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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has expressed bitterness over the gruesome murder of over 16 villagers in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State by Fulani herdsmen. It has, therefore, slammed a 14-day ultimatum on the security agencies to bring the…
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, is yet to swear in Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, five weeks after a Supreme Court judgment. On February 25, 2021, the court dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Stephen Odey challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal. The…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has said it uncovered a syndicate and arrested three suspects involved in adulteration of petroleum products. Mrs. Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, the Commandant of NSCDC in Bayelsa, made the disclosure on Wednesday while parading the suspects before…
Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi has said he has no anointed candidate for the June 26th governorship primary election of the party. Obi spoke…
Veteran Nigerian actor, Pete Edochie, has blamed feminism for the domestic violence women undergo in marriage. According to Edochie, women are at fault in most domestic violence incidents, adding that feminism causes them to be beaten up in marriages. The 74-year-old disclosed…
The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Andrew Amiengheme has expressed displeasure over the incessant attack on security officers in the state which led to the killing of one CSP Ben Ajide-Commander of the State Quick Intervention Unit and two…
The Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Umar Danladi, has come under attack for the usage of ‘Biafran boys’ in a statement where he denied assaulting a security guard at a plaza in Abuja. NDREPORTERS reported that the CCT Chairman was seen in…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State, Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu has said all governorship aspirants of the party must pay N5 million administrative fee before they can qualify to purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms. Nwobu said any…
Eleven suspected armed robbers, fraudsters, cultists and rapists have been paraded by the Imo State police on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters, Owerri. The state Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Mohammed who spoke through the Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu said that residents…
Seven persons have been reportedly killed while a female was allegedly gang raped in a renewed communal clash between the Ikpanya community of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and the Ugbo community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of…
The Nigeria Senate is waiting to have the Ministers of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Trade and Industry, Chief Niyi Adebayo to explain the importation of about one billion syringes and needles from China and India against policy guidelines. Director-General of the National…
The FG has promised to ensure the comprehensive reforms of the Nigerian Police. The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed this in a statement signed by the head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Mr Bolaji Kazeem on…
NDREPORTERS gathered that the abductors got in touch with the family on Sunday and commenced negotiation for his release. As of the time of filing this report, negotiation was still on but the family members pleaded that much should not be made…
The Police in Ondo have commenced a probe into the death of dozens of cows in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Monday night at Ibaka, the area where Adekunle Ajasin University is located. There are speculations…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 121 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The development brings the total number of recorded cases in the country so far to 162,762. The health…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked the State Commissioner for Environment, Igbiks Tamuno. This is contained in a statement by Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers State Governor. “The Governor directed the sacked Commissioner to submit all Government…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, on Tuesday announced that in the drive for Broadband, it has licensed Infrastructure Companies also known as Infraco for the South East and five (5) other zones of the Federation including Lagos. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday finally revealed that the state has concluded plans to sell the state-owned football club, Sunshine Stars. The move of the state government became evident when the governor set up a three-member committee for the…
The National Council of Enugu State Students (NACESS) Worldwide, widows in the state under the aegis of Widows’ International Ministries and a Non-Profit Entrepreneurial Organization, The Potter’s Wheel Foundation, on Tuesday, converged on the Government House, Enugu, on a solidarity visit to…
A pan- Niger Delta group, Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has cautioned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator, Godswill Akpabio, over his recent activities in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which…
The Super Eagles ended the 2022 AFCON qualifying series with a comfortable 1-0 win over Lesotho. One talking point before kick off was the return of Alex Iwobi to the line up after missing out of the team’s previous game due to…
The FG is set to create 30,000 jobs through the Community Safety and Human Security Programme (CSHSP) initiative to reduce crimes and violence across the country. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, made the disclosure at the…
Isaac Drogba, the son of Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has scored his first professional goal and also copied his father’s iconic celebration. The 20-year-old Isaac smashed the ball into the roof of the net from close range to hand fourth-tier Italian club…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 24 years old female, Queen Jonathan, for alleged involvement in a Bitcoin scam in Oghara, Delta State. The spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren made this known in a statement…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former Governorship Candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, has reacted to the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP), flagbearer, Hon Chimaobi Ebisike in the Aba North and Aba South federal constituency bye-election. NDREPORTERS…
