By Joseph Kwewum Though football has not been officially declared Nigeria’s national sport by law, it is unquestionably regarded as such in practice. No other game commands the same level of passion, loyalty, and nationwide devotion like football. It stands above all other sports as a source of pride and collective identity. In a country…
The President General of Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu is dead. He was aged 82. His son, Jide Nwuanyawu, announced his father’s death in a statement on Thursday, saying he passed on following a brief illness. “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state, announces…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Monday declared that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state is dead. Speaking at the flagged off the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaigns for the October 19 Local Government polls in the state, the governor said in the past four months, over 200,000 leaders and supporters…
Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, on Monday warned that his administration would not tolerate the politicisation of insecurity in the state. Speaking at the State Security Council meeting held at the Government House in Kaduna, the governor said any individual or group seeking to undermine peace would face the full weight of the…
One person was killed while 12 others were abducted in a deadly attack on Awon/Mothercat Junction, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident according to a statement by the Kaduna state police command, occurred on Wednesday night when the bandits in their large number and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community and…
No fewer than 140 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker loaded with petrol exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway on Tuesday. Nura Abdullahi, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), diaclosed this in a statement on Wednesday He added that the victims were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday. Abdullahi said over…
