Barely five days after the inauguration of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, the state House of Assembly yesterday, elected Abraham Ngobere as the new Speaker. Ngobere, a former Deputy Speaker of the house, was elected following Monday Obolo’s resignation after ...
Read More »Military denies invasion of Bayelsa community, confirms killing of officers
The Military Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta codenamed, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has denied invasion and razing of houses at Letugbene Community in Ekeremor Council Area of Bayelsa State. It was reported that the military had invaded the coastal community ...
Read More »My detention a manipulation, circumvention of justice system, says Agba Jalingo
Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, has described his 179-day detention in prison by the Cross River State government as a “facade manipulation and circumvention of the country’s justice system.” Jalingo who stated this yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State, however, expressed ...
Read More »Again, herdsmen kill farmer, palm wine tapper in Edo community
Herdsmen have again killed One Owoh 45 and Samuel Imonkhai in Owan Community in Ovia North East Council Area of Edo State. Until his murder, Owoh, who was a palm wine tapper was shot by the bandits, while plying his ...
Read More »Adebanjo, Afe Babalola, Nwodo insist on Nigeria’s restructuring as Akintoye urges sober reflection
President of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, his Ohanaeze Ndigbo counterpart, Nnia Nwodo and Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) have insisted on restructuring of the country. They urged Nigerians to persuade National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed ...
Read More »Project verification has reduced NDDC’s N2 trillion indebtedness, says Acting MD
ACTING Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joi Nunieh, has said the commission’s over N 2 trillion indebtedness to contractors and consultants had been considerably reduced. This is even as Concerned Citizens of Kula kingdom in Rivers ...
Read More »Rivers Governor Wike faults Immigration’s demand of BVN for issuance of e-passport
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has faulted the requirement of Bank Verification Number (BVN) for issuance of electronic-passport by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The governor, who lauded the service for introducing the e-passport with 10-year validity that would enable ...
Read More »Amaechi loses security aide to electrocution
Tony Iwelu, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has passed on. The aide, who died on Monday, February 17, suffered an electric shock from a shower rose in a Kaduna hotel while on ...
Read More »WAEC delists 37 schools as exam centres in Benue over malpractices
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has delisted no fewer than 37 secondary schools from conducting the Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Benue State over examination malpractices. Benue State Commissioner for Education, Professor Dennis Ityavyar, who dropped disclosed ...
Read More »Senate moves to reconcile Rite Foods, Seven-Up, gives two weeks for reconciliation report
The Senate has given Seven-Up Bottling Company PLC and Rite Foods Limited two weeks within which to settle their differences. After a close-door meeting with the leadership of both firms yesterday in Abuja, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public ...
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