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Rivers government suspends monthly sanitation exercise
The Rivers State Government has suspended the monthly sanitation exercise in the state. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Chairman of the Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, Samuel Wanosike. Wanosike spoke to journalists after a meeting between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the management team of RIWAMA at the Government House, Port Harcourt. […]
Osun LG Funds: Court Extends Account Freezing Order
• Supreme Court to hear another case on 7 October • Council Chairmen Secures court Order Freezing 30 UBA Accounts Opened by Court-Sacked APC Chairmen The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has extended its Order of Interim Injunction against the United Bank for Africa (UBA), maintaining a no-debit restriction on 30 bank accounts […]
Edo NSCDC commandant slumps, dies
Gbenga Agun, Edo commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), died on Thursday during an event that would have honoured him in Benin City, the state’s capital, according to the Cable Ogbebor Efosa, Edo NSCDC spokesperson, confirmed Agun’s passing on Friday. The event was organised by the International Association of World Peace […]
“No Case Of Ebola In The FCT” – Health Secretary
• Says Surveillance Has Been Heightened The Mandate Secretary of the FCT Health Secretariat, Dr Dolapo Fasawe has allayed concerns over a report of a suspected outbreak of Ebola disease in the FCT. Addressing the Press in Abuja, on Friday, the Mandate Secretary stressed that the FCT is free of Ebola disease. She confirmed that […]
We’ll flush out bandits in Katsina – COAS vows
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on Sunday, visited Katsina State following recent killings in Malumfashi Local Government Area and vowed to crush bandits terrorising communities in the state. Oluyede, on an operational visit, met with the acting governor, Faruk Lawal, at the Government House where he assured that the Nigerian Army […]
Defence collaboration must go beyond dialogue – CDS tells African militaries
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged African militaries to develop joint cyber defence, counterterrorism, and intelligence-sharing capabilities to confront the continent’s evolving security threats. Musa made the call on Monday at the opening of the inaugural African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit, ACDSS, in Abuja, warning that terrorism, transnational organised […]
2027: Mixed reactions trail PDP’s zoning of presidency to south
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday zoned the party’s presidential ticket to the southern part of the country in a bid to salvage the once largest political party in Africa. The PDP also announced that it has retained its chairmanship position to the north, while affirming Umar Damagum as the National Chairman, pending the […]
‘Nigeria is down’ – Sowore kicks as DSS reportedly screens SAN designates
Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Department of State Security Service’s planned screening of the new Senior Advocate of Nigeria designates. He made his condemnation known in a statement in his X account on Tuesday. This comes as a senior advocate of Nigeria, Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, […]
Hungry masses: Nigerians reject pay rise for Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio, other
The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Shehu noted that President Bola Tinubu presently earns […]
Alleged defamation: Nnamdi Kanu sues Imo CP, demands N10bn damages
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma, demanding N10 billion in general damages over alleged defamation. Kanu, in a fresh suit filed by his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, at the Abuja High Court, also demanded an award of N50 million as exemplary […]