Elders of the Benue chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have cautioned against unguarded utterances on the ongoing political happenings in the state. The elders spoke on Thursday through the Chairman of G14, Dr Laha Dzever, and G9 Chief Elisha Amali during a press conference in Makurdi. The...
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A former federal lawmaker, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has called on Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to release more funds for the completion of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene which links Abia and Akwa Ibom. Onuigbo, who represents South-East in the Governing Board of North East Development Commission, made the call on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the sponsorship of 60 indigenes of the state to pursue Diploma courses in leather-related fields at the National Institute of Leather Science and Technology (NILEST) in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Governor’s decision follows a recent courtesy visit...
A former federal lawmaker, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has called on Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to release more funds for the completion of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene which links Abia and Akwa Ibom. Onuigbo, who represents South-East in the Governing Board of North East Development Commission, made the call on...
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, urging her to direct the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to reassign his case to another judge with proper jurisdiction....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has said organised foreign fraud syndicates are establishing cells in Nigerian cities and recruiting youths into serious organised cybercrimes, including cryptocurrency fraud. The spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, arraigned Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct P-Square music group, before Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday said that North Korea is behind the theft of about 1.5 billion dollars in digital assets from a cryptocurrency exchange, . The company said hackers stole about 1.5 billion dollars in digital assets from Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit on Feb.19,...
Elon Musk, U.S tech billionaire on Thursday revealed that the U.S. government accidentally cut Ebola virus prevention efforts. Musk told a U.S. Cabinet meeting that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had made mistakes as it cut jobs and programmes in recent weeks. “We won’t be perfect, but when...
All security details attached to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Mojisola Meranda ,have been withdrawn, Mr Victor Ganzalo, her Special Adviser on Media,said on Thursday. In a short statement issued to House of Assembly correspondents in Ikeja, Ganzalo also said all personnel providing security...
The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South Zone, has said its last congress held in Calabar is legal because its National Vice-Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih’s suspension has been lifted. Opponents of the exercise argued that it was not properly convened because Orhih was serving suspension slammed on him...
The White House has denied reporters from Reuters and other news organisations access to President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting in keeping with the administration’s new policy regarding media coverage. The White House denied access to an Associated Press photographer and three reporters from Reuters, HuffPost and Der Tagesspiegel,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Democratic Front (TDF) has welcomed the reduction in crude oil theft from 108,000 barrels a day in 2022 to 5,000 barrels a day. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, TDF described the feat announced...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) across the West African sub-region, pledging continued technical assistance and knowledge sharing to enhance democratic processes. This was disclosed on Wednesday, when INEC hosted high-ranking electoral officials from...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Following the kidnapping of four female students of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM) the management of the university has ordered the closure of the institution for one week. A statement from the institution signed by the Registrar, Dr. John David, said...
Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of...
Police Command in Plateau has foiled a kidnap attempt and arrested four suspects at Little Rayfield Community in Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in...
The Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has recovered N300 million embezzled funds in the last six months. Its Chairman, Mr Salisu Abdu told journalists in Dutse on Wednesday, that the agency received and resolved 200 complaints since inception in 2022. “We have dual functions of attending...
The embattled National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-East Zone, Chief Ali Odefa, was on Wednesday re-elected for another four years. Odefa was re-elected at the party’s South-East Zonal Delegates Congress held at Okpara Square, Enugu. Also re-elected were Zonal Secretary, James Ugwu, Treasurer, Ochebu Regina,...
A coalition of 17 Ogoni women groups in Rivers has strongly opposed the Federal Government’s proposed resumption of crude oil extraction in Ogoniland. The coalition, which made its opposition known in a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, comprised of thousands of Ogoni women. It insisted that the...