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No fewer than 76 persons are reportedly missing in a boat mishap in Umunnankwo community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Saturday, has thrown the community and neighbouring town into mourning as nine persons were said to have been rescued. Witnesses said the ill-fated boat took off from Onukwu Bridge with 85 passengers on board and was heading for Nkwo market, Ogbakuba before it capsized, according to a local medium, The Razor. Read also Three Policemen, 2 Others Slain In Anambra 4 Pregnant Girls Rescued, As Anambra Police Uncover Baby Factory Runaway Driver…

Hackers have hit a blockchain linked to Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, by a $570 million, Binance said in a statement on Friday, October 7. This is the latest in a series of hacks to hit the cryptocurrency sector this year. Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet that tokens were stolen from a blockchain “bridge” used in the BNB Chain, known until February as Binance Smart Chain. z The hackers stole around $100 million worth of crypto, Zhao said in his tweet. BNB Chain later said in a blog post that a total of 2 million of…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike immediately. The court, however, granted the application on the condition that the union obeys the lower court’s ruling and calls off the strike immediately, pending the determination of the substantive suit. The court gave ASUU seven days within which to file the appeal following the obedience to the ruling of the lower court. Related news Federal Govt, ASUU Fail to strike deal over industrial action ASUU Rejects salary package as FG upholds no-work, no-pay policy ASUU Prolongs Strike By Four Weeks…

By Obong Akpaekong Many prophets will not see a divine revelation on flooding as a message from God to a nation. Not so with Bishop Emmah Isong, the presiding bishop of Christian Central Chapel International, CCCI, in Calabar. On January 1, the man of God told the nation in his prophecy No. 35: “Flooding continues, affecting some household items, some buildings. Only God will protect us. Rain is supposed to bring us blessing, and not a curse.” It is believed that this prophecy has more than fulfilled in the course of the year. In the last one week alone, flood…

The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 10, 2022, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 6, in Abuja and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the Minister “admonishes all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which the Holy…

Anthony Joshua lost £3 million (N1.4 billion) worth of sponsorship money after he was overpowered by Oleksandr Usyk for the second time in one year. The 32-year-old British boxer lost his heavyweight title to Usyk when the pair fought in London last September. Joshua also suffered his second defeat in a row and third in the last four in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in August. Related news Again, Anthony Joshua loses heavyweight belts Rematch: Anthony Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk – confirms Eddie Hearn Anthony Joshua To Stake Four Titles In A Mega-Fight With Tyson Fury In June New financial records for Joshua’s company…

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Thursday, failed to reach a compromise as advised by the Court of Appeal in attempt to end the eight-month-old strike. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had Wednesday asked the federal government and the ASUU to explore the option of an out-of-court settlement in resolving the ongoing strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. When the matter came up on Wednesday, one of the Justices on the…

More than 30 people, mostly women and children, fleeing terrorists’ attack in Birnin Wajje, Zamfara State, drowned on Wednesday when their two canoes capsized. Birnin Wajje is a riverine community two kilometers from the local government headquarters, Bukkuyum of Zamfara State. Residents of the community said when the terrorists invaded the village around 6 p.m. the victims fled the scene, losing their lives when two canoes they boarded capsized on Wednesday night, October 5, 2022. Related news Bandits Mow 13 Police Officers, Injure Others In Zamfara Boko Haram Sacks Borno Council As Zamfara Armed Youths Kill 9 Soldiers In Attack…

A former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday, withdrew an attempted murder suit filed against his estranged wife, Ms Precious Chikwendu. Prosecution counsel, John Ijagbemi, told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja shortly after the matter was called for the defendants to take a plea. “The matter was slated for re-arraignment of the defendants today. However, we want to plead to your lordship for the withdrawal of the case,” he said. Ijagbemi informed the court that the FCT Commissioner of Police was in receipt of a letter from the nominal complainant (Fani-Kayode) about his intention…

Annie Ernaux has become the first French woman to win the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. Giving her the award on Thursday, October 6, the Swedish Academy said Ernaux, 82, “consistently and from different angles examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class.” “She has previously said that writing is a political act, opening our eyes to social inequality. “And for this purpose she uses language as ‘a knife’, as she calls it, to tear apart the veils of imagination,” the academy said. Related news Another African writer wins the Nobel prize in literature 4 win…