Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC has said it is worried by the security situation in Imo State.

Says over 18 billion cigarettes sold annually in Nigeria Calls for on FG to raise exercise duty from 20% to 75% on tobacco By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate 2021 World No Tobacco Day, WNTD, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Monday, expressed concern over 16, […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Indigenous oil firms, A.A. Rano, Shafa Exploration, Matrix Energy, and Vhelblerg Exploration were among oil companies awarded marginal oil field license by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, on Monday. The award came a year after the 2020 marginal field bid round began with 591 companies applying to win 57 oil […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has expressed assurance confidence that upcoming FHA Estates expected across the geo-political zones of the country would provide housing and job opportunities for teeming Nigerians. He gave the assurance during the tour of FHA/Woodston Public Private Partnerships, PPP Estate, Ajoda New Town, […]

By Davies Iheamnachor Police in Rivers State have confirmed that explosion rocked Mile 3 market in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Nnamdi Omoni, in a statement on behalf of the Commissioner of Police in the State, Friday Eboka, disclosed that two people were […]

…DPR targets early first oil from 100mb reservoirs By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Indigenous oil firms, A.A. Rano, Shafa Exploration, Matrix Energy, and Vhelblerg Exploration were among oil companies awarded marginal oil field licence by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, on Monday. The award came a year after 2020 marginal field bid round began with […]

Omaghomi John, the chief executive officer of Jive Technologies has called on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to again intervene in the Nigerian tech sector. Omaghomi who is revolutionising Nigeria education with his programme, Jive Schools Administrative Management Software (JSAMS), says the intervention of the Vice President in the past has positively impacted the sector. He […]

By Olayinka Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has insisted that incessant attacks on the commission offices have created ample opportunity to prepare for a violence-free election in Anambra. Fielding questions from newsmen yesterday, during a national retreat on the Validation of the draft INEC 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and strategic programme of Action, INEC […]

By Urowayino Jeremiah The Northern Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended the police Operatives for the  arrest and elimination of the IPOB/ESN terrorists  that allegedly masterminded the assassination of Barr Ahmed Ali Gulak, a chieftain of the APC,while assuring their Igbo brothers and sisters living in the Northern part of Nigeria of security and […]

By Arogbonlo Israel Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says any attempt to change the present government other than the ballot box or through constitutional means is treasonable and no reasonable government will tolerate such an attempt. Keyamo, a member of the cabinet of the President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed this in a […]

By Dapo Akinrefon The lawmaker representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Dr. Alex Egbona, on Monday,  expressed optimism that with the defection of  Governor Ben Ayade into the All Progressives Congress, APC, the  people of his constituency will have a better stronger government presence. He said this during a stakeholders meeting with the […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has said that the coordinated incessant attacks on police formations in Imo, Ebonyi, Aba, Ibadan, Enugu, Anambra and most recently the police headquarters in Kwara and Sunday’s cold blooded assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a prominent northern leader, were part of a wider plan by the Igbo to […]

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa, A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Barr. Festus Daumiebi has dismissed insinuations of a rift between the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the Governorship candidate of the party in the 2020 election Chief David Lyon. Daumiebi, who was the party’s senatorial candidate in […]

Some of the Aspirants for the Lagos APC council election have lamented irregularities, violence, ballot snatching and rigging in some of the wards. There are indications that APC may cancel the results of some council elections held on Saturday, over reports of violence and electoral malpractices in some areas. This is coming as some aggrieved […]

Police in Ebonyi on Monday confirmed the death of a suspected hoodlum in Abakaliki.