Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 21st March 2022
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Panic returns to Owerri as schools, businesses shut down over mystery letter
Steve Uzoechi, Owerr Several months after the city of Owerri stopped the Monday sit-at-home routine, the Imo State capital has once again been plunged into fear and uncertainty following a mysterious letter in circulation ordering people to sit-at-home on Mondays or face the wrath of the ‘unknown gunmen’. It is believed that the
Ritual killings: Ogun to register herbalists, alternate medicine practitioners
Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta Worried by the increasing cases of ritual killings in Ogun State, the state government, has set up a 42-man Advisory Committee to register herbalists and alternate medicine practitioners in the state. The government, through the Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board (OGAMB), set up the committee to ensure the promotion of genuine and quality service
JUST IN: Court strikes out bid by Umahi, Deputy to stay execution of sacking
Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday struck out an application by the embattled Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, seeking to stop the execution of the judgment of the court that removed them from office on account of their unlawful defection. The judge
JUST IN: EFCC grants Willie Obiano bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has granted the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, bail. Obiano, who handed over to the new governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, last Thursday, was arrested by the anti-financial crime agency in Lagos, same day, while trying to board a flight
N20m up for grabs as WWTBAM reveals new Made-in-Nigeria set
…premieres first episode of series 2 – The Rebirth Edwin Usoboh The anticipation for ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Series 2 -The Rebirth’ was finally over on Sunday, March 20, 2022 as the host unveiled the first-ever episode, in a brand-new series of the award-winning and ace Nigerian game show based on
Buhari to commission Lagos airport terminal nine years after
…as China offers seven-year grace period Wole Shadare Nine years after work started on a terminal that many said would ease pressure on the existing decrepit Murtala Muhammed International Airport, all is now set for the commissioning of the newly built international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos slated for Tuesday. The brand new,
JUST IN: Chinese plane carrying 133 people crashes
A China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 people on board has crashed in Guangxi province, Chinese aviation officials have confirmed. The number of casualties and reason for the crash are not yet known. The crash of the Boeing 737 jet, in a mountainous region, led to a fire in the woods, state media is
Oil prices rise as EU mulls Russian ban, Saudi refinery hit
At the start of the new week, oil prices have risen, with Brent crude above $110 a barrel, as European Union nations consider joining the United States in a Russian oil embargo. Adding to market jitters, Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi Aramco refinery over the weekend, temporarily disrupting production. Brent crude is up more
Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol as Russia warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
Ukraine on Monday rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power in a humanitarian crisis that is increasing pressure on European leaders to toughen sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine’s government defiantly rejected Russian calls for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to lay down their
Biden to travel to Poland to discuss Ukraine crisis with President
U.S. President Joseph Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has sparked a “humanitarian and human rights crisis,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said late Sunday. Biden will travel to Warsaw where he will hold a bilateral meeting with President Andrzej Duda, the
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