Gunmen kidnap Asaba-based businesswoman in Delta
A middle-aged business woman (name withheld) in Asaba was in the early hours yesterday kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. The victim was said to have been kidnapped around her house located at the Junior Staff Quarters, Asaba by heavily armed hoodlums, who shot sporadically into the air for several minutes before executing their nefarious acts. It was gathered that the abductors went...
Troops kill dozens of terrorists, lose three soldiers in Borno
• Tight security in Ebonyi as president visits tomorrow Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole in a co-ordinated ground and aerial bombardments with Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Operation Deep Punch have cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists from 13 villages of Sambisa Forest at the weekend in Borno State. This was disclosed in a statement issued to journalists in Maiduguri yesterday...
2019 in focus as PDP leaders, governors meet in Enugu
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi Obaseki, Dickson call for prayers, support Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met yesterday in Enugu to deliberate on the Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, the 2019 polls and election of national officers. The Guardian gathered that the meeting became necessary following alleged divisions in the party...
DSS, Customs accuse politicians, states of stockpiling arms
DSS • Highest presence in Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, Plateau • NCS claims 1003 illegal borders exist The Directorate of State Services (DSS) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have accused politicians and some states of stockpiling arms ahead of 2019 general elections. According to them, the arms, classified as small and light weapon, are already being used by some individuals to perpetrate violence in...
Banky W fixes date for wedding
R and B sensation, Bankole Wellington fondly called Banky W, is to have his traditional wedding to his actress bride-to be, Adesua Etomi next Sunday in Lagos. He just had a successful skin cancer surgery The event, we gathered, is strictly by invitation, as guests will be given access cards for entrance into the private event. Banky W and the gorgeous Nollywood...
Nobody can stop Anambra poll – Hon. Okosa
Political parties and candidates taking part in next Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Anambra State have been advised not to see the election as a do-or-die affair. The Akudigwe of Uke in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, Hon. Ikechukwu Okosa, says stakeholders should regard the election as part of the efforts to strengthen the nation’s democracy. Okosa, who...
Life of 3-yr-old girl born without anus threatened
…As disagreement between hospital and alleged mum lingers A raging disagreement between a woman, who claimed to be the mother of Delight Chinonso, a 3-year-old girl born without an anus, and a health institution in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital now poses a grave threat to the life of the little girl. The girl’s problem was discovered at a primary health centre...
Before independence and after independence
Nelson Mandela Two hundred years on, no group of oppressed people, having liberated themselves from oppression, have ruled themselves successfully. This failure to rule themselves successfully has led their oppressors to suggest a return to oppression. The same failure to rule themselves successfully has led the cynical among them to wonder aloud: when will independence end and liberation be terminated?...
To combat high infant mortality rate
It is a shame of immense proportions that worsening infant mortality rate is the new signature of Nigeria as a new United Nations report indicates that Nigeria and four other countries account for half of all newborn deaths in the world. This damning report should alarm all patriots and also serve as a wake-up call on policy makers to...
PDP, APC need rejuvenation for Nigeria’s democracy to be strong —Obasanjo
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said that for Nigeria’s democracy to be strong, both the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) need to be rejuvenated. Obasanjo made the observation when he received one of the PDP national chairmanship aspirants, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, yesterday. The former president remarked that both the...