Defend yourselves from attackers, Umahi tells security agents
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has charged security agencies in the state to defend themselves against armed aggressors who attack them and destroy their facilities. Umahi gave the charge on Friday in Abakaiki while receiving the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of South East zone, Mr Joseph Egbunike, in his office. The […]
Edo PDP, Shaibu others laud Supreme Court ruling on Obaseki’s election
BENIN CITY – EDO state chapter of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu and a chieftain of the PDP, Hon Charles Idahosa yesterday lauced the judgment of the Supreme Court that reaffirmed the election of Governor Godwin Obaseki as governor of the state.
Kano-Kaduna rail line to commence in July says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said that as the ministry was rounding up the Lagos-Ibadan rail project billed to be inaugurated in June, the ministry was set to commence work to link Kano-Kaduna with rail. In a statement by his Media Aide, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, on Friday, said Amaechi made this known when he led […]
OGUN: Credible LG election is a collective responsibility, OGSIEC boss
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), Mr. Babatunde Osibodu on Friday said for any election to be credible, all stakeholders must play their roles as stipulated by law. Osibodu, who said this at the second stakeholders’ meeting held in preparation for the forthcoming local government elections in […]
Ugwuanyi rewards Enugu-born winner of SDGs’ national mathematics competition
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has rewarded winner of the 2020 edition of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs’) national mathematics competition for girls, Miss Chinwe Mary Blessing Onodagu. Miss Chinwe, an SS1 student of Federal Government Girls’ College, Lejja, Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, and from Aku in Igbo-Etiti LGA of the state, […]
EFCC nabs fleeing Ibadan-born ‘Inks Nation’ Ponzi scheme operator in Sokoto
By Soni Daniel The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu, operator of the Inks Nation Ponzi Scheme. The suspect who had been at large, was finally arrested on Thursday May 27, 2021 and has made useful statement. A statement by the Spokesman for the Economic and […]
Obaseki’s S-Court victory: Wait till 2024, Idahosa tells APC
By Dapo Akinrefon A founding member and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Mr. Charles Idahosa, on Friday, advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State to accept defeat in good faith and join hands with Governor Godwin Obaseki in the interest of the state. Speaking on the Supreme Court […]
Stakeholders back Bill for establishment of Chartered Institute of Forensics, Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria
Bill seeking the establishment of Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria has received the support of the stakeholders.
‘We must choose an integrated approach to governance’ ― Makinde
By Adeola Badru Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Friday, said government agencies could not continue to run in silos, just as he said, he is more determined to introduce an integrated approach to governance in the state. The governor, in celebrating his two years in office, stated this, while he was commissioning the Start […]
Declare emergency on insecurity, Buhari told
By Sam Eyoboka THE Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Archdiocese, Most Reverend Alfred Adewale Martins has the Muhammadu Buhari administration to urgently declare a state of emergency on insecurity now to stem the spate of killings in the country. Archbishop Martins worried by the incessant cases of kidnapping in almost all conceivable places, murder of innocent […]
World Health Assembly adopts new resolution on malaria
The World Health Assembly, the main governing body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has adopted a new resolution on malaria.
