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Fubara Appoints New Rivers SSG
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the State Government. The appointment was confirmed on Monday in a statement signed by Dr. Honour Sirawoo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications. According to the release, Anabraba is scheduled to be sworn in today, Monday, […]
Just In: Rev Uma Ukpai is dead
Uma Ukpai, renowned Nigerian evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), has died at the age of 80. The UUEA is a non-denominational gospel ministry based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The PUNCH reports that his family announced his passing in a statement on Monday, confirming that he died on October 6, […]
BREAKING: Council of State approves Amupitan as new INEC chairman
The National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. This was contained in a statement posted on X by the President’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday President Bola Tinubu presented Amupitan’s name to the Council during its meeting […]
Reps propose single-day elections for political offices
The House of Representatives is considering a proposal to hold the presidential, governorship, and legislative elections on the same day as part of ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria’s electoral system. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas disclosed this during a meeting with a delegation from the European Union in Abuja, noting that the move is aimed at improving […]
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 […]