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ICPC declares former staff wanted over fraudulent practices The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has declared one Gloria Obioma Elih, a former staff wanted for allegedly demanding and receiving gratification from officials of the Federal Ministry of Water…
20-year-old man in police net over alleged rape of minor in Bayelsa A 20-year-old man identified as Benjamin Wariebi, has been arrested by operatives of the ‘A’ Division of the Bayelsa State Police Command, over the alleged rape of an 11-year-old minor…
Police arrest Warri Chief, Johnson Atseleghe over alleged kidnapping, murder in Edo The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that it arrested the Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Atseleghe for alleged kidnapping and murder. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer,…
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Edo, Ondo elections: APC appoints Fashola, Keyamo, Shina Peller, others The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CEONCPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made new appointments. Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani and Niger Governor, Sani Bello, will chair the APC Reconciliation…
Obaseki will be re-elected as Edo Governor – Okowa Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed confidence that his Edo counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, will be re-elected. Okowa said this on Tuesday in a statement on Obaseki’s birthday. The Edo helmsman clocks 63 on…
Champions League: UEFA speaks on ‘Plan B’ amid COVID-19 concerns UEFA has insisted there is “no reason to prepare a Plan B” for the Champions League last eight matches in Lisbon, despite Portuguese authorities reintroducing restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19….
Edo 2020: LGA legislative arm summons council boss, suspends three councillors The legislative arm of Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo has suspended three of its councillors indefinitely over alleged illegal sitting where they purportedly carried out the suspension of the…
2021: Zoning over in Anambra State – Group A pan-Igbo youth organisation, Anambra Ekunie, on Tuesday cautioned against the promoting of discord and social fragmentation in Anambra State using the zoning of the 2021 governorship election. It asked those using the zoning…
CAF postpones 2021 AFCON by one year The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has moved the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to 2022, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. CAF’s Executive Committee confirmed the decision on Tuesday after a meeting. The tournament…
Edo, Ondo elections: APC approves campaign, reconciliation committees The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced preparation for the forthcoming elections in Edo and Ondo States. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed September 19 and October 10, respectively, as voting dates….
Edo: COVID-19 response team protest over unpaid stipends Workers in the Edo state COVID-19 response team on Tuesday protested none payment of their stipends. The protesters blocked the entrance gate to the office of the Hospital Management Board, HMB, in Benin City,…
‘Tow the path of honour, resign honourably from office’ – PDP tells Akeredolu’s Deputy, Ajayi The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday asked the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi to tow the path of honour and resign from office honourably. The…
COVID-19: Police vow to prosecute those who fail to wear facemasks in public The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it would prosecute those who violate the compulsory use of face masks in public places in the state. The Police Public Relations…
Transfer: Osimhen arrives in Italy for Napoli talks Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has landed in Italy to hold talks with Napoli over a possible move. The Serie A side is now in the driving seat for the 21-year-old, who enjoyed a…
Ondo Governor, Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19 Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor confirmed his status on Tuesday via his facebook page. According to the governor in a 3:29 minutes video he posted while briefing the state on…
Skin bleaching leaves women prone to cancer, kidney infection, infertility – Gynaecologist warns Prof. Ernest Orji of the Department of Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, says women in the habit of bleaching their skins are prone to the…
Gov. Ikpeazu, Still COVID-19 Positive Weeks After Being Moved To Abuja For Treatment There is currently anxiety around the health of governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, as he remains Coronavirus positive despite being placed under intensive care at his home in…
Gov. Ikpeazu Approves Dissolution Of LGA Transition Chairmen And Their Deputies ND REPORTERS reports that the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, Ph.D has approved the dissolution of the Local Government Transition Chairmen, and Deputy Chairmen in the State. A statement…
Edo election: Why I’ll never support Obaseki – PDP chieftain, Kassim Afegbua A former Commissioner for Information in Edo State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Kassim Afegbua has vowed never to support the party’s candidate in the forthcoming…
Coalition of lawyers faults COVID-19 enforcement deaths figure, calls out security agents The Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has said that the official record of the extrajudicial killing by security agents while enforcing COVID-19 lockdown was inaccurate, saying some…
Blame Nigeria’s backwardness on Fulanis – Igbo youths The backwardness of Nigeria has been blamed on the Fulanis who have ruled the country for several years without ”anything to show” for holding levers of power. The National President of Ohaneze Youth Council,…
Immigration recruitment: NIS issues warning to applicants The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has warned applicants against patronizing fake recruitment sites, saying no fee is being charged for the NIS recruitment. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, gave the warning in a…
Politicians blackmailing me over 774,000 jobs – Keyamo Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has accused some politicians of blackmailing and pressuring him into getting slots in the 774,000 jobs approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Keyamo, who disclosed…
Nigeria records 566 new cases of COVID-19, 395 Discharged And 8 Deaths On June 29 On the 29th of June 2020, 566 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 25133 cases have been confirmed, 9402 cases have…
COVID-19: Details of PTF meeting with Buhari The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, has urged Nigerians to thank God for the country’s low mortality rate being recorded following the community spread of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. Mustapha said this…
