By Anayo Okoli & Chinedu Adonu In a bid to achieve credible elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has made an arrangement with the National Population Commission, NPC, to create digitized maps of INEC wards. The collaborative arrangement would enhance the accuracy and transparency of future elections in the country. This was disclosed by the …

Hon Sergius Ogun, Chairman Ad-hoc Committee on Tank Farms By Egufe Yafugborhi, Port-Harcourt The National Assembly has indicated its intent to force the relocation of fuel tank farms sited in densely populated areas for the safety of lives and property. The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Relocation of Tank Farms gave the indication Wednesday in …

By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has advised the Federal Government not to dismiss calls for the restructuring of the country. The Governor in a statement Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Terver Akase also cautioned against dismissing and labelling patriotic views expressed by the people as ‘unpatriotic outbursts’. The advice …

By Dayo Johnson, Akure Candidate of the Zenith Labour Party in the governorship election in Ondo state. Hon Agboola Ajayi has explained why he won’t be participating in the debate organized by the Channels Television. Ajayi in a statement issued in Akure and personally signed by him said that he would be campaigning in Owo …

ADC’s Mabel Oboh Barely 24 hours after the Action Democratic Party, ADP, and its governorship candidate, Iboi Lucky Emmanuel filed proceedings at the Edo Election Petition Tribunal challenging the outcome of the election which was won by incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, African Democratic Congress, ADC’s Mabel Oboh has carpeted the move, describing it as an opportunistic …

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola The Federal Executive Council, FEC, have approved the setting up of two shoes, garments, and leather processing hubs in Aba and Janguza, in Abia and Kano states respectively, under a Private, Public Partnership, PPP, arrangement. Speaking at the briefing, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the project, which would …

*Probe Alleged Criminal Activities of Police Unit By Tordue Salem The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday described the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, as unworthy of their security jobs. The Speaker gave the reprimand during Wednesday’s plenary session. He deplored the brutality, associated with the operations of the unit, across …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge railway project for the cost of $3.02 billion. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, …

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Kano state Executive Council has approved the establishment of five Mega Unity Schools at its meeting on Wednesday. This was made known by the Commissioner for Education, Malam Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru who said that the five Mega Unity Schools will be spread across the five …

By Davies Iheamnachor Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have recovered a baby boy sold out by his grandmother, Victoria Christopher, and arrested the suspect and two others. Victoria had abducted the baby and sold him for an undisclosed amount to child traffickers, over failure of the little boy’s father to pay for the …

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS has dismissed reports that one of its staff committed suicide due to failure of the service to effect his promotion having reportedly sat for the requisite examinations on three occasions. Assistant Superintendent of Corrections ASC Alfred Bassa who was attached to the New Medium Security Custodial Centre …

By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to cut the excesses of the notorious Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. The Speaker, in his opening speech, had given a strong reprimand of the Police unit, as the Green Chamber, also passed a Motion to investigate an alleged avalanche of their crimes against the citizenry. details later… The post …

By Juliet Ebirim Once upon a time, there was a boy called Ahanna. After his father’s death, he joined a gang of robbers to escape the constant family troubles that befell him. This was the story of the Nollywood blockbuster, Rattlesnake that captivated audiences in 1995. Fast forward to 2020, the Ahanna story is being …

Perez Brisibe, Abraka Three persons have been reportedly killed in two separate incidents following a violent clash between two rival cult groups in the Delta State University community of Abraka, Ethiope East local government area of the state. Sources from the community disclosed that the groups involved in the clash are Aye also known as Black …

By Alice Ekpang The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, and the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, yesterday, reached an agreement to set up a six-man joint committee aimed at fostering collaboration in the development of local content in information and communications technology, oil and gas industry and related sectors. In a statement in …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal office, says it convicted 18 Cybercrime suspects in the last two months. Mr Uchenna Edeh, the head of the zone comprising Akwa Ibom and Cross River, said this on Wednesday in Calabar during a media interaction. “I resumed on Aug.10, just …

By Juliet Ebirim Netflix started streaming Òlòtūré on Friday 2nd October and within twenty-four hours, the film raced to number one in Nigeria and six other countries, accompanied by an outpouring of emotion and critical acclaim on social media. On Monday 5th, it landed in the Netflix global top 10, which reflects the streaming figures for …

By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja Kogi State Command, National Drug Law and Enforcement NDLEA on Wednesday destroyed the largest Cannabis Sativa farms stretching over four KM of land in the State. NDLEA State Commander, Mr. Alfred Adewumi disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the destruction of the farm at Kara Forest in Agbokete Community, …

…Suspect, accomplice, to be charged to court after Investigation – EFCC By Bashir Bello The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command on Wednesday says it has arrested a Dubai-bound passenger, Sanusi Labaran with 5,342 Automated Teller Machine, ATM cards concealed inside a sack of beans while trying to board a flight, Ethiopian flight to Dubai through …

Gov. Nasiru el-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Sani, on Wednesday. He succeeds Dr Shehu Idris who died on Sept. 20 after reigning for 45 years. Bamalli …