The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, has ordered the posting of DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, psc(+). mni, to Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department. DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, was appointed to the Nigeria […]
Month: March 2022
Fraudster Bags Two Years for Internet Fraud in Port Harcourt
Justice S. D. PAM of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Joseph Ajilo to two years jail term in prison on one count charge of impersonation. The charge reads, “That you Joseph Ajilo Igben on or about the 10th of November, […]
Court Affirms Annah Daniel as NAWOJ FCT Chairperson.
By Ijeoma Nwankpa, Abuja. The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has affirmed Comrade Annah Daniel as the duly elected Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ FCT Chapter. President of the court, Justice B.B Kanyip, in his ruling struck out and dismissed 12 of the 13 reliefs sought by […]
NFF disbands Super Eagles’ Technical Crew.
Following the failure of the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Technical Adviser, Augustine Eguavoen has stepped down from that position with immediate effect. The Nigerian Football Federation ( NFF) has in the meantime withdrawn the two-and-half years contract offered the coaches and […]
Breaking: Nnewi South Local Government Secretariat set ablaze.
Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) have reportedly burnt the Nnewi South Local Government Area Council Secretariat at Ukpor in Anambra State. The incident happened on Thursday morning but the number of victims were yet to be ascertained at press time. However, […]
Survivors of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Recount Ordeal, Say “They Were Small Boys, They appeared like Fulani ,They Wore Turbans “
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Survivors of the terrorist attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday, March 28, have recounted their ordeals. Unknown Gunmen attacked a Kaduna-bound train carrying over nine hundred of passengers on Monday Evening. The train reportedly left Abuja at about 6 pm and it was attacked between Katari […]
FIFA Slams Ban on Abiola Stadium from Hosting International Matches.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The World football governing body, FIFA, has slammed indefinite ban on Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja from hosting international matches. The ban on Wednesday came after irate Nigerian fans invaded the stadium on Tuesday following their nation’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in […]
FIFA bans MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja from hosting International Matches.
FIFA on Wednesday slammed indefinite ban on Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja from hosting international matches The ban came after irate Nigerian fans invaded the stadium on Tuesday following their nation’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar The newly renovated stadium hosted the final leg […]
FOOTBALL AS A PERISCOPE TO DETECT NIGERIA’S MANY PROBLEMS.
By Gbolahan Ogunmuyiwa. When a foundation is faulty, building efforts will surely end in ruins and misadventures. Nigeria’s dwindling fortunes go beyond football and sports generally. It’s a structural defect. Tuesday 29 March, 2022 was a sunny day in the Federal Capital Territory. Like every other keen followers of international […]
Kaduna Train Attack : FG Commends Nigerian Army For Treating Victims.
By Ijeoma Nwankpa, Abuja, Nigeria. The Nigerian government has commended the CMD and staff of 44 Nigerian Army Reference hospital in Kaduna for their prompt treatment and attention to the victims of Abuja- Kaduna train attack. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, gave the commendation when he visited the […]