Author: Michael Right

A reporter, Abubakar Tahir with Manhaja newspaper, was attacked by a mob while he was covering the devastating flood in Ganuwar Kuka village, in Hadejia local government area of Jigawa State, northwest Nigeria. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State DSP Lawal Shiisu confirmed this on Thursday, saying the mob almost drowned the journalist who was trying to report the flood devastation in the area. According to him, it took the intervention of some good samaritans in the area that Mr Abubakar was saved from being lynched by the angry youths in the village. “We have received a report…

Civil servants have been blamed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for the endemic corruption in the nation’s public service. ICPC while making the accusation stressed that biggest cases of corruption are perpetrated by civil servants in active service and not politicians as erroneously believed. The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, gave the position on Thursday during a workshop organized for traditional and religious leaders and community based civil society groups in Owerri, Imo State. He said crimes such as budget padding and project duplication are…

An assistant pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish, Victoria Island, Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun, has been convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment Pastor Oluokun’s conviction came after his arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Limited, on an amended six-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheques, stealing and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $1.6 million on January 19, 2019. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, in her judgment, held that the prosecution had successfully…

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, met with commissioners of police and other top police officers in Abuja, on Thursday, to discuss issues bordering on the 2023 general election. Those present at the IG Conference include deputy IGs, CPs from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, and other senior police officers. The conference was focused on dissecting current law enforcement realities in order for the police to engage in an all-inclusive approach to re-evaluate policing strategies against the backdrop of the dynamics of crime in the country. The IG noted that the main purpose of the conference was to…

Nigerian multinational telecommunications company, Globacom, has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Oyo State government, to create robust technology-based education systems. Speaking at the Office of the Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Ibadan, Globacom’s Regional Head, Public Sector Enterprise, Southwest, Mr. Adewale Adiatu stressed the importance of quality education and how it can help solve societal issues. He therefore noted that collaboration between Globacom and the Oyo State Government in the public education sector of the State is paramount to the company. He said, “at Globacom, we believe education is key, and we have come to seek…

A pregnant woman, Mrs Queen Ajayi, has been delivered of baby along the Ijesha-Isu/Ikole road by some nurses working at a government hospital in Ijesha Isu, Ekiti state. The woman, who is married to a labourer, was said to be unable to register for an antenatal clinic because of her poor economic status up till the time she fell to labor on her way to the hospital. A Twitter user identified as Tornubari Fii, shared the photos of the woman with her child, while narrating how the event unfolded. She unexpectedly went into labour and the nearest medical service providers were alerted.…

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off the ongoing strike. The Director of the Service in charge of Yobe, Mr Yunusa Abdulkadir, made the plea in Damaturu at the Third Quarterly Conference of the State Directors of Security in the North-East Zone. He noted that the strike, which paralysed university education in the country, had security implications. “In as much as we know that ASUU is pursuing a genuine cause, they should take a deeper look at the peculiarities of North-East region that has stayed for over a…

An orderly assigned by the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters to one Professor Dike Zainab has been admitted to a hospital for medical treatment after she was allegedly tortured at the behest of her boss. The incident was said to have occurred at the Area 11 axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a viral video obtained by ChronicleNG, the policewoman is seen seating on the floor, with a bloody face. “She told her boys to kill me,” the female officer said incoherently as she reportedly spoke to her direct boss on the phone. Gunmen kidnap Unijos professor and her…

North Korea claims it has never supplied weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so in the future, following US rumours that Moscow was looking to Pyongyang to restock its arsenal. Prior to now, US officials claimed that Russia may buy rockets and artillery shells from North Korea. They said that these actions, in addition to purported acquisitions of Iranian weapons, demonstrated that Western sanctions were hampering Russia’s efforts in the Ukraine War. The reports were denied by Moscow at the time. Sanctions imposed by the UN would be violated by any arms transfers between the two nations.…

Ugandan health authorities say an outbreak of the skin condition scabies has affected about 25,000 people in an eastern district near the capital, Kampala. Scabies is an infestation of tiny mites in the skin. It is contagious between people. Head of health services in Pallisa district, Geoffrey Mulekwa, said that those affected were from fishing villages in Kasodo and Oloki areas. Locals first alerted officials to the outbreak two months ago after noticing several cases of a severe skin condition that causes itching and rashes. Uganda confirms fresh outbreak of Ebola virus Officials blame communal practises like bathing in the…