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At least 10 people were injured and dozens of homes destroyed after tornadoes hit Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas late Friday, officials and reports said. In northern Texas near the border with Oklahoma, about 50 homes were damaged or destroyed, the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office said after a tornado touched down Friday afternoon. “There have been 10 persons treated at the …

There was jubilation at the weekend in the Niger Delta as a result of the decision of the Federal Government to rescind its earlier plans to terminate the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The Interim Administrator, PAP, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd), confirmed the government’s new position. Ndiomu, in a statement issued in Abuja by PAP’s Media Consultant, Donu Kogbara, expressed …

Since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced plans to redesign the 200, 500, and 1,000 naira notes with effect from Thursday, December 15, 2022, the development has led to chain of reactions with many hoarders literally falling over themselves as they release hurls of cash hitherto stashed away in their closets, reports Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf. Some five years ago when …

Fifteen first-class graduating students of the Edo State University, Uzairue have been offered automatic employments by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Obaseki, who made the announcement today, at the fourth convocation ceremony of the institution in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state, commended the school for the gains made in learning and research. He said, “As usual, …

More trouble befalls the embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the permission to temporarily seize 40 properties that were allegedly traced to him. Trial Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the interim forfeiture order, after he heard an ex-parte application that was brought …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the Virginia Tech. Nigerian Bowen Equatorial Aeronomy Radar (VT-NigerBEAR) at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State. Performing the inauguration on Friday at the institution’s premises, Osinbajo said it was the first and currently the only deployment of an equatorial-low-latitude SuperDARN in the world. The project involves local and international teams and institutions, including the Virginia …

Leader of pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has charged Nigerians especially the youth to brace up for the struggle to make sure that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He cautioned that making Obi become the next president after President Buhari will not be a tea party because those who …

Commercial drivers in Lagos State under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria have since Monday embarked on a warning strike and boycott of transport services across the state over extortion by the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management. The President of the association, Abiodun Akintade, discussed issues surrounding the strike with SODIQ OJUROUNGBE Why did you embark on …

Edo State Security Vigilante Network has apprehended two persons for suspected ritual activities in Oluku, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. The suspects are Daniel Sunday, 19, from Akwa-Ibom State and Ikponmwosa Ogbebor, 19, from Edo State. The two were arrested after a female herbalist they contacted for the rituals alerted men of the Edo Vigilante Security Network …

Describes remark as reckless, provocative The Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, on Friday, faulted the statement attributed to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs Sadiya Farouq that “Bayelsa State is not among 10 worst hit states affected by  flood disaster, describing the remark as reckless and provocative. Recall that Minister had said Bayelsa State, which is reeling under …