NASS Halts Planned Hike In Electricity Tariffs The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020, and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies to defer the plan till…
Sealed Estates: Abia Govt Hands EFCC 7 Days Ultimatum To Remove all Offensive Notices Abia State government has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seven days ultimatum to remove all the offensive notices placed on some assets and estates of…
N78.9 Billion Refund: Wike Praises Buhari, Invites Him To Rivers State Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in a strange show of love to President Muhammadu Buhari has showered praises on him (Buhari) for demonstrating love towards Rivers People and showing that He…
Ondo: Count me out of impeachment plot against Agboola – Akeredolu For the umpteenth time, the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu Aketi SAN, has washed his hands clean of any impeachment plot against his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi. Akeredolu said the Deputy…
Ondo missing child: DSS tore my statement three times – Witness tells court The ongoing trial of the founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa resumed on Monday at the Ondo State High Court in the continuation of the defence…
Police arrest woman going to bury aborted baby in Anambra Police in Anambra State have arrested a 24-year-old woman on her way to bury a foetus aborted from her uterus. The Police Public Relations Officer for Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna…
Edo Election: Gov. Obaseki wins certificate forgery case A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a certificate forgery case filed against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The plaintiffs accused Obaseki of certificate forgery in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/553/2020. Also named…
Coronavirus: Primary schools, daycare centres remain closed – FG The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Monday said Daycare centres and primary schools remain closed. This was disclosed by the National Coordinator of the Committee, Sani Aliyu during its daily briefing in Abuja….
COVID-19: FG finally approves resumption of domestic flights The Federal Government has approved the safe resumption of domestic flights across the country nationwide in the next phase of the gradual easing of lockdown ordered to curb further spread of COVID-19. It also…
Appointment, promotion using IPPIS illegal – ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that any appointment and promotions carried out under the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is illegal. ND REPORTERS gathered that the union has been…
COVID-19: FG okays reopening of schools, gives condition The Federal Government on Monday said schools are allowed to reopen amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, who made the disclosure, however, said only graduating students…
COVID-19: FG finally lifts ban on interstate movement The Federal Government has lifted the ban on interstate movement. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, made the announcement during the daily media chat of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19…
Akwa Ibom: Community petitions Buhari over alleged marginalisation in NDDC board The People of Eastern Obollo in Akwa Ibom State has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to intervene over what they termed the lopsided appointment of members of the board of the…
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu, Asari Dokubo, Uwazuruike told to abandon struggle The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has warned Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; Chief Ralph Uwazuruike of the Biafra Independence Movement, BIM; and a former Niger Delta militant…
IG orders Ondo Police Commissioner to restore officers attached to Akeredolu’s deputy, Ajayi The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in Ondo, Bolaji Salami, to restore the security details of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi. The order…
CDD raises concern over slash in Health, Education budget amid COVID-19 The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has raised concerns over the federal government’s revised budget proposal. The centre questioned the rationale behind the federal government’s decision to retain the N9…
COVID-19: SON warns against use of fake hand sanitizers The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has warned the public against the use of non-approved hand sanitizers to avoid the risk of skin damage. The regulatory body disclosed this in a statement released via…
‘Africa must matter for Black lives to matter’- Burna Boy reacts to BET award Grammy-nominated Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy has reacted to his emergence as the ‘Best international act at 2020 BET awards. This is the second consecutive time ’The African giant’…
COVID-19 escalation: Committee advises Enugu govt on stricter enforcement measures The Enugu State Ad hoc Expert Medical Advisory Committee (EMAC) on de-escalation of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) transmission has advised the state government to put in place stricter enforcement measures that will help…
Visually impaired persons beg govt for civil service jobs after disengagement from N-Power scheme Visually impaired persons under the umbrella of Association of Technology Inclined Visually Impaired Persons of Nigeria, (ATIVIPN) have urged the Federal Government to reabsorb them into the Federal…
Godfatherism keeping Abia in dilapidated condition – Party Chieftain accuses PDP A chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the immediate Past General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, Victor Okechukwu Apugo, has decried the politics of…
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, husband, Ned Nwoko, welcome first child Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and her hubby, Ned Nwoko, have welcomed their first child together. The actress and her husband welcomed their bundle of joy today Monday, two days after her…
Big Brother announces date for 2020 BBNaija reality show The organizers of the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija entertainment programme have announced the date for the commencement of the 2020 reality show. In a tweet on its official Twitter page on Monday, the…
FG: More Than 1m Nigerians Applied For N-power In Less Than 48hrs The federal government has revealed that more than one million applications have been received on the N-Power portal since it opened on Friday night. The revelation was made in a…
Edo 2020: APC Accuses Obaseki, PDP Of Breaking Electoral Law The All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic party, PDP and Candidate of the party in the September 19, 2020 Governorship election in Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki of violating the…
COVID-19: FG gives update on reopening of schools The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has disclosed why the federal government is reluctant in reopening schools in the country NCDC’s Head of Risk Communication, Yahya Disu said poor public perception and compliance…