A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night, killing nearly 300 people and damaging buildings in the historic city of Marrakech in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the strongest tremor to hit that part of the North African nation in more than a century. The quake struck in Morocco’s High Atlas…
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), last night, affirmed the electoral victory President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his Vice Kashim Shettima, at the 2023 presidential poll. The panel of five judges described the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi; Peoples Democratic…
The Rivers State Police Command has paraded four Police men for alleged extortion. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Emeka, who paraded the four Policemen attached to a neighbouring state command over alleged extortion of about three persons on Monday, September 4th in Port Harcourt, said the paraded men extorted about N6.5 Millions from…
Army officers have seized power in Gabon, after President Ali Bongo was re-elected to a third term in office in the Central African nation. According to the BBC, the officers said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election which the opposition had denounced as “fraudulent”. Twelve soldiers reportedly appeared on television to announce that…
Ebizimor Jumbo of Royal FM chapel popularly known as (Doctor Fish), Amatare Mizimo and Akam James have emerged champions in the NUJ indoor games as part of activities lined up to mark the 2023 press week. Doctor Fish beat Addy Cyril of Radio Bayelsa 2-0 in two set 21-12, 21-19 to retain his crown for the…
The inauguration of 45 new ministers into the Federal Executive Council took place Monday at the Conference Centre of the State House, Abuja. The citation of the Ministers was read by Aguri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, while the oath of office was administered by the Chief Justice…
The Catholic Bishop of Osogbo Diocese Most Revered Dr John Akin Oyejola caution political leaders not to allow innocent Nigerians to suffer from the effect of removal of Subsidy which was reportedly caused by selected few rich individuals The Bishop who said 5 billion Naira Palliatives allocated to States will not cushion the effects as…
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim H. Musa, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday by suspected armed robbers who invaded his residence in the Tabra area of Gombe Southern Bypass. Neighbours of the late cleric, popularly known as ‘Albanin Kuri,’ said the armed robbers stabbed the deceased during a scuffle. According to the neighbours,…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has announced the Senate Standing Committees and Leadership of the 10th Senate. The list was shared by NTA News on its social media handle Tuesday morning. See the full list bellow as obtained by Terry Igbakule of Ebony Herald International Magazine SENATE COMMITTEE ON AIR FORCE- AKWASHIKI GODIYA…
The immediate past Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Justice Kate Abiri died of a yet-to-confirmed illness in a hospital in Yenagoa, the State Capital, at the age of 65 years. Justice Abiri who reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday, 3rd August 2023, served as Chief Judge of the state for 15 years, swearing…
