As the political complexity in Rivers State continues to dominate discussions in the country, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enemi George, has ruled out returning to the former party....
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Community Advocates for Rural Development has issued a cautionary alert to Nigerians on the indiscriminate tree cutting and its adverse consequences on human health and the environment. The Executive Director of CARD, Habiba Ajufoh, stated this in an interview with journalists...
The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, says his principal, Governor Siminalayi Fubara didn’t sign a “peace agreement” with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, under duress at the Presidential Villa on Monday. Johnson spoke on Wednesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics programme. “I...
.The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday granted approval for Gov. Ahmed Aliyu’s proposal to establish a Community Guards Corps in the state. The development followed the consideration of a report by the joint House Committee on Special Services and Security Matter, as well as the...
The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS), has recaptured the two inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Katsina, in October. One of the fugitives, Ibrahim Muhammad-Lawal, alias Abba Kala, was arrested shortly after their escape while the other, Musa Isah, was arrested...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced seven pilot communities for his administration’s irrigation plan that aims to key into the national food security initiatives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The seven irrigation schemes are to be sited at Gajibo in Dikwa,...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has said some 8,000 federal civil servants, of those delisted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) for infractions, have been restored. ASCSN’s General Secretary, Mr Joshua Apebo, made the disclosure, on Wednesday, during a get together...
The Katsina State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has said it cannot accept any form of intimidation against its members by some political office holders. The NULGE President in the state, Alhaji Nasir Wada-Mai’adua, stated this while briefing newsmen in Katsina...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the intervention of Federal Government in reducing cost of transportation for Christmas and New Year festivities to 50 per cent on all inter-state routes. Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr Dele Alake ,disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
The Rivers House of Assembly has withdrawn the impeachment notice served on Gov. Siminialayi Fubara. The Speaker of the House, Mr Martin Amaewhule, said this at Wednesday’s plenary held at the auditorium of the Assembly’s residential quarters in Port Harcourt. Amaewhule read the withdrawal notice said that the...
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared as the seats of two senators: David Umahi (Ebonyi-South) and Ibrahim Giadam (Yobe-East) vacant, following their appointments as ministers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpabio made the declaration at plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. Akpabio said that the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says no fewer than 1,800 personnel will be deployed across the state during the yuletide as well as the annual Calabar carnival. The state Commandant, Charles Brown, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State, has commenced the process of admitting candidates into its over 35 undergraduate programmes approved by the National Universities Commission, NUC. The university, in a statement by its Registrar, Mrs Olufunke Hudson, on Tuesday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has debunked reports in several publications insinuating that the Board has increased its examination registration fee. The JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in a statement on Wednesday that the report is...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory ((FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, on Wednesday, expressed satisfaction over the level of preparedness to receive the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS). The epic programme with the theme: “Better...
Sen. Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau) on Wednesday at plenary took his oath of office and allegiance. The administration of Lalong’s oath of allegiance followed his declaration as winner of the Plateau -South Senatorial election by the Appeal Court. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Alumni Association has donated fifty bags of rice (10kg) to ex-students working in the University. Speaking during the presentation at the main campus of the University in Calabar, the National President of the association, Dr. Inyali...
Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has fined Google 4.6 billion rubles ($51 million) for repeated refusal to delete YouTube videos disseminating false information about Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. The court also fines Google on Wednesday for sharing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) propaganda, which has been...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has approved 14 days Christmas holiday for all civil servants in the state effective from December 20. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen in Calabar on...