Many Feared Dead As Gas Explosion Rocks Ibadan Community Several persons were feared dead on Friday night after a gas explosion rocked the Bioku-Alaadun area in Ibadan, Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State. PUNCH Online gathered that the explosion reportedly occurred while a tanker was discharging gas into a retail outlet. …
Outrage in Kebbi as Governor Links School girls’ Abduction to Sudden Military Withdrawal By JAMIL GULMA – Birnin Kebbi Tension is rising across Kebbi State after Governor Nasir Idris accused military personnel of abandoning their duty post less than an hour before armed men invaded Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, and kidnapped 25 students….
Terrorists Invade Peter’s Foundation Secondary School in Nasarawa? Fear and tension have engulfed the Rukubi community in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after Students and teachers thought hunters with dane guns were armed terrorists Meanwhile parents, residents, and stakeholders are calling for urgent intervention as fears continue to mount over the safety of…
Niger State Govt blames St. Mary’s School for pupils’ mass abduction The Niger State Government has held the management of St. Mary’s School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, responsible for the mass abduction of pupils from the school. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the government…
Engr. Alabi, Alhaja Mewolaka, others honoured at Ebony Herald International 16th Annual Lecture in Akure The Ebony Herald International Magazine on Thursday, staged its 16th Annual Lecture and Awards Ceremony in Akure, honouring Nigerians who have made outstanding contributions to governance, public enlightenment and community development. Among the awardees were Engr. (Dr.) Johnson Jaiyeola Alabi,…
Ebony Herald International 16th Annual Lecture: Alabi links Nigeria’s hunger, insecurity to decades of governance failures Engineer (Dr.) Johnson Jaiyeola Alabi has said that Nigeria’s deepening hunger, insecurity, corruption and the escalating herder–farmer conflict are products of decades-long structural weaknesses within the country’s governance system. Alabi, Guest Lecturer, made the assertion at the Ebony Herald…
Kebbi Assembly suspend LG chairman over mismanagement By JAMIL GULMA – Kebbi The Kebbi State House of Assembly’s special committee investigating the vandalization of electric transformers, illegal allocation of farm lands, and breach of contract for the rehabilitation of Mahuta Dam in Fakai Local Government Area has presented its report. The committee, led by…
Soldiers injured, as bandits ambush Kebbi Schoolgirls rescue operation Troops deployed to rescue abducted female students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, have come under a violent ambush by terrorists, leaving several soldiers with serious gunshot wounds. The attack occurred less than 24 hours after the Chief of Army Staff (COAS),…
Ebony Herald begins 16th Annual Lecture tomorrow …Ondo’s Energy Commissioner, Engr. Alabi, Adu ‘Cubana’, scholars, others to grace event …as Lecture focuses on National security and development The 16th Annual Lecture and Awards of Ebony Herald International Magazine will commence tomorrow, the 20th of November, at the prestigious Pharmacy House, situated behind Government House, Alagbaka,…
COAS storms Kebbi, rallies troops for swift rescue of abducted students By Jamil Gulma, Kebbi The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to scale up their offensive and intelligence operations to secure the release of schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS),…
