GOVERNOR IKPEAZU SWEARS IN NEW COMMISSIONERS
The new Commissioners and their portfolios are : Mazi Donatus Okorie – Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural development Mr Godwin Ndom – Boundary Matters Chief Okezie Erondu – Ministry of Science and Technology Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji – Ministry of Agriculture…
Ohanaeze youths demand immediate release of Ex-SGF, Anyim by EFCC
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of the former secretary to the government of the federation, SGF, Senator Pius Anyim Pius, by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC. Ohanaeze Youth made the demand in…
Pensioners protest as Osun govt claims release of N300 million pension Arrears
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has released pension arrears of N300 million for retired civil servants and workers in Osun State. A statement by Dr. Festus Oyebade, the Head of Service in the state said the fund made available was for 1,501…
Go on self-cleansing, rid legal profession of bad eggs – CJN tells judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has challenged judges and lawyers to go on individual self-cleansing and do everything possible to rid the law profession of bad eggs. Justice Muhammad said that judges cannot take…
Stop EFCC witch-hunt of prominent Igbo sons – Youths tell Buhari
The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide under the aegis of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has described the arrest of Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim as an act of political intimidation by All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government against opposition voices in…
Abducted LP candidate, Agbasimalo still in captivity five weeks After
Mr Obiora Agbasimalo, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election is still in captivity 11 days to the polls. Agbasimalo was kidnapped on September 18 on his way from Ezinifitte Nnewi South…
Group asks FG to name sponsors of Terrorism
A religious organisation under the auspices of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue has asked the Federal Government to name the sponsors of terrorism and banditry in the country. The organisation asked President Muhammadu Buhari…
Bukola Saraki, a former Senate President, has dismissed the possibility of returning to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Saraki assured that he would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. He spoke while responding to a question on Arise News on Tuesday on the possibility of defecting to APC if he fails to clinch the opposition…
Alex Ferguson blocks Man Utd from sacking Solskjaer after Liverpool Defeat
Legendary Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has influenced the club’s decision over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s future. According to transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, senior officials at Old Trafford were in an urgent meeting on Monday. The meeting took place 24…
Two years later, police recover decomposed body of kidnapped Rivers Monarch
The decomposed body of the traditional ruler of Luwa Community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, R.N Loolo, has been recovered by operatives of the state police command. The late traditional ruler was kidnapped, killed and buried in…