The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said the refusal by the Federal Government to address grievances of ethnic nationalities was encouraging violent agitation. The group’s factional leader, Fegalo Nsuke, stated that unresolved issues, such as ...
Read More »Itsekiri leader sues for peace as Edo communal clash claims four
The Iyatsere of Warri, Chief Johnson Atseleghe, has sued for peace between the warring Bini and Itsekiri youths of Ologbo community in Ikpoba Okha Local Council of Edo State. The combatants had been engaged in a fierce battle over a ...
Read More »APC chief alerts to coronavirus surge, seeks closure of schools, NYSC
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Director of Planning during the 2015 presidential campaign, Dr. Theodore Ekechi, has alerted that a surge in the cases of coronavirus is imminent in the country. He, therefore, urged the ...
Read More »Anthony Aziegbemi emerges Edo PDP chairman with 817 votes
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared a former representative of Esan South-East and Esan North-East Federal Constituency of Edo State, Anthony Aziegbemi, as the newly elected chairman. Aziegbemi polled 817 votes to defeat former Chairman ...
Read More »PFN urges Obaseki, Oshiomhole to end rift for peace, development
National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev Dr. Felix Omobude, has urged Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole to end their political differences in order to engender peace and development of the state. ...
Read More »Kebbi NYSC engages NCDC, ministry for protection of corps members
Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kebbi State, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed has said the scheme has been in constant touch with the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and Federal Ministry of Health to protect corps members against ...
Read More »Children, Africans may have special protection against COVID-19 as Enugu case still undergoes medical test
Indications have emerged that children and people from Africa may have special protection against coronavirus. While a recent study has backed up claims that the virus was less severe in children and less likely to kill them compared to adults, ...
Read More »Group wants President Buhari to probe police brutality in Rivers, Ogun
A human rights group, Extra Step Initiative (EIS) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to institute a judicial inquest into the recent police murder of Nigerian citizens in Rivers and Ogun states. In a petition to the President, it insisted that ...
Read More »Varsity teacher canvasses proper review of PIB before final passage
As the National Assembly puts final touches to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), a lecturer and former Commissioner for Economic Development in Akwa Ibom State, Professor Christopher Ekong, has advocated proper scrutiny of the bill before its final passage. He ...
Read More »Lawyer asks court to set aside 2019/2020 NDDC budget, queries induction of advisory committee without board
A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has sued President Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the National Assembly over submission of the 2019 and 2020 budget estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC). ...
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