World Igbo Congress supports review of ruling The Imo State Police Command yesterday banned all protests and rallies relating to Supreme Court’s verdict on the Imo State gubernatorial election in which it removed Emeka Ihedioha as governor. This followed increasing ...
Read More »Buhari’s aide seeks expansion of Calabar-Odukpani-Itu highway with N50.2 billion contract
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Ita Enang, has canvassed immediate expansion of the remaining portion of the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu federal highway project, which contract has been awarded for N50.2b. In a correspondent to the President ...
Read More »Acknowledge sabotage in terrorism fight, Falana tells Buhari
Monopoly democracy killing Nigeria, say Ezekwesili, Utomi Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be prevailed upon to acknowledge internal sabotage within the military in the war against terrorism in the country. Falana also insisted that the ...
Read More »NSA’s revelation validates agitations for President’s resignation, PDP declares
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno’s revelation that strange persons, including Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Abba Kyari, have hijacked powers, has validated agitations for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. “Following ...
Read More »Why we support private varsities in Rivers, by Governor Nyesom Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has reiterated that Rivers State government would continue to support private initiatives to create access to university education in the state. He stated this during the inaugural Founder’s Day of Pamo University of Medical Sciences at Elelenwo, ...
Read More »Ojougboh cautions against speculations on NDDC’s interim management
Executive Director, Projects (EDP) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has cautioned rumour mongers against attempts to destabilise the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the commission. Insisting that the IMC was working as a team with ...
Read More »FUPRE laments FG’s neglect, may approach national assembly for help
Management of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, has said it may seek National Assembly’s assistance to address its funding challenges to enable it to live up to its billing. In spite of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ...
Read More »Middle Belt Forum tasks President Buhari on insecurity in Borno, North East
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to see his being booed in Borno State as a wake-up call to do the needful by rejigging the country’s security architecture with a view to ending insurgency in the ...
Read More »Senate pledges commitment to end terrorism, names Ekerenmadu, Manager N’Assembly ‘indigenes’
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has restated determination of the Ninth National Assembly to find lasting solutions to the terrorism and insecurity in the country in collaboration with the executive arm of government. Lawan stated this in Malumfashi, Katsina State, at ...
Read More »Bush fire-induced auto crash kills five in Edo State
Five persons, including three employees of Okomu Oil Palm, were at the weekend burnt to death in a road accident that occurred along Iguobazuwa highway in Ovia South West Local Council of Edo State. The crash, involving an 18-seater bus ...
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