ASABA — AFTER months of party-political horse-trading, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, his political mentor and former governor, Chief James Ibori and other Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, delegates will, today, at Asaba, the state capital, select the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 election. It has been vigorous politicking …

A trader and his gateman have been arrested by police operatives in Lapai Local Government Area of the state for allegedly killing a 4-year-old boy for rituals. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abiodun Wasiu, in Minna confirmed that the two suspects were arrested in connection with the …

Governor kayode fayemiof Ekiti State, on Tuesday, urged for the reorganisation of Nigeria to correct the challenges facing the country. He also reaffirmed his stance that Nigeria needed “an all-round reset”, necessary for national rebirth, considering its plethora of challenges. Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum …

OSBCOctober 14, 2021 An overnight fire tore through a building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung on Thursday, killing 46 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said. The blaze broke out in the 13-storey, mixed-use building in the small hours of Thursday morning, according to officials, raging through …

OSBCOctober 14, 2021 Gunfire killed two people and wounded 12 at a Beirut rally organized by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the Beirut blast lead investigator, a doctor said. One man died of a gun shot to the head and the other of …

OSBCOctober 14, 2021 Five people were killed and two wounded in an attack by a man using a bow and arrows in the southeastern town of Kongsberg in Norway on Wednesday, police said. Some Norwegian media outlets well as source close to the rescue services had earlier said that at …

OSBCOctober 13, 2021 Ronaldo extends his men’s record tally of international goals to 115 by scoring the 58th hat-trick of his career. Another hat-trick for Cristiano Ronaldo, another win. A pair of penalties, in the eighth and 13th minutes, set Ronaldo on his way to a record 10th international hat-trick …

OSBCOctober 13, 2021 Kuwaiti women will be allowed to enlist in the military in combat roles for the first time after years of having been restricted to civilian roles, the army said Tuesday. Defence Minister Hamad Jaber al-Ali al-Sabah said the door had been opened for women to join various …

OSBCOctober 13, 2021 Two men in connection with the abduction of a Catholic priest in Kaduna have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team. This followed an intense intelligence-led operations to unravel, arrest and bring to book the criminal gang responsible for a series of related high-profile …

OSBCOctober 13, 2021 A photo co. The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two of its members Yusuf Anka and Ibrahim Bakura, for their alleged involvement in banditry. Anka and Bakura who represent Anka State Consultancy and Bakura State Constituency were suspended for three months, pending the conclusion of …