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The Commissioner for Health in Abia State, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, has resigned from her position. Governor Alex Otti suspended Okoronkwo on June 11. The Governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Njoku Ukoha, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Umuahia. Ukoha said the commissioner submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday even as the panel set up to investigate him for alleged …

Gunmen reportedly kidnapped two Chinese nationals at a mining site in Zango Town on the outskirts of Lokoja, Kogi State, on Monday. They also killed five security agents in the attack. The dead were three members of a truth advocacy group and two mining site staff. READ ALSO: Gunmen kill one person, kidnap two Chinese citizens in Taraba Eyewitnesses told …

Justice Sharafadeen Jafar of the Kebbi State High Court, Birnin Kebbi, on Wednesday, sentenced three men to life imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old deaf woman. The convicts – Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar and Bashar Dan-Inno of Warfarin Zaromawa village – were charged with two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape. Counsel, Faridah Muhammad, in her defence, told the court that …

  The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Owo, Revd Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi [FICT, FAT] has appointed Sir Dipo Okpeseyi SAN, OFR, as the new Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Owo. Sir Oladipo Okpeseyi, SAN: Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Owo Okpeseyi succeeds the late Chancellor of the Diocese and former Governor of Ondo State, Arankunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. …

Argentina scored a stoppage-time goal to hold Morocco to a 2-2 draw in their opening Group B match at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Paris Saint-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi captained the Moroccan side, while Manchester City strikers Julián Álvarez and Nicolás Otamendi played for Argentina. Morocco looked set for a shock win against two-time Olympic football champions Argentina after Soufiane …

    A total of 158 Nigerian irregular migrants have been repatriated from Libya, the Charge d’Affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, Libya, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, announced. The envoy, in a statement released to journalists on Wednesday, revealed that the repatriation operation was conducted by the Mission in collaboration with the Libyan authorities and the International Organization for Migration …

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had resumed mass trials of people reported to be involved in terrorism and other suspected heinous crimes against the Nigerian state. A statement from National Counterterrorism Center spokesman Abu Michael noted that the continued trial was “in line with the government’s commitment to promoting social justice by upholding a transparent administrative system.” “This …

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has taken swift action against one of its personnel, Akomolafe Gbenga Michael, stationed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, by suspending him over various allegations of drug trafficking. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by NIS Spokesperson, DCI Kenneth Udo, the officer is currently facing charges at a Federal High Court …

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, will invest another $5 billion in its autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Waymo, in an effort to take on competition in the autonomous vehicle market. This was revealed in a statement issued by the company’s chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, who noted that the money would be spent over the next few years. During Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings call …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced his first questioning in the House of Commons on Wednesday, following the suspension of seven of his own Labour MPs for rebelling against his controversial welfare policies. Starmer suspended Labour rebels on Tuesday night after they backed a motion demanding the removal of the controversial two-child limit on benefits introduced by the previous Conservative …