Abia State Government has announced the death of Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai, the Deputy Chief of Staff, to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. A statement issued and signed by the State’s Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu said Ukpai died after a brief illness…
The National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) South-South, Prince Favour Reuben has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have disappointed Nigerians. Speaking with NDREPORTERS shortly after inaugurating the state chapter of the Labour Party…
No fewer than 30 cows have mysteriously died in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Though the cause of the death of the cows is still unknown, residents of the community have become apprehensive following the discovery of…
Players and officials of the Sunshine Stars Football Club of Ondo State on Tuesday barricaded the gate of the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, over an alleged move to sell the club. The aggrieved players who kicked against the move said despite their…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday insisted that he stands by the Nigerian constitution on term limit for the president. Lawan was reacting to a tweet by one Mayor who attributed a ‘fabricated’ statement to him. Mayor, in a…
The much anticipated Invasion Album Listening party with KING AD held yesterday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The event which is organized by Edy Money Empire is a musical show put together to celebrate Indigenous Music Star and song writer KING AD…
Unknown gunmen in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have launched an attack on a military vehicle. Report has it that soldiers were injured in the process as they run for their life while the Hoodlums set the vehicle…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has urged governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to name the faculty of Mass Communication of the prestigious institute of management and Technology (IMT) after the late legendary broadcaster, Chief Patrick Ezeja Eke (Paddy…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State. EFCC in a tweet on Monday identified the suspects as Adekolurejo James, Gabriel Seyifunmi, Adekunle Joshua, Adeboyega Idowu, Olorunnayo Adewale, Akande Akinyemi,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said the active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country has risen to 10,126. This is sequel to the confirmation of 49 new cases in 8 states by the agency, bringing the total number…
Tension has continued to rise in Akpabio own Local Government, Essien Udim, Akwa Ibom State as some hoodlums attacked police operational vehicles and the military who were on patrol of the area. NDREPORTERS gathered that the gunmen numbering about 50 who were…
Police detectives from Kwale Division have arrested the suspected killer of the president of anti-cult in Delta State, Odili Opochi. It would be recalled that the deceased, Austin Emu was murdered on 5/12/2020 by unknown persons. The Police have been on the…
Alex Iwobi has tested negative for COVID-19 ahead of today’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The Everton midfielder’s positive result became a subject of controversy, as he was forced to miss Saturday’s…
The management of an Enugu popular school, the Citadel Group of Schools, Enugu has dismissed allegations that a teacher in the school was involved in child molestation. The Proprietress/Director of the school, Lady Pat Anakor, said the allegation posted on social media…
The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has recommended that any aspirant seeking to contest for an elective position on the platform of the party who is under the age of 35 years should be exempted from the…
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State chapter have risen against perceived divisive tendencies exhibited by some party leaders in the state. The members of the party claim some of its leaders socialise with the Peoples Democratic Party at night…
The Commissioner of Information in Abia State, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, has lauded the peaceful conduct of political actors in the just concluded Aba North and Aba South federal constituency by-election. The Commissioner pointed out that no life was lost before during…
Police officers in Benin City, Edo State have cordoned off the entrance into King square (national museum) following a protest by aggrieved civil rights groups in the city. The rights groups who are also residents in the state are protesting the hike…
Arochukwu kingdom in Abia State has lost its revered king, Mazi Ogbonnaya Okoro. Eze Ogbonnaya Okoro, who ascended the throne in 1995, died 25 years after at the age of 89. He was an academic and renowned nationalist, who led the Aros…
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will fully utilize the country’s enormous gas resources to uplift the economy and drive industrialization. The president stated this on Monday in Abuja at the virtual Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) 2021 Pre-summit Conference and the…
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) have condemned attack on political leaders and politicians in Cross River State. Addressing a press conference at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre in Calabar, Cross River State on Monday, the Chairman of CNPP, High…
Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is already exhausted and that only his exit from power can give Nigerians the needed sigh of relief. Bamgbose noted that Nigeria’s unity is currently…
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Officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Edo State command have laid siege on some protesters kicking against the current hike in the pump price of petrol and the price of cement per bag. The police stopped the protesters at the main gate/entrance…
Rep. Benjamin O. Kalu, spokesperson, House of Representatives has congratulated Hon. Chimaobi Ebisike, the PDP candidate in the just concluded Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency bye-election. Recall that Ebesike was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said it would embark on an indefinite strike beginning from April 1 if the Federal Government failed to meet its demands. This was contained in a communiqué issued on Sunday in Abuja at the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed joy over its victory in Saturday’s Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election in Abia State. NDREPORTERS had reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Chimaobi Ebisike defeated Mascot Uzor Kalu the candidate of the All…