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A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Awka, Anambra, allegedly detained by the police, have regained his freedom. Aniebonem was detained by the police, alongside other persons over claims of being members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on September 27. Mazi Chris Mocha, MASSOB Director of Information, disclosed their release in a press statement made available to journalists in Awka on Monday. The release stated that seven other persons, allegedly detained by the police alongside Aniebonem, have also regained their freedom. Mocha stated that those freed alongside the…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beef, tomatoes, beans, garri, yam and other food items increased in August. It made the declaration in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for August 2023 issued in Abuja. The report stated that while the average price of 1kg of boneless beef was N2,141.18 in August 2022, it increased by 30.75 per cent to N2,799.51 in August 2023. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of boneless beef increased by 1.50 per cent in August from the N2,758.13 recorded in July 2023,’’ the report stated. It added that the average price of 1kg…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has approved the appointment of Prof. Jake Dan-Azumi as his Chief of Staff. The appointment, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Mr Musa Krishi, takes effect from Oct17. Dan-Azumi is to take over from Mr. Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, the Acting Chief of Staff to the Speaker, who is taking another appointment. Smart became the Acting Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, following the expiration of his tenure as the Chief of Staff to the Speaker in…
By Kamil Opeyemi Vehicles and other valuable properties were burnt when gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Monday unleashed terror in Ebonyi State. The attack according to the state’s PPRO, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, occured in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area of the state, along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway. She stated, however, that no life was lost during the attack. “On Oct. 2, armed men, suspected to be IPOB/ESN members in a sienna car attacked commuter buses, tricycles and motorcycles at Ezzangbo junction. “They burnt down three commuter buses, four motorcycles and…
By Halimah Olamide The Nasarawa State Governorship election tribunal, on Monday nullified the election of Governor of Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressive Congress. The tribunal also said that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, David Ombugadu was the winner of the election. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, declared Emmanuel Ombugadu of the PDP as the lawfully elected governor of Nasarawa State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Governor Sule winner of the election. In a split judgement by the three-man Tribunal headed by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi, on Monday, the majority declared Umbugadu as winner…
By Hallimah Olamide Nigeria’s first Emeritus Professor, Umaru Shehu, has died at the age of 97. This is contained in a statement by Dr Bulama Gubio, the Secretary of the Borno Elders Forum on Monday in Maiduguri. Gubio said that Shehu, a distinguished Professor of Medicine, died in the early hours of Monday. “We regret to announce the demise of our founding father of both Kanem Borno Historical and Cultural Foundation (KBHCF) as well as the BEF. “Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu,CFR, Dr Shettima Ali Monguno and Maina Ibrahim Damcida were the founding fathers of BEF. “All three have now left…
By Hallimah Olamide The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Amos Dangut as its new Head of National Office (HNO). According to the statement released on Monday in Lagos, Dangut, until his appointment was the Deputy Registrar, HNO’s office. His appointment came on the heels of the expiration of tenure of the council’s immediate past HNO, Mr Patrick Areghan who bowed out of office on Oct. 1, having completed his term. Mrs Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, in a statement said Dangut joined the council in 1998, as an Assistant Registrar (AR) II and rose through…
By Kamil Opeyemi Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, has cleared four notorious camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo State. The troops, in the course of the clearance, neutralised two IPOB/ESN members and four of the criminals were arrested. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Enugu by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, for the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA II. Unuakhalu said that the camps cleared are located…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Government has re-established the Right of Way of the Light Rail infrastructure. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD), the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), and the Commissioner in the Ministry, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide during a special enforcement operation. He stated that encroachment of the Red Line Corridor would not be tolerated as such would not only impede operations but also jeopardize lives and the well-being of those involved. According to him, the state government was fully committed to delivering the project as scheduled to ease transportation…
By Halimah Olamide A university scholar and researcher who was once demoted by her university, Katalin Karikó and another scholar Drew Weissman have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize. The award is in the category for in Physiology or Medicine which they jointly won for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. She was born 17 January 1955 and a Hungarian-American biochemist who specializes in RNA-mediated mechanisms, particularly in vitro-transcribed mRNA for protein therapies. Karikó laid the scientific groundwork for mRNA vaccines against major obstacles and scepticism in the scientific community,…