The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of Gibson Reuben, a Netherlands national and Managing Director of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited. Rueben drowned after his vehicle plunged into the Aleto-Eleme River while attempting to escape from his abductors. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed...
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Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has directed the establishment of a Special Task Force to dislodge criminal elements hiding in uncompleted structures, abandoned plots of land and buildings across the territory. Director, Department of Security Services, FCT Administration, Mr Adamu Gwary, disclosed this in an interview with the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, admitted the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, to a N20 million bail with one surety in the like. Justice Ekerete Akpan gave the order in a ruling on the singer’s bail application moved by his lawyer, Marshall...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has announced a N50 million donation to widows of service personnel, who lost their lives defending the country. He announced the donation while addressing legionnaires and service personnel during the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Fubara said that...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Wednesday in Akure However, two of the cabinet members,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, admitted former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nnabuoku, to a N500 million bail with two sureties in the like sum over allegations bordering on N1.96 billion fraud. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Nnabuoku’s bail application moved by...
President William Ruto said Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway after China cut infrastructure funding to the project. The railway connecting the Kenyan port of Mombasa with landlocked neighbours, as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, ended...
South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2 km (1.2 miles) underground. This came following a siege in a crackdown on illegal mining and authorities said unknown numbers of men are still feared trapped. The siege began...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Youths Forum has expressed optimism about the party’s chances in the 2027 general elections. The forum, comprising leaders from 36 states and the FCT, made this declaration on Wednesday at a news briefing after a condolence visit to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Chairman...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (AC OPHK) has reiterated the ban on drone operations in the North East Theatre, comprising Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, citing security and safety concerns. The Air Component Commander of AC OPHK, Air Commodore Umar Idris, emphasised the ban in a statement...
Suspended South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on Wednesday morning to take him to the public prosecutor’s office...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have traded blames on the shooting incident at the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin, on Wednesday. A statement by the APC Chairman in Edo, Jarret Tenebe, described the incident as “deeply disturbing and unacceptable act of violence...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed Seven persons dead in a fatal road crash in Panti along Bida-Mokwa Road in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. According to the FRSC First Information Report (FIR), Kutigi Command, the crash occurred at about 18:09 hours on Monday at...
The Gwale Veterinary Clinic on Wednesday confirmed the outbreak of birds flu in Kano, which killed 32 birds in the area. The officee in-charge of the clinic, Dr Abdullahi Gaya, made the confirmation in an interview with newsmen in Kano. Gaya said the Index Case of the disease was...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has assured of total support for families of the nation’s fallen heroes for their bravery and patriotism. Governor Ododo gave the assurance at a ceremony to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the World War Cenotaph in...
National Assembly Joint Committee on Livestock Development has described as inadequate, the N11.8 billion budgetary estimate for the take-off of the newly established Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ministry had been allocated an envelope of N10 billion for capital expenditure...
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has advised some people of Rivers to avoid statements capable of causing ethnic crisis in the state. Chief Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, National Publicity Secretary, INC Worldwide, gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Oyakemeagbegha, said his advice follows assertions in some...
The Lassa Coalition Governing Entity (LGE) will convene its inaugural meeting on January 16, 2025, to make a significant step towards addressing the recurring threat of Lassa fever in the West Africa region. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured a global audience in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable and sustainable world for all. Tinubu said this while speaking on the topic, “From Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging Africa...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday led the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, members of the Federal Executive Council, National Assembly, service chiefs and diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved the laying of wreaths at the National Arcade in Abuja, was...