Ex police officer on Thursday killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare centre in eastern Thailand. The police said the officer later shoot dead his wife and child at their home before turning his weapon on himself. Police identified the attacker as a former member of the force who was dismissed from his post last year over drug allegations. He was facing trial on a drugs charge and had been in court in the hours before the shooting, police said. District police official Chakkraphat Wichitvaidya cited witnesses as saying the gunman was also seen…
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A 42-year-old man, Uche Ekpido, was on Thursday granted N2 million bail by an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court for alleged cultism, threat to life at Obeagu community in Ebonyi. Ekpido was also alleged to have vandalised the transformer that supplied power to the community. Ekpido, whose home address was not provided, is facing a four-count charge bordering on cultism, conspiracy, threat to life and vandalism. The Prosecutor, Insp Mathias Eze told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on Sept. 24 at Obeagu-Aba Village in Abakaliki. The prosecutor said that the transformer, whose cost was yet to be estimated,…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a 37-year-old woman in Anambra, for allegedly beating her three-year-old granddaughter to death. Mr Anthony Okafor, the NAPTIP spokesperson in Anambra, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. Okafor said that the suspect was arrested in Awka, following an alert by the authorities of the victim’s school. “The suspect, named Chinelo Udeogu was arrested by NAPTIP operatives in a Primary School in Awka, where she had earlier enroled the victim and had gone to collect back the school fees she paid for her. “While being…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Super Falcons’ dwindling fortunes have showed no signs of abating as Mina Tanaka’stwo quick second half goals gifted Japan a 2-0 victory over the struggling Nigerian senior women’s football team in an international friendly match in the Japanese city of Kobe early Thursday morning. The match against Japan which took place at the Noevir Stadium in Kobe served as both country’s preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand. But like in the previous internationalmatches, the Super Falcons were outplayed and overrun by the former World champions, who…
Princess Oduah believes there is no bigger investment than investing in people. Hence, her empowerment initiatives have become a force for rural and community transformation.
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday deliberated only on one item, the 2023 Budget which will be formerly presented to the National Assembly (NASS) on Friday. This was disclosed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina while briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him Wednesday’s FEC meeting only considered the draft budget estimate for 2023, to be presented by President Buhari to the National Assembly on Friday, October 7.…
At last, the much talked about grand opening of the multi-million naira office of T.Pumpy Concept Limited in Ilorin was performed on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. T.Pumpy Concept Limited, headquartered in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, is a top real estate developer and owner of T.Pumpy Estates spread across the country. The very colourful launching of the office was witnessed by all the brand ambassadors of T.Pumpy Estates including top Nolyywood stars like Femi Adebayo, Sotayo Gaga and Sikiratu Sindodo. T.Pumpy MD/CEO, Akintayo Adaralegbe (2nd from Right) with his Ambassadors in Ilorin Also in Ilorin for the opening were musicians like…
Again, Dubai, has opened its doors to two African celebrities. This time the most visited destination will be hosting the delectable Nolywood Actress, inspirational speaker and politician, Kate Henshaw; and NeduWazobia, the entertainer, known for his skits and massive online following. The duo will be in Dubai for a week and will be taken on a life changing tour of Dubai. Similarly, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has invited key media figures from across Africa to experience Dubai, alongside the two African celebrities. Media were drawn from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa and Uganda. The aim of this according…
All is now set for the 2022 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) billed for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, as keynote speaker and panellists are now in town for the epoch event. Confirming the development, Chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie was quoted in a press statement by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Remmy Nweke, that the keynote speaker and Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is live in Lagos for this conference to be presided over by the founder, Centre for Alternative Policy Perspectives and Strategy (CAPPS)…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Federal Government of Nigeria have signed the Host Country Agreement for the first African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE). This is contained in a statement issued by Amadou Sall, Afreximbank’s media contact in Abuja on Wednesday. Sall said the centre is currently under construction in Abuja, Nigeria. He said the agreement was signed on Sept. 30, between Prof. Benedict Oramah, the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, and Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Sall said also present at the signing were the Ministers of Information and Culture,…