The immediate past Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) in Rivers, have called on the people of the state to be more united, law-abiding and peaceful. The chairmen made the remark during the solidarity visit to suspended Gov. Siminalayi Fubara at his private residence in Port Harcourt...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Japanese fibre giant, Kanekalon collaboration workshop with Hair Associations in Abuja, Nigeria Capital ends the partnership series on March, 26,2025 with Darling at Afri Hotel opposite War College, sensitising consumers on how to distinguish authentic Kanekalon products from counterfeits through the flame retardant...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kanekalon, the Japanese fibre giant collaboration workshop with Hair Stylist and Beauty Expert Association of Nigeria – HABEAN dreams to the end of the partnership series in March, 24th 2025 with Darling in Sweet Spirit Hotel, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt, provided solutions to the...
by BARBARA, KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Government has suspended all political office holders and appointees across the state, effective immediately. The Chief of Staff to the Administrator of Rivers State, said that the suspension was in line with the powers conferred on the state’s Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral...
Seven Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have Instituted a suit before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenging the six months suspension of the Rivers State governor, Siminalaye Fubara. The Governors of Bauchi, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Enugu, Osun, Plateau, and Zamfara, are questioning what powers the President has to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has notified the suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan about the receipt of a petition to recall her from the National Assembly. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Wednesday...
President of a Civil Society Organization (CSO), Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Ugochukwu Nnam has advised Americans to desist from destroying their own. Nnam gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. NAN reports that there have...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said no fewer than one million people in Oyo State are involved in illicit drug consumption. The NDLEA State Commander, Olayinka Joe-Fadile, disclosed this on Wednesday during a campaign rally against drug abuse in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Senate, on Wednesday, rejected a motion seeking to immortalise the late Humphrey Nwosu, former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, now Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (APGA-Abia South) had moved the motion under Senate Orders 41 and 51 but faced opposition. The motion was put to a...
Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Dr Bala Bello, representing North-East as part-time Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Also confirmed were five other nominees for appointment as Non -Executive Directors of AMCON. Their confirmation followed presentation and adoption of report of Committee on Banking,...
Kidnappers of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe, Imo, are demanding for N20 million as ransom for the release of the clergyman. Ubaechu was abducted in Ejemekwuru on Sunday evening while on his way to attend the annual retreat of priests of...
The Nigeria Labourer Congress and Trade Union Congress in Zamfara have given the state government 14 days ultimatum to address the irregularities in the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The leaders of Zamfara chapters of NLC and TUC gave the ultimatum at a news conference in Gusau on...
Some of the 67 suspended Enigie (Dukes) of the Benin Kingdom have appealed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, for clemency and forgiveness. Their appeal is contained in a statement signed by Victor Etinosa Oguigo of Ugoniyekikpoba Dukedom on Wednesday in Benin. Oguigo emphasised that it would...
Police Command in Gombe State has arrested one Hannatu Ibrahim, 28, who allegedly stole $35,000 (N53,495,400) from her Syrian employer. In a statement made available to newsmen in Gombe on Wednesday, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Command’s spokesperson, said two other suspects were also arrested in connection with the alleged...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on Wednesday in Abuja, decried what she described as a downturn in the adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession. Kekere-Ekun said this at the maiden edition of the Annual Lecture of the Body of Benchers.The occasion also marked...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former allay of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Hajiya Maryam Suleiman, has dumped the former Governor, describing his defection as a wrong political calculation. Hajiya Maryam, who was earlier suspended from the party for making...
Ademola Lookman, the reigning “African Footballer of the Year’ ‘, has once again added to feathers on his cap as he has emerged the `2024/2025 King of the Pitch’ at an award ceremony in Uyo. The Super Eagles and Atalanta BC sensation, Lookman, emerged winner of the Striker of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has said it would impound any articulated vehicle seen carrying animals with passengers in the state. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, made this known to newsmen after a meeting with members of the Ondo state House of...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has directed all interested parties in the Kano Emirship tussle, to exercise caution pending the hearing of their appeals at the Supreme Court. The appellate court also stayed actions previously delivered against the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano....
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Ajao Adewale on Wednesday in Abuja, assumed duty with a pledge to provide effective service delivery. Adewale, in his maiden remarks on assumption of office, also said that he would consolidates on the achievements of...