The Edo State government has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) demanding immediate arrest of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. In the petition, sent at ...
Read More »No violence in Edo PDP over ward congresses, says Makinde as APC leaders suspend Idahosa
Oyo State Governor and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party Congresses in Edo State, Seyi Makinde has dismissed purported violence that characterised Saturday’s ward congresses of the party. Governor Makinde who commended the party faithful for peaceful and orderly conduct of ...
Read More »Justice Bulkachuwa unveils 17th Court of Appeal in Delta
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachiwa has commissioned the 17th Court of Appeal division in Asaba, Delta State to reduce the drudgery of long-distance travels, cost of transportation and delays due to congestion. The commissioning of the ...
Read More »State CID arrests police officers over torture of Ikoku traders
The police officers who allegedly tortured Chima Ikwunado to death and injured four others have been arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). Lawyer to family of the late Chima, Princess Chinyere, disclosed this yesterday after a ...
Read More »Rivers govt, labour disagree on closure of NLC office in Port Harcourt
Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that the state government officials sealed its office in Port Harcourt due to its resistance of the new minimum wage, which has not been fully implemented. But the state ...
Read More »Stakeholders dissect minister’s denial of hate speech bill
He was right to deny knowledge of proposed law, says Dokpesi Stakeholders have brainstormed on the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019, otherwise known as the Social Media Bill, discussing its advantages and disadvantages. Minister of Information and ...
Read More »Anyaoku, Iyizoba, others lament executive meddling in judiciary
Eminent Nigerians have expressed sadness over the meddling of the executive in the judicial arm of government, calling for the amendment of law to insulate it from involvement in political litigations. They lamented that the country’s judicial system had been a ...
Read More »NAFDAC, DIBAN reject consumption of alcohol by minors
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stressed the need for distillers and blenders of alcohol in the country to control the distribution of drinks to address the public health concerns resulting from under-aged drinking and ...
Read More »Demurrage increases, goods spoil as border closure continues in Nigeria
Hope of some stakeholders who expected the border to be re-opened as the first phase of the Ex Swifts exercise expired today have been dashed, as the Federal Government insists that there is no timeline to closure of the land ...
Read More »Cross River State government donates 100 hectares, N800 million to Cameroonian refugees
Cross River State government said it has donated 100 hectares of land and N800 million to Cameroonian refugees taking refuge in the state. The House of Assembly Speaker, Eteng Williams, disclosed this yesterday during the Humanitarian Development Nexus meeting between ...
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