TheHILL | POLITICS | February 5. The Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese in Nasarawa State, Dr. David Ajang, has advised politicians in the country to govern their people with the fear of God, carry them along, and as leaders, guide their utterances at all times. The clergyman who accused some politicians of being responsible for […]
TheHILL | SPORTS | February 5. Nigerian football legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has tipped Senegal to win the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Taranga Lions will tomorrow (Sunday) lock horns with the Pharaohs of Egypt in the 2021 edition of the binary tournament. The Pharaohs defeated the host nation, Cameroon 3-1 […]
TheHILL | METRO | February 5. Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court, denied kidnapping a businessman, Sylvanus Ahamonu and collecting a 420,000 dollar ransom from his family. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evans is standing trial alongside an ex-soldier, Victor Aduba, on a four-count charge […]
TheHILL | POLITICS | February 4. The Immediate Past PDP National Legal Adviser and National Chairman Maintain Peace Movement MPM,Barr Emmanuel Enoidem on Friday continued his consultation with stakeholders within the Senatorial District with a visit to former Commissioner for Economic Development and the immediate past PDP State Legal Adviser, Barr Goddy Umoh. […]
TheHILL | NEWS | February 4. The Chairman, Senate Public Affairs Committee, Matthew Urhoghide, has ordered the management of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to immediately refund to the country treasury the sum of N356 million it spent without necessary approvals. The panel said the NDLEA officials failed to justify the N365million being […]
TheHILL | METRO | February 4. The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California has postponed the sentencing of alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi by five months. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, in response to an email inquiry by our source; The PUNCH, late Thursday, said […]
TheHILL | NEWS | February 4. The former Head of Interim National Government (ING), Ernest Shonekan, has been buried, ending a four-day funeral rite that began on Monday. Shonekan was buried at Ebony Vaults in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday after a funeral service held at the Cathedral Church of Christ. Dignitaries including Vice President Yemi […]
TheHILL | NEWS | February 4. Having surpassed both Local and National expectations, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency, Hon. Prince Ikim, has been captured for an International medal in faraway Canada. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Agency by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiative […]
TheHILL | NEWS | FEBRUARY 3 Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio has secured the sum of N10.4bn for the completion of construction work on the East- West Road, from the 2021 Sovereign Sukuk Issuance. In his remarks before he was presented with the cheque by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National […]
TheHILL | METRO | February 2 The 21-year-old suspected terrorist, Naziru Sani, working under the camp of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist, on the police wanted list for acts of terrorism has confessed to killing over 20 persons in several attacks across Nigeria’s northwest. The young terrorist made the disclosure when SP Gambo Isah, the […]