By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked 17 members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The lawmakers had on November 17, 2020, joined Governor David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Eric […]

A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced two men, Kamaldeen Yusuf and Sulyman Omotosho, to six months imprisonment for internet-related fraud. Yusuf and Omotosho were arrested alongside 30 others in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara in September 2021. They were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ilorin […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Publisher of CrossRiverwatch & Activist, Agba Jalingo on Monday opened up on his ordeal in the hands of the embattled “Super Cop” DCP Abba Kyari and his men when he was arrested and brought to Calabar in a horrific manner inside the trunk of a Highlander from Lagos. Recall that […]

Ereyitomi says women play a vital role in Nations building and development in all sectors of the economy of the country, Dr. Ereyitomi reiterated the need for women to remain committed to advancing the role of massive mobilization for their inclusiveness as they mark this year’s International Women Day across the world. While hailing women […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will officially communicate his stance on the 2023 presidential election, his spokesman, Laolu Akande, has said. Akande fielded questions from State House correspondents shortly after photo sessions with the vice president who marked his 65th birthday on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that at present, Osinbajo was focused […]

By Rita Okoye As the world celebrates International Women’s day today, we take a look at 5 female producers that are making a great impact in the Nigerian film industry. Mo Abudu Mo Abudu is the founder of EbonyLife Media, a media conglomerate comprising but not limited to EbonyLife Films, a production company responsible for movies […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Information, National Orientation, and Ethics and Values to liaise with the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation and National Film and Video Censors Board to investigate the rise in the broadcast of materials depicting illicit messages. This, the House said, was with a view to mapping […]

Police in Katsina State repelled bandits’ attack and recovered six of their operational motorcycles at Barawa Village in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. Police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina that villagers sighted the terrorists in their numbers on motorcycles and armed with AK-47 rifles and alerted […]

The Senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explore the possibilities of allowing Nigerians serving sentences in correctional centres to vote during general elections. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Abba Moro (PDP-Benue) at Tuesday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Moro said that inmates of Correctional Centres were Nigerian citizens who […]

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Tuesday, said that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State remains the most peaceful governor in the country.

The four Zonal Chairmen of the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) in Lagos State have pledged support for the Lagos State Council Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (a.k.a. MC Oluomo).

THE Senate has said that if the continued cases of terrorism with killings and wanton destruction of property must be nipped in the bud in the North-East geo-political zone of the country, there was an urgent need for the provision of accurate and timely information to the Soldiers.

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), has said he will never do anything to tarnish the image of the union nor bring the union to disrepute. 

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- THE Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has facilitated the flow of over ₦73 billion into Nigeria’s Agro Processing industry. This was disclosed by the Managing Director, NIRSAL, Aliyu Abdulhameed, during a media interactive session held in Abuja. Abdulhameed while speaking on the achievements made by NIRSAL […]

The Senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explore the possibilities of allowing Nigerians serving sentences in correctional centres to vote during general elections. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Abba Moro (PDP-Benue) at Tuesday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Moro said that inmates of Correctional Centres were Nigerian citizens […]