•Ikwerre ladies The Ikwerre people of Rivers State yesterday rejected their classification as Igbo by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and its President, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The Ikwerre socio-cultural group, Iwhnurohna Progressive Organisation (IPO), dismissed the Ohanaeze claim as not only offensive and insulting but also shameful, disgusting, inse...
One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said today. The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed, reports AFP. It comes day...
•The protesters Residents and property owners in the highbrow Guzape District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concern over the indiscriminate blast of rocks in the area by a firm, Gilmor Construction Limited. The residents and property owners, who suspected that the firm has the backing of the FCT Administration, are appe...
•Victim’s mother, Olugbemisola Alao As many residents of Bodija and their relatives grapple with the effect of Tuesday’s explosion at Adeyi Close, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that while many are still fighting for their lives in various hospitals across Ibadan and some mourning the loss of loved ones, efforts are being made by residen...