Police confirm attack on bullion van as robbers cart away cash
The Police in Abia state have confirmed the attack on a bullion van conveying cash from a new generation bank in Aba to Umuahia. Police Public Relations Officer,Abia State Command,SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said the robbers barricaded the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway where they laid ambush waiting for the bullion
Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous community in Canada over church’s role in boarding school abuse
Pope Francis offered a long-sought apology to the Indigenous community in Canada on Monday over the Catholic church’s role in the generational abuse they suffered at Indigenous residential schools for nearly 150 years. The schools were operated for decades by churches and the federal government of Canada to force assimilation.
Amid rising debt, subsidy cost jumps by 370%
The cost of fuel subsidy is estimated to increase by 369.93 per cent from 2021 to 2023, Saturday adaeventsnews has learnt. In 2021, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said fuel subsidy gulped N1.43tn, although there was no record for under-recovery in January. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,
Abia stinking, needs urgent cleansing – Bishop Onuoha
Co-chair of Interfaith Peace and Dialogue Forum, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has bemoaned the condition of Abia State, saying that “the state is stinking and needs cleansing”. Bishop Onuoha who is the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2023 poll, said that if voted into power,
Senate President celebrates APC National Chairman, Adamu @76
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has sent his felicitations to the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu on the occasion of his 76th birthday on Saturday. Lawan said he joins Senator Adamu’s family, friends, political associates and members of APC in rejoicing with
Israel strikes Gaza Strip hours after US President Biden’s visit
Israel carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Friday night, according to the country’s military. The attack comes hours after US president Joe Biden left Israel after completing his four-day visit to the region, and after four rockets were fired against targets in southern Israel. Israel’s airstrikes were reportedly
Ibom Air says passengers to face flight delays in coming weeks
Ibom Air has said its passengers will experience flight delays in the coming weeks due to scarcity of aviation fuel and the closure of the domestic runway at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. In a statement Friday, the Akwa Ibom State-owned carrier said the delays are “unavoidable” and will
INEC reacts as Nigerians uncover PVCs buried underground in Imo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a viral video of buried Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs in Imo State. The commission in a statement issued by its National Commissioner, Festus, said it has commenced immediate investigation and anyone found culpable in the act will be sanctioned under the
Marketers raise petrol pump price from N165 to N185 per litre
Oil marketers Tuesday unilaterally raised the pump price of petrol from N165 per litre to N185 in disregard to the Federal Government approved pump price of N165 per litre. The hike which came a day after Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, said the current price was no
Cancel South-East visit, IPOB advises British envoy
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, has cautioned the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, to cancel her planned visit to the South-East. The proscribed group made the call after it raised the alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate the envoy during her visit. According to IPOB, which