Disagrees with group over his inclusion in reconciliation committee A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, John Owan Enoh has enjoined aggrieved members of the party to stop undermining the party at the state and ...
Read More »Delta community seeks state govt’s assistance over kingship tussle
The people of Oyede Community in Isoko North Council Area of Delta State have appealed to the state government to assist them in averting looming anarchy in the community, lamenting that a group is bent on disrupting its gerontocracy system. ...
Read More »Reps panel cautions against fresh moves to represent $300m customs modernisation project By Edu Abade
House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Customs and Public Petitions has cautioned the Federal Government to be wary of fresh moves to repackage and represent an earlier proposal to modernise the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). A member of the panel ...
Read More »Army frees three Borno communities, rescues five persons, urges officers to rekindle efforts
Troops of the 121,192 Battalion and the Cameroonian Defense Force have liberated three communities on Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Council Area of Borno State. During the joint Rufe Kofa Operations on January 7, 2020 the soldiers also destroyed the ‘makeshift hill hideouts’ ...
Read More »IT professionals take sector’s challenges to President Buhari
Information and Technology (IT) professionals in Nigeria have charged President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the country’s quest for a revamped economy. They also advocated a new tax regime for imported software. Led by the ...
Read More »SERAP accuses EFCC of illegality over Shehu Sani’s continued detention
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly. In a statement signed by the Executive Director, ...
Read More »Okorocha accuses Ihedioha of witch-hunt, denies culpability in N6b ISOPADEC funds sleaze
Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused Governor Emeka Ihedioha of a witch-hunt, following his alleged embezzlement of N6 billion meant for Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC). Okorocha, the state’s immediate past governor, was on ...
Read More »Borno CJ cautionns judicial officers against graft
Chief Judge of Borno State, Justice Kashim Zannah, has warned that any judicial officer found indulging in corrupt practices would be sacked and prosecuted. Zannah gave the warning while addressing participants at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Town Hall meeting on ...
Read More »ACPN asks Supreme Court to nullify Kogi, Bayelsa elections
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of unlawful exclusion from the Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship polls held in November last year. It, therefore, asked the Supreme Court to declare the outcome ...
Read More »Group urges residents of South East to confront EEDC on digital migration
The Igbo United Forum (NUF) has asked South East residents to resist any attempt by officials of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to remove the standalone meters in their residences without evidence of immediate replacement. The group, which met with ...
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