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The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Sunday, vowed to storm Effium war zone, to assess the level of destruction of properties and killings of innocent citizens of the area. Recall that the deputy governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, had visited the…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, expressed concern over the quit notices in Oyo and Ondo States. In a statement on Sunday, Saraki urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the situation. He condemned some leaders for…
Ahmed Idris, Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has reportedly defied a court order and that of Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on the payment of salary arrears to former National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, spokesperson, Yushau Shuaib. In November 2017,…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, at the weekend, imposed curfew on Effium community to avert further killings of farmers by unknown gunmen. Recall that Effium community has since three days been engulfed by bloody clashes that erupted between two…
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has petitioned the National Secretariat of the party over the appointment of Senator Domingo Obende as Chairman, Niger State Registration Committee, alleging that Obende is no longer a member of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of Abia State monarch, Eze Bernard Enweremadu, Eze Ukwu of Ngwa Ukwu, the traditional head of Ngwa land. Buhari commiserated with the government and people of Abia State, as well as the Royal…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the federal government to caution Dangote Company over incessant killings of Nigerians by its heavy duty trucks in every part of the country. Specifically, the students’ body condemned the owner of…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has accused Southeast governors and elected members of the State and National Assemblies from the region of what it termed the “clear lack of good governance and political leadership.” HURIWA claimed that governors and…
Reno Omokri, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s ex-aide, has condemned the claim of the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, that the Fulani own the lands in Nigeria. Omokri called for Bodejo’s arrest over his declaration. Bodejo had…
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and foundation member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday, accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to destroy Nigeria by pushing for the restructuring of the country via unconstitutional…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to publish details of proposed payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. This, according to SERAP, is including…
The Abia State Project Delivery Office of the Federal Government’s 75 Billion Naira Survival Fund, says its attention has been drawn to reports that some school proprietors in the state are requesting their staff who benefitted from the N30,000 Payroll Support…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, advocated the restructuring of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) amid his seeming objection to similar clamour by Nigerians. He urged the regional body to streamline its management in a way that would conform…
The All Progressives Congress has announced the postponement of the proposed nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise slated to hold on Monday. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of the Caretaker/National Convention Planning Committee of the party, Senator…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday challenged leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to speak out on President Muhammadu Buhari’s “decision” to go back on the campaign promise of restructuring. PDP said its challenge followed the comment by Senate spokesperson,…
Ikpeazu exempts Attorney General, Commissioner for Information, Health as he dissolves Executive Council Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said that the dissolution of the State Executive Council does not affect the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr Uche Ihediwa,…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu have said there is no possibility that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would lose the Anambra State government house in 2021. Both men spoke yesterday during a…
The National Assembly will not be resuming for sitting as planned despite the expiration of their four weeks holiday. The Clerk of the Assembly, Ojo Olatunde on Saturday in a press statement announced a two-week extension to allow the All Progressive Congress…
The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Nicholas Tofowomo on Saturday lauded Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State over the order directing herdsmen to quit forest reserves within seven days. According to Tofowomo who is a member of…
The Cross River Government has demolished the “Save side hotel” in Calabar for allegedly harbouring suspected kidnappers terrorising the state. Mr Henry Okokon, the Security Adviser, South, to Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, told newsmen on Saturday that most recorded kidnap…
This Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council. The approval was contained in a press release issued by Governor Ikpeazu’s Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, in Umuahia, on Saturday. The Governor ordered all those…
A socio-political group, World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has said that Ndigbo has the largest stake in Nigeria and will not leave it for anybody. The Igbo organization noted that Igbo nationalists led the independence and that Nigeria owes a lot of…
Innocent Nwachukwu, a foremost Entrepreneur and acute chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has canvassed support for Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration developmental agenda in Abia State. The PDP chieftain called on the people of the State to continue to sustain their…
Chief Patriot Patrick Eholor, a human right activist has threatened to drag Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki to court over the insecurity situation at various parts of the state, especially Benin City, the state capital. He said it is becoming worrisome…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, in a live broadcast on Friday said that henceforth, violators of COVID-19 protocol in the state will serve a jail term of six months or pay the sum of 20,000 naira for their release if caught…
An Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Youth Council, (OYC), has admonished factional President General, Engr. Chidi Ibe to refrain from making inciting statements capable of causing disunity and disharmony among Igbos. OYC maintained that Ibe’s inciting statements against Ohanaeze Ndigbo is emboldened by…
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Okezie Ikpeazu, the Governor of Abia State, has officially opened for public use, a quaternary roads in the economic hub of Aba including Eziukwu Road, Milverton Avenue, Ojike Lane and Chisco Link Rd, all in Aba South Local Government Area of the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria has expanded its public health response capabilities. He noted that the country has been making progress in the public health sector since the nation’s first COVID-19 case in February 2020. Osinbajo spoke on Friday at the…
Following the prevailing insecurity in Ondo State occasioned by the activities of kidnappers and bandits, Governor Okuwarotimi Akeredolu on Friday gave a nod to the massive recruitment into the state Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun Corps. According to the approval memo,…
The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Col David Imuse Rtd, says that governance in Edo state has finally grinded to a halt. He said this is at a time when there is increasing alarming number of COVID-19 cases,…
The Nation’s prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group:- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has cautioned the Nigerian authorities against the deployment of foreign manufactured vaccines against Covid-19 without total compliance with the pharmaceutical laws of Nigeria. The Rights group said it…
There is tension in Odukpani Local Government Council in Cross River State over the control of the local government legislative council. Already, the Leader of the Odukpani Legislative Council, Hon Godswil Etim Iya, representing Obot Ward in Odukpani LGC has been impeached….
An Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Youth Parliament, OYP, has decried the opposition of some Igbo leaders against the emergence of Professor George Obiozor as the new President General of the apex Igbo organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. This comes as factional President General of…
Ayo Adebajo, a chieftain of the Yoruba sociopolitical organization, Afenifere has given his opinion on why Southeast is agitating for Biafra. Adebajo said Igbos feel the Nigerian 1999 constitution does not address their issues, hence the agitation for Biafra. He spoke…
Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria’s Transportation Minister, has disclosed the launch of N900 million e-ticketing platform of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. Amaechi said the e-ticketing platform was another milestone for the NRC, the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the federal government. The Minister…
The Abia State Commissioner for Works, Barrister Bob Chiedozie Ogu, has reiterated the commitment of the State Government to reconstruct the dilapidated Aba Ikot-Ikpene road from Opopo Junction in Ogbor Hill Aba. The Commissioner disclosed this when he visited the Ikot-Ikpene road…
President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has frowned on the situation where Nigerians do not have basic infrastructure despite paying taxes. Adesina spoke on Thursday at the first national tax dialogue organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS)….
The Presidency has explained why pigeons refused to fly during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the pigeons could not fly because they have been kept in a cage for…
The Abia State Governor, Okezie lkpeazu has expressed his administration’s drive to continue to empower more women across the State to enable them excel in all spheres of life, which include political appointments and elective positions. Governor Ikpeazu, who said this during…
The Abia State Ministry of Education, Thursday, organized a one-day education stakeholders summit to address some educational issues and the menace of cult activities in the state primary and secondary schools. The summit also followed a call for a concerted effort for…
The Ebonyi State government has announced a ban on drinking joints and night clubs, among others, to control the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the State. The ban was contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant…
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Thursday urged the federal government to regulate the activities of multiple agencies at the nation’s ports. The stakeholders advised authorities to streamline the agencies, lamenting that their presence makes the ports unattractive. ANCLA…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Engr. Festus Y.A Daudu has charged the management of National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) to ensure that it keeps building the capacity of Nigerians in information and Communication Technology Sector. The…
The Nigeria Police has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing retired Gen. Buba Marwa as the new National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman. CSP Ebere Amaraizu, National Coordinator, Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) congratulated Marwa on Thursday. The…
The presidency and governors have received an update on interactions regarding the fallouts of the End SARS protests. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the Chairman of National Economic Council (NEC) Ad-Hoc Committee on Public Engagements. Osinbajo presided over the first NEC meeting…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45billion for setting up of oxygen plants in 38 locations nationwide to enhance the treatment of COVID-19 patients. This was disclosed at the first National Economic Council (NEC) of 2021 presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo….
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with the government and people of Akwa Ibom over the death of the state chairman, Obong Ekpenyong. The National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, signed the condolence message on Thursday. The spokesman described Ekpenyong as an…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Ministries, Departments, Agencies, MDAs, and business enterprises to grant access to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to their systems for the purposes of tax collection. The President issued the directive on Thursday at the First Annual…
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has confirmed that the deadline to link National Identity Number (NIN) to the SIM registration database, has been extended till February 9. The deadline had earlier been scheduled for Tuesday, January 19. However,…
In fulfillment of his promised to end discrimination of nationals allowed into the United States, President Joe Biden has ordered the resumption of visa processing in countries his predecessor, Donald Trump banned. Biden, in his first executive orders, on Wednesday cancelled the…
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a former President of Nigeria has provided some reasons restructuring the country may just be a waste of time. Jonathan noted that though restructuring the country will bring about some benefits but elites must de-emphasize issues that divide the…