)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...
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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), ...
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member representing Jere Federal Constituency in Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has disbursed ₦71.9 million for victims of the recent flood disaster and others stakeholders and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The cash disbursed was from the ₦100 million he earlier...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) on Saturday conducted a peaceful local government elections. NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent in Makurdi who went round some polling stations informed that the conduct of the local government elections were peaceful and orderly. In most of the polling...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Abba Moro has strongly condemned and rejected the local government election “purportedly conducted” in Benue State on Saturday, October 5, describing it as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for unity and support from all stakeholders to implement their proposed blueprint for the recovery of the 19 northern states. The region has been affected by the long-lasting Boko Haram insurgency and the recent flood disaster that...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most. Rev. Matthew Kukah, on Saturday urged Nigerians to compel political office holders to fulfill their campaign promises. Kukah gave the advice in a keynote address at a centenary public lecture and awards ceremony by the Catholic Herald. Catholic Herald is Nigeria’s oldest...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to repositioning the country and creating wealth for generations. The President said on Saturday that his focus was not on 2027 elections but on how to make Nigeria great for generations. Tinubu gave the assurance at the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-West...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an ongoing investigation into allegations surrounding convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky’s accommodation, with findings pending. Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2.053 million registered voters will participate in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, made the disclosure on Saturday in Akure, while addressing newsmen on the level of the commission’s preparedness...
The Police Command in Lagos state says it has detained a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the murder case to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said that...
The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers has swept 22 of the 23 Chairmanship positions contested in Saturday’s Local Government Elections. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, described the elections as free and fair. Announcing the results, Enebeli said that the winners...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched all 23 local government chairmanship seats in the local government elections conducted in Benue on Saturday. The Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Mr Richard Tombowua, announced the results on Sunday in Makurdi. Tombowua said that the APC also won all...