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… Says money allocated for new NDDC Hdqs well uilitised Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has refuted reports that the Senate issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Interim Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission,…
The Abia State House of Assembly says the Representative of Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Smart Adeyemi has exhibited the height of legislative rascality for pouring invectives on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. The Abia lawmakers called for an urgent…
A rights group, Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, Southeast zone has condemned the Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma for inviting the military to invade the state, over unrest that occurred in the state recently. The group also condemned the Southeast governors for…
The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, on Thursday reserved judgement on the petition seeking to upturn the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the October 10, 2020 poll. The three-man panel led by Justice Umar Abubakar announced this…
Two persons have been confirmed dead in two separate cult clashes in Yenagoa Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State. Mr Ayiba Duba, the State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, told newsmen that government was working with security agencies to apprehend…
Former Abia State Governor and the representative of Abia Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Theodore Orji, has frowned at the outbursts of the Kogi West Senator, Smart Adeyemi on the person of Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu on…
Troops of Operation Delta Hawk (OPDH) have arrested six suspected military imposters on Midwifery School Road in Okpanam area of Asaba in Delta State Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yarima, Director, Army Public Relations, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Yarima said…
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The Police in Abia State Command successfully neutralised (4) four attackers, arrested (cool eight persons and recovered arms and ammunition from hoodlums who carried out an unprovoked attack on Abayi Police Station, Aba in Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State in the…
The Governor of Enugu State, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has set up a free door-to-door medical initiative to take care of the health needs of the elderly in the state. The initiative, ‘Gburus-Care’, is the first of its kind in the state and…
A 100 level Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) student, Daniel Nwafor, has committed suicide. The Department of Chemistry student carried out the act on Tuesday in his lodge at Umuchima, Ihiagwa in Owerri West Council Area of Imo State. He was…
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Ibadan, has upheld the election of Mr Soji Amosu as the duly elected Chairman of Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Also, the court, in suit number NICN/IB/85/2019, affirmed the election of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Agba Osun (Elders’ Council) has welcomed the former deputy governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore and his followers from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the party. The elders’ council in a statement on Wednesday signed…
Samuel Ani, a community leader in the crisis-ridden Oruku community in Nkanu Local Government of Enugu State, has been murdered. NAN reports that he was shot dead on Wednesday by gunmen. Until his death, Ani was the Vice Chairman, Oruku Caretaker Committee….
Commissioner for Health, @ProfAkinAbayomi disclosed this today after a facility inspection tour of two secondary health facilities; Ebute Metta and Harvey Road Health Centres, which have been approved for refurbishment in 2021. @ProfAkinAbayomi noted that the refurbishment and renovation strategy which commenced…
On Wednesday, February 24th 2021, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC as usual, released the figure for COVID-19 cases in the country. The figures, especially the number of positive cases for Wednesday, put at 655, followed a trend that has been…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 655 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The total number of confirmed cases across the country now stands at 153,842. The health agency made the announcement…
Nigeria is currently losing an average of 200,000 barrels of crude oil daily, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation stated on Wednesday. Brent, the oil against which Nigeria’s crude is priced, was $66.75 per barrel on Wednesday, while the official exchange rate of…
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Prof. Larry Obinna Collins Chukwu as Commissioner of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission. The confirmation of the nominee at plenary on Wednesday was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on…
This was disclosed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a virtual Investors’ Forum on Tuesday. How it works? Lagos is expected to take 24% of the total investment in exchange for the corresponding amount of shares. Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alex Okoh,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has given reason a politician could be called to come back to lead the people after losing an election. Recall that Jonathan lost his second term bid to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. According to the former Nigerian…
The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed an attack on a bullion van by suspected armed robbers. The police said that the attack occurred at Ubulu-Okiti axis of Asaba-Benin express road, killing a police officer and two others. The acting spokesperson…
Chukwuemeka Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, (nPDP), has urged the new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr. Friday Eboka not to be intimidated in any way…
The Nigeria Police has strongly condemned the attack on a police station in Aba by yet to be identified hoodlums. ND REPORTERS gathered that the hoodlums stormed the station at about 2:30 am, Tuesday morning. The Police in a statement on its…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has issued a stern warning to the lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi over his outburst against Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday. ND REPORTERS reports that Adeyemi had during plenary on Tuesday described…
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned until March 16, a suit seeking the removal of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, from office. Justice Ahmed Mohammed fixed the date following the agreement of counsel in the matter. Mr Maxwell…
