The Chairman of Igbo Etiti Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State, Eric Odo, has appointed Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) to oversee specific agricultural produce, including yam, garden egg, and pepper. Ezeugwu Frederick Ogbonna has been appointed as the SSA on Yam and Pepper, while Nwodo Everestus Ugonna has been assigned as the SSA on Garden Egg and Pepper. According to their appointment ...

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has identified Xabi Alonso as the perfect replacement for manager, Carlo Ancelotti. According to Fabrizio Romano, Perez believes Alonso has everything to coach the LaLiga champions, including the style of football. Los Blancos have already suffered more defeats (3) in this season than they had all of last season (2). Toni Kroos’ retirement left ...

A yet-to-be-identified male corpse has been found at Gumbo junction, near Yangoji village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. A witness, Iliya Samson, said the man’s corpse was found around 6am with injuries on his head, hands and legs. The witness said he suspected that the man might have been pushed from a moving vehicle or knocked down by a vehicle along the highway. Samson, who said some ...

Nigeria’s total debt is set to hit an all-time high of N136 trillion, following fresh request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly to approve N1.77 trillion (approximately $2.2bn) external borrowing plan in support of the 2024 budget. The president conveyed his request in a letter written to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, ...

In a new interview to promote his new documentary ‘The Honorable Shyne’ former Rapper turned politician, Shyne has recalled a time when he spat in the face of music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs and years later, when Diddy paid him $50,000 as a reward for serving a long prison sentence. After a nightclub shooting in late 1999, Shyne was convicted of first-degree assault and sentenced to ten years ...

The ongoing warning strike by the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has disrupted academic activities at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) College of Health Sciences. There are fears it would jeopardise the final-year medical students’ examinations and the institution’s accreditation. The strike, which began after a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government ...