October 20, 2024
LP demands release of South-East chair
The leadership of the Labour Party has demanded the release of its National Vice Chairman for the South-East, Mr Ceekay Igara, who was arrested by the police, allegedly on the orders of Abia Governor, Dr Alex Otti. The party made this demand in a statement issued by its Deputy National Chairman, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, on […]
Edo Gets New Police Commissioner
Mr. Umoru Ozigi has assumed duty as the new commissioner of police in Edo State. A statement by the state police command through its spokesman, Joel Yamu, said Ozigi who hails from Adavi in Kogi State, is a graduate of Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force […]
FG demands dismissal of suit against EFCC, NFIU
The Federal Government has urged Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by 19 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing anti-corruption agencies in the country. In a preliminary objection dated October 17, 2024 and filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, through a team of […]
Six foreigners caught with explosives in Cross River
The Cross River State police command on Saturday said it has arrested six suspected Ambazonian rebels after invading Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, Ewa Igri, said the suspected separatists were arrested following intelligence information, describing the feat as a breakthrough for the law enforcement agency. He said that the suspects, […]
Seven dead after dock walkway collapse in US
A dock walkway collapse killed seven people in the southern US state of Georgia on Saturday, authorities said, as crowds gathered for a festival on an island. At least 20 people were thrown into the waters off Sapelo Island, and an unknown number were injured, Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources said in a statement, reporting […]
Hardship: Proprietors beg parents not to withdraw students
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has expressed worry over random withdrawal of students by parents who find it hard to pay tuition amid the current hardship. Nigeria has been plagued with hyperinflation and hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, floating of the naira and other economic policies implemented by President […]
#EndSARS anniversary: Protest leaders demand implementation of panel reports
As Nigerian youths commemorate the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protest today, some of the activists who led the mass action have called for the full implementation of the reports submitted by various judicial panels of inquiry set up after the protests. In October 2020, thousands of youths gathered in major cities across the country […]
FG to hand over national grid to independent operators
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, has said discussions are ongoing to transfer the management of the national grid to Independent System Operator in line with the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023 to engender more discipline in grid management. NERC also revealed that an explosion incident at the Jebba transmission station […]