Four female hawkers were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a truck at the Upper Iweka Flyover in Onitsha, Anambra State. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the incident to the News Agency…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at the Nigerian Senate for confirming the immediate past Service Chiefs as Non-Career Ambassador-Designates. The Senate Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs; Abayomi Olonisakin, former chief of defence staff;…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday, asked the Nigeria Senate to sanction Kogi West Senator, Smart Adeyemi over his outburst against Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. ND REPORTERS reports that Adeyemi had during plenary on Tuesday described Ikpeazu as a drunkard, a…
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as the budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) in the 2020 fiscal year. The approval came following considerations of the harmonized report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on…
Member Representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Abia State, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Uko Ndukwe Nkole has asked Senator Representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi to publicly retract his comments against the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu in the…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, rebuked the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, over his justification for inviting the Military to the Orlu area of the State. HURIWA described Uzodinma’s explanation as “feeble, illogical” and an “unwise decision.” The…
The Supreme Court has fixed March 5 for judgment in a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the ruling of the lower court in favour of Mr Dele Moses and ten others. Justice Amina Augie, who led a five-member…
The Nigerian Army has disowned a video making the rounds on social media about its ongoing internal security in Orlu, Imo State. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Public Relations Department, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, in a statement on Wednesday in…
Rt. Hon Asiforo Okere, the Peoples Democratic Party’s Chairman in Abia State, says the leadership of the party is proud of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s developmental strides in the state. The PDP Chairman said the Abia Governor has recorded tremendous gains in various…
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has been sworn in for a second term in office. Akeredolu was sworn-in alongside his Deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa after the oath of office was administered on them by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olarewaju Akeredolu….
The outgoing Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has described his tenure as full of intrigues while deputizing his boss, Governor Oluwarotim Akeredolu. Ajayi whose tenure as Deputy Governor will be terminated on Wednesday, stated that the completion of his term…
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have raised alarm over the looming collapse of Nigeria as a nation owing to the increasing level of insecurity ravaging the entire country. The Bishops said that the country had remained together just by the grace…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the administration’s policy to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident. He said it was a deliberate action that will be pursued with determination. The Nigerian leader spoke at a meeting…
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday plenary ratified the 2019 Financial Report/Audited Accounts of the State Government. Recall that the House had, at its plenary on December 8, 2020, set up an Adhoc Committee to investigate issues surrounding the…
The Abia State Government has branded the Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Senator Smart Adeyemi as a “village idiot”. Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the Abia State Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. This follows…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State identified illicit drugs’ prevalence as the root cause of rising insecurity in Nigeria. The governor disclosed this on Tuesday when he received Brig.-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NDLEA, at the…
The Senate has mandated the Committees on Education (Basic and Secondary) and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to investigate the utilization of over $20 million (USD) funding proposed and budgeted for the initiative over the years. The probe would cover monies donated by…
Unknown gunmen have attacked two police stations in Anambra State, killing four policemen on Wednesday. Ndreporters gathered that attacks happened in Nkpologu community in Aguata Local Government Area and Omogho in Orumba North Local Government Area. Sources said the gunmen who operated…
Dino Melaye, former Kogi West Senator, has berated his successor in the Senate, Smart Adeyemi over his derogatory statement against Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Adeyemi had called Ikpeazu as a Champagne drinking governor. The lawmaker, who made the remark while…
To actualize its policy on skills acquisition and youth empowerment, the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has called for applications from qualified candidates for appointments as General Managers of the newly established State Tech Hub and Youth Innovation…
The Abia State Government has slammed the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi for allegedly referring to the state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu as a “champagne drinking Governor”. In a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dared Kogi West Senator, Smart Adeyemi to make uncomplimentary comments about him and expect an instant reaction. Wike threw the challenge in reaction to comments by Senator Adeyemi where he referred to Abia State Governor Okezie…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated the Senate for confirming former Service Chiefs as non-career Ambassador-Designates. PDP said the confirmation would not stop the International Criminal Court, ICC, from investigating and prosecuting the former Service Chiefs. The former ruling party…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele told the Senate that the ban placed on cryptocurrency transactions was a step to protect Nigerians involved in banking. Emefiele explained the rationale behind the CBN’s directive to commercial…
The Ebonyi State Police Command, Monday, held hostage a 32-year-old woman, one Victoria Chekwube for attempting to sell her four months old baby boy as a result of hunger and other economic hardship. Victoria, according to investigation, was a commercial sex…
