By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi + Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again expressed the determination of his administration to promote deserving civil servants to enable them give their best in serving the state. Governor Ortom gave the assurance on Monday while swearing-in Chairman and members of the Benue State...
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, threatened to strike out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s suit against former governor of Imo, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. Justice Inyang Ekwo, gave the warning following a complaint by Cosmas Ugwu, counsel for the EFCC, that all efforts made by the...
A new online newspaper, Ikengaonline, will debut on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Ikengaonline is the media arm of the African Center for Transparency (ACT), an organization dedicated to the promotion of accountability and good governance. Ikengaonline will focus on the five southeast states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and...
Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) have attacked the Obowo Divisional Police headquarters in Imo on Monday. Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Michael Abattam, stated in Owerri that the assailants approached the station from an ungoverned forest at the rear....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Centre for Integrity and Good Governance (CIGG) has demanded the adoption of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele as the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections. The Centre in a press statement issued on...
The immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has explained why he tried to leave Nigeria on March 17, the same day he handed over to his successor, Chukwuma Soludo. Mr Obiano was intercepted by law enforcement at the airport in Lagos as he tried to board a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Abdullahi Adamu-led 79-member National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that emerged at Saturday’s national convention of the party. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Rivers State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Barrister Nyesom Wike says he has what it takes to rescue Nigeria. He accused some aspirants seeking the party’s ticket for the presidency for being responsible for the party’s...
Disturbed by the epileptic electricity supply and persistent fuel queues across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the week under review, summoned Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, to a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of State for...
The weekly activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) started with a move by President Muhammadu Buhari to end crude oil theft in the country. To this end, Buhari ordered the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and the Group Managing Director (GMD)...
The MInister of Transportation and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has admitted that he is afraid of the current governor of his home state, Nyesom Wike. Amaechi, said this during an interview with Channels Television when asked whether he would return to Rivers State to help his...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Toyin Adegbola,. popularly known as Toyin Tomato, has caused a scene at the Shoprite in Ring Road, Ibadan, on Saturday, after officials in the establishment accused her daughter of shoplifting and allegedly molested her. Toyin Tomato said she left the hospital bed where she was receiving a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), the umbrella body of the various employees’ unions in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commended the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello for his efforts in creating a conducive working environment for the workers and putting...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted substantial quantities of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Cannabis sativa packaged for export to five countries. The countries are: Australia, China, Qatar, Ireland and Thailand through some courier companies in Lagos. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Media...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that two drug traffickers have excreted a total of 165 wraps of cocaine following their arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in...
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP, Mr Peter Obi, has released his bio-data, showcasing a copious profile that casts him as standing tall among PDP presidential aspirants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the upcoming presidential contest looks set to parade a crowded field...
Victims of snakebites are flooding treatment centres across the country as the scorching heat forces the reptiles out of their holes into bushes, farms, roads and peoples homes in search of fresh air. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that states worst hit include Gombe, Plateau, Borno, Benue,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the details of safeguards and mechanisms put in place to protect the privacy and security of election information and data...
…. Don’t just fear EFCC, ICPC, also fear Allah – Bauchi gov tells politicians ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAHANI, Bauchi – The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned politicians seeking for elective offices not to perceived the process as a do-or-die affair just as he reminded them that it is...