By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA – Governorship candidate of Labour Party LP, in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has warned that Abia will become a failed state if the electorate make any mistake in their choice of governor on March 11, 2023. Addressing a gathering of Abia professionals in Umuahia, Otti alleged that most of the […]

The Court of Appeal sitting at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.

Zainab claimed that some Department of State Service officers acting on the orders of Aisha allegedly abducted her and took her to the Presidential Villa where she was severely assaulted, dehumanised and abused.

. Begin show of force, order trouble makers to relocate By Steve Oko Security agencies in Abia State have declared that they are fully prepared to discharge their constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property of residents in the forthcoming elections. This is as they on Saturday, embarked on what they called ‘Operation Show of […]

Hs major setback is the fragmentation of the party between loyalists of the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Wike’s friends

Justice Mojisola Dada of Ikeja Special Offences Court gave the verdict on Saturday with an option of a fine to the tune of N50 million to be paid within 30 days in lieu of imprisonment.

Ohanaeze Youth Forum has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for the national broadcast he made concerning the Naira swap crisis the country has been enmeshed in following the CBN Naira redesign policy.

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said it was liaising with the Body of Banks CEOs to address the current challenges caused by the cash swap and scarcity of the redesigned banknotes. Dr Ken Opara, President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. He said that the banks […]

Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has directed security personnel to be on red alert to forestall possible uproar arising from the current naira crisis across the state.

The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta, has stressed the need to adopt new ways of exploring fossil fuel, using the local and indegeneous technology. Dr Henry Adimula, the Principal and Chief Executive of the PTI, stressed the need on Friday during the matriculation ceremony of the 2022/2023 academic session of the Institute. The matriculating […]

The Nigeria Police Force has warned that anyone caught attacking banks over the current Naira scarcity will be treated as armed robbers.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Moroccan Jalal Jayed as referee for Sunday’s Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations Group A battle between seven-time champions Nigeria and Senegal. In the match scheduled for the Cairo International Stadium, Jayed will be assisted by Tunisian Mohamed Bakir (assistant referee 1), Algerian Hamza Bouzit (assistant referee 2) and […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State government has threatened to clampdown on petrol stations in the state that have shunned the Federal Government’s directive to dispense Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol at the government approved pump price.  The threat came following the insistence of most filling station owners in the state […]

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has warned that 178 Local Government Areas(LGAs) in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) fell among highly probable flood risk Areas for 2023. 

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue state government has approved the sum of N381 million for the rehabilitation of the playing turf of Aper Aku Stadium and facelift of the stadium and rehabilitation of the old MarCarthy Stadium both in Makurdi. It will be recalled that the playing turf of Aper Aku stadium has been […]