The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday, screened and confirmed four Commissioner nominees presented to it by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commissioner nominees include Dr Israel Ngbuelu, Mr Evans Bipi, Mr Otamiri Ngubo and Mr Benebo Anabraba. The Speaker, Mr...
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The Moscow City Court on Monday sentenced U.S. retiree Stephen Hubbard to six years and 10 months in a penal colony on charges of fighting against Russia in Ukraine. “The court finds Hubbard guilty of a crime under Article 359, Section 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Cultural Middle-Belt Political Forum has officially endorsed all candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Local Government Elections in Plateau State, scheduled for October 9th. This endorsement was announced during a press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives have said that no lawmaker elected on the platform of the party was coerced into parting with money in support of Monday Okpebholo’s governorship ambition in Edo. Deputy Spokesperson, House of Reps, Philip Agbese, said this while reacting...
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, has said men can also be affected by breast cancer, advising both gender to always go for screening. Dasilva stated this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a ‘Walk for Breast...
The new Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Olatunji Disu, has assumed duty with a pledge to adopt a zero tolerance approach to crimes and criminalities. Disu said this while briefing newsmen to mark his assumption to duty on Monday in Abuja. “As I...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the immediate cancellation of the just concluded Local Government (LG) polls in Benue. The Benue Chairman of APGA, Mr Joseph Ogli, made the call in an interaction with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ogli said that APC winning all 23...
President Bola Tinubu has identified frivolous appeals, alleged intimidation of Judges by lawyers and judgments delivered on grounds of technicalities as some of the major challenges impeding the war against corruption. According to him, until these challenges are curtailed, they will continue to hamper the speedy adjudication of corruption...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, shifted the alleged money laundering charge filed by the EFCC against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, to Nov. 13 for continuation of trial. The matter, which is before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi has described Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers as a true democrat, eve as he commended the ‘successful’ conduct of Saturday’s local government elections in the state. Muhammed, also the Chairman, Governors’ Forum of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), stated this in a statement...
)A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George has advised the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike,to ceasefire and allow Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to work for the people of the state. George made this appeal in a statement on Monday in Lagos, following the latest crisis in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has commended the Kogi State Governor,Ahmed Usman Ododo for his footprints in infrastructural development in the state. Maureen Chigbo, President of GOCOP gave the commendation when she led members of the guild on a tour of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has been commended for his laudable efforts, commitment and resilience in building and resettling 424 internally displaced households in Konduga Local Government Areas of the State . The Borno State Commissioner of Justice and State Attorney General (SAG), ...
The Benue chapter of the Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has hailed the board of Lobi Stars led by Dr. Philip Nongu on the appointment of ex-Super Eagles player Daniel Amokachi as the new Technical Adviser of the club. A statement by SWAN Electoral Committee Chairman and Secretary...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – In a historic move, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has unveiled a new minimum wage of ₦72,500 for civil servants in the state, effective immediately. The approved N72,500 minimum wage the state workers, is N2,500 higher than the one that was approved...
The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and swearing-in of new chairmen. This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko earlier on Monday morning. She said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP...
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide, has urged President Bola Tinubu to pay close attention to political developments in Rivers to avert breakdown of law and order. President INC, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gov. Siminalayi Fubara and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike...
A suit filed by the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to challenge the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets, was on Monday stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja. The matter, which was before Justice Inyang Ekwo, was fixed for further mention...
The Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, once warned that: “If nothing is done, the effects of terrorism and organised crime in the Sahel region will be felt far beyond the region and the entire African continent.” For almost two decades now, the threat posed by groups, who espouse...
Commander Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Kevin Aligbe, has said failure would not be tolerated among officers in the rank of captain at the practical promotion exams in the country. Aligbe, who was the examination president, made this known on Monday in Akure during the opening...