By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi Oba Community in Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State, on Thursday, raised the alarm over alleged plans by some individuals in the Anambra State House of Assembly to scuttle investigations on illegal sand mining at the defunct Oba Airport site, threatening the community. The Regent of Oba community, Prince Noel Ezenwa, while …
By Joseph Erunke AS government prepares to reopen schools in the country, there are indications that colleges of education may not reopen soon. The indication came following a directive by the College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, Thursday that lecturers begin preparation for a possible strike which it explained, was meant to address some pending issues with the …
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Arrangements have been concluded for the takeoff of Onitsha economic empowerment programme being facilitated by indigenes of the commercial town. The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, who announced the institution of the programme said it is part of a strategy for medium to long term sustainable intervention in the fight against COVID-19 …
The convict said he would bomb National Assembly. By Harris Emanuel – Uyo Elder statesman and former member of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Anietie Okon, has warned that Nigeria will be doomed if the National Assembly passes the Water Resources Bill into law. According to him, the bill was a deliberate attempt at recolonizing the …
N-Power By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, Thursday, assured Nigerians that the selection process in the N-Power Batch C will be transparent. This was as she said the government was working out modalities with a view to integrating beneficiaries of the batches A and B exited in June and …
*Prepare for imminent industrial action,it tells members *Claims that FG in deficit of N441 billion funding By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-AS government prepares to reopen schools shut down following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, there are indications that colleges of education may not reopen soon. The indication came following a directive by the College of Education Academic Staff …
By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South SHORTLY after a seemingly cutting-edge consultation between Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Petroleum (State), Chief Timipre Sylva and Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, July 29, at Abuja, over renewed agitations and threats by oil and gas-bearing communities of Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Isoko, Ndokwa ethnic nationalities in Delta State, …
By Mathew Dadiya Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota. The one extant family, Manidae, has three genera: Manis, Phataginus and Smutsia. Manis comprises the four species found in Asia, while Phataginus and Smutsia include two species each, all found in Sub-Saharan Africa – mostly in Nigeria. Though many people think of them as …
THE suspected Ibadan serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, has been rearrested by operatives of the Oyo State police command. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the development to the Tribune Online. SP Fadeyi said: “The suspect has been rearrested and is currently in police custody.” Shodipe (19), who is suspected to have killed about six women at …
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called on the Federal Government to shelve alleged plans to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region. This comes as he charged people in the region to come up with a new narrative about holding leaders in the region to account. Senator Omo-Agege spoke …
By Nduka Chiejina (Assistant Editor) The Debt Management Office (DMO) has vowed to deal with any of its staff responsible for leaking official documents. According to a statement issued Saturday evening, the DMO said it “will brief relevant security agencies in the country to thoroughly investigate the sources of the documents”. The reason for involving security agencies, the DMO said, …
After spending four days in captivity, the brother of the Kogi State Chairman, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mumuni Atimah who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen has been released. Atimah, according to DAILY POST, was kidnapped on Wednesday at about 5:30 pm in Quari site Okene. Atimah was reported to have been abducted by six armed gunmen w fully armed. Confirming …
United States, on Thursday night in the ninth evacuation flight from America to join friends and families back home. This is the final repatriation flight planned by the Nigerian Government for stranded citizens in the U.S due to the Coronavirus outbreak. It came barely 24 hours after the eighth flight in which 94 Nigerians were evacuated from Houston, Texas. Six …
As the nation prepares for the resumption of international flights, the Federal government on Thursday disclosed that it would reduce the number of passengers arriving the country to 1280. According to the government, the partial reopening of international flights would commence from August 29 from the Lagos and Port Harcourt airport. The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Captain …
Rapist of babies in Nasarawa will regret – Gov Sule The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated that the man who raped a three-year-old girl and others will be punished severely. He spoke on Thursday in Lafia during the inauguration of the State Action Plan (SAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to “ugly reports of violence” in Edo ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state. The INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke on Wednesday during an on-the-spot assessment of its preparedness for the August 8 bye-election in Nasarawa State, said the reports from Edo had been disturbing. READ ALSO: BREAK EVEN: DSS …
Ini Okopido, the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been pronounced dead, POLITICS NIGERIA reports. it was gathered that Okopido died of multiple organ failure on Wednesday morning at the Ibom Multispecialty Hospital (IBH), Uyo. This news platform learned that the chairman is survived by his wife and children. “Yes, our state chairman is dead. …
The Deputy Speaker of the Edo state House of AssemblyAssembly has been impeached. Yekini Idiaye was impeached on Wednesday after declaring support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the upcoming Guber elections, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Idiaye is the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo Constituency 1 in the assembly. The post BREAKINGBREAKING: Edo Deputy speaker Impeached after declaring support for …
The Department of state’s borders security services, DSS, has arrested Olawale Bakare and several other #RevolutionNow protesters in Ondo state. Bakare’s arrest is coming shortly after 46 protesters were arrested in Abuja by Military personnel. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that Bakare alongside several many others had converged at the Chapel when using the Nigeria Union of Journalists centred at Olaiya, …
