Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB, ESN hijacked by criminals in S’East – Ohanaeze youths
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), on Tuesday, alerted that criminals have hijacked the peaceful activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Eastern Security Network, ESN founded to protect farmers. The group regretted that some faceless beings had sworn…
Senate urges security agencies to be proactive against attacks
The Senate has called on security agencies in the country to be proactive in the fight against insurgency, banditry and terrorism to prevent loss of lives and properties. The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, made the call following a point…
Reps ask CBN to enforce coins, despite most commodities being above N10
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to enforce the acceptance of coins, such as N2, N1 and 50k. The directive is coming at a time when inflation has forced other higher denominations like N10 and…
Reps pass bill establishing Federal Medical Centre in Rivers into law
The bill to establish a Federal Medical Centre, which was sponsored by member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has been passed into law on Tuesday. The passage followed a report by the House…
Customs seizes police van ‘smuggling’ rice in Ogun
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has impounded a suspected police vehicle with smuggled foreign rice. The Controller, Bamidele Makinde, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Tuesday. According to him, the…
I met only N300m in Anambra treasury, inherited hundreds of billions in debt from Obiano – Soludo
The new Governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has claimed he met only N300 million in the state’s treasury when he assumed office. Soludo revealed this while answering questions on Arise TV on Tuesday. According to the former Central…
Adamawa’s 14 PDP Assembly members obtain re-election forms for Governor Fintiri
The 14 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Adamawa State House of Assembly have decided to buy a re-election nomination form for the state Governor, Rt Hon Ahmadu Fintiri. Fintiri, who is a former speaker of the…
Rivers 2023: Princewill begins consultation to succeed Gov Wike
Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general election, a governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill has commenced consultation with stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Princewill, who has been one of the contenders in…
Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana escapes death in car accident
Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana, was on Tuesday morning involved in a serious car crash on his way to play for Cameroon in their 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs against Algeria. Onana was unhurt after the accident, which involved two cars…
Defection: Governor Ayade to know fate Friday
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit…