Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has sworn in Justice Maurice Eneji as Acting Chief Judge of the state without endorsement of the National Judicial Council (NJC). His swearing-in yesterday followed a controversial session at the state House of Assembly ...
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Dons canvass improved marketing of Nollywood movies, simplified Malaria drug leaflets
A lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Professor Barclays Ayakoroma and his counterpart in the Department of English, University of Africa, Dr. Destiny Idegbekwe have canvassed improvement in the marketing of Nollywood movies. ...
Read More »Senate mulls commission to equitably pick service chiefs, special tribunal to entertain pre-election matters
Apparently deferring to the outcry in the land, the Senate has introduced a bill seeking total adherence to the federal character principle in the appointment of service chiefs. Sponsored by the Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, the piece of legislation, which ...
Read More »Cross River Assembly rejects Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge
The Cross River State House of Assembly has rejected the confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge (CJ) of the state. Governor Ben Ayade had not been favourably disposed to the nomination of Ikpeme since she hailed from ...
Read More »C’River lawmaker berates NBC over constant communal clashes with neighbours
Representative of Biase State constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Ogbor Ogbor Udop has blamed the National Boundary Commission (NBC) for recurrent communal crisis between the state and its neighbours in Ebonyi, Abia, Benue and Akwa Ibom ...
Read More »Lagos assembly charges Sanwo-Olu to ensure proper sensitisation of residents on COVID-19
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ensure proper sensitisation of residents on the dreaded Coronavirus, otherwise called COVID-19. Representative of Oshodi Isolo I constituency, Akeem Shokunle raised the issue under matters of urgent public ...
Read More »Shehu Sani blames northern govs for attacks, seeks regional security outfit
Ortom urges FG to strengthen OPWS in curbing herdsmen menace Civil rights crusader and former representative of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has blamed northern governors for the attacks and Killings in the North and charged them to set ...
Read More »Uba Sani wants perpetrators of Kaduna killings prosecuted as El-Rufai visits communities
The representative of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Uba Sani has described weekend’s killings in communities of Igabi Council Area as dastardly, insisting that the perpetrators must be punished. Reacting to the attacks, Sani lamented that the cold-blooded murder of no ...
Read More »MWAN launches cancer screening in Benue, free services for 2,000 women
Benue State chapter of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has launched cancer screening with free monthly breast and cervical cancer screening for women for early detection and treatment of the disease. Unveiling the medical programme at the Federal ...
Read More »Tribunal orders firm to pay FIRS N1.7 billion correct income tax
The Lagos Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has ruled an assessment in additional tax liability of N1.7b issued to Prime Plastichem Nigeria Limited (PPNL) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as the correct income tax, which the PPNL ...
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