By Joseph Kwewum In the 2014 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Joel Hans Embiid with the third overall pick. The 7’0”, 280-pound big man quickly became a revelation for a franchise deep into a rebuilding process. Even more exciting was Embiid’s willingness to fully embrace the plan laid out by general…
Twitter, the social media giant, has said that it is ready to meet with the Nigerian government for open discussions. The social media platform was ban by the Nigeria government on June 4, after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet for violating its rules. Lai Mohammed, the information and culture ministry had on Wednesday hinted…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered over N2m being part of the money he made from the criminal act. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. He said police operatives attached to Police Divisional Headquarters Tafa, Kaduna, Kaduna state arrested the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi was arrested to answer questions on security matters. Mamu, who has been involved in negotiations for the release of abducted victims of the March 28, Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack, was arrested in Kano on Wednesday. The DSS, in…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and his supporters have pulled out of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decision was taken at a meeting held in the early hours of Wednesday at the private residence of the governor in Port Harcourt. In a communique issued at the end of…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two other medical doctors in connection with the alleged harvesting of vital human organs by suspected fake doctor, Noah Kekere. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alabo Alfred, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos. Alabo said that the suspects, alongside…
