Chairman of the Calabar Carnival Commission, Gabe Onah. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, confirmed Onah’s suspension in a statement. However, the statement by Ita did not mention why Governor Ayade suspended Onah, although the action was taken after the maiden award ceremony…
NCS launches investigation IGP reinforces security IPOB denies involvement One thousand eight hundred and forty-four inmates have escaped from the Federal Custodial Centre in Owerri, Imo State. The escape of the prisoners followed an attack by gunmen numbering over one hundred, who stormed the Custodial Centre in the early hours of yesterday. The number of the…
Five out of thirty-nine kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Kaduna State, have returned home. It is not clear how the five students regained freedom from their abductors, nearly four weeks after armed bandits stormed their school and took them away. The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said…
The one-month extension of the deadline for the integration of mobile phone SIM with the National Identification Number begins today. This followed the expiration of the initial deadline announcement by the Federal Government, before the extension approved last week. However; Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani, has threatened to return to court to seek enforcement of the…