November 21, 2024
Akpabio Seeks More Parliamentary Collaboration With China
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called for more collaboration between the Nigerian Parliament and its counterpart in China. Akpabio called while receiving the new Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, and top Embassy officials, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Wednesday. The Senate President said Nigeria intended to take […]
Senate Commends Military Response To Lakurawa In Sokoto, Kebbi
The recent invasion of communities in Sokoto and Kebbi States by Lakurawa insurgents sparked significant discussion in the Senate on Wednesday, leading to praise for the military’s swift action against the attackers. The Senate’s attention was drawn to the insurgency through a motion introduced by Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP, Kebbi North). Titled “Urgent Need for […]
Soludo promised mountains but delivered molehill in Anambra -Nwosu, LP Guber Aspirant
John Chuma Nwosu, a technocrat and information technology expert is a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP). He is aspiring for the governorship ticket against the incumbent governor during next years’ election in Anambra State. In this interview, Nwosu addresses various issues about governance, security and performance rating of Governor Soludo among others. There is […]
Wealth, social standing don’t guarantee life – A’Ibom gov says at late wife’s funeral
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has advised that the death of his wife, Patience Eno, should serve as a lesson to all that neither wealth nor social standing can guarantee life. The governor said this at a church service marking the commencement of the home-going ceremonies held at his country home, Ikot Ekpene […]
4 magistrates, 3 judicial staff, others sanctioned in Cross River over alleged malpractices
Four magistrates, three judicial staff, and other judiciary workers have been sanctioned by the Cross River State Judiciary Service Commission (CRSJSC) over alleged malpractices in the course of discharging their duties. This is contained in a release signed by Peter Ene, the secretary of the CRSJSC, and dated 5th November 2024. The release notes that […]
JUST-IN: Ex-FEDECO Scribe, Ahmadu Kurfi, Dies At 93
The District Head of Kurfi in Katsina State, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, is dead. He was aged 93. A former executive secretary of the defunct Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) in the Second Republic, which later metamorphosed to the present-day Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kurfi was born in 1931 and until his death he held the […]
Don’t set UNIZIK on fire, VC Prof Odoh replies Education Ministry
The Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Benard Odoh, has described his purported sack by the Ministry of Education as the desperate handiwork of fifth columnists. He called on the Federal Ministry of Education not to resort to desperate measures that could set the institution on fire or attempt to usurp the powers of the […]
Ex-convict, one other arrested for stealing main gate of building in Lagos
An ex-convict, Samuel Agbaje, and an accomplice, Obia Moses have been arrested by police in Lagos for stealing the main gate of a residential building at Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja area of the state. In a statement, the police said operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on night patrol arrested the duo around 3:00 am on […]
CAF Awards 2024: Ajibade, Nnadozie nominated for Women’s Player of the Year
Super Falcons duo, Rasheedat Ajibade and Chiamaka Nnadozie have been nominated for the 2024 CAF Women’s Player of the Year award. The two players are nominated among eight other players. Ajibade and Nnadozie were members of the Super Falcons squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The two players put up excellent performances for […]
Tinubu’s economic policies lack human face –ACF
Leaders of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have called on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to review, reassess, reevaluate, and reorder the direction of its economic policies with a view to giving them the needed human face. The leaders who held its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, yesterday, also frowned […]