Enugu lawyers petition EFCC More facts are emerging on how the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, walked himself into a N2 Billion magazine scandal to fund a long-nursed gubernatorial ambition. Edeoga, who was Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in the first tenure of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from 2015 […]
Professor John Oluwole Akintayo, a professor of law and international law at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria, has called for the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution to be rewritten in straightforward language. The call was made by Professor Akintayo in his inaugural lecture, “The Lawful Use of Law,” which he gave on […]
The United States is preparing a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine that will likely consist primarily of ammunition, such as Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) for HIMARS launchers, ammunition for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, as well as armoured vehicle-launched bridges. According to sources, the aid package will likely come up frequently during […]
In Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, an explosion from a crude oil tapping point has killed numerous people, including women. In the early hours of Friday, the incident took place in the community of Rumuekpe in the state’s Emohua Local Government Area. Grace Iringe-Koko, the state’s police spokesperson, confirmed the incident. Read Also: Police arrest man over […]
In connection with the deaths of two people in Ubimini Community over the weekend, police detectives assigned to the Egbeda Police Division in Rivers State’s Emohua Local Government Area have detained James, a purported repentant cultist. James, also known as “Cross and Die,” is accused of orchestrating the crisis that broke out in the Ubimini […]
LAGOS— LEADERS OF Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Lagos State yesterday endorsed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term, stating that he has performed well over the previous four years. All Christians were urged to support Sanwo-Olu on March 11 by the fellowship’s leaders, who spoke after a gathering in Ikeja. The Chairman, Secretary, […]
Sunday Dare, the minister of sports, has praised Nigeria’s U-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, for earning a spot in the FIFA U20 World Cup later this year and making it to the CAF U20 AFCON in Egypt’s semi-finals. The Flying Eagles defeated Uganda on Thursday by a score of 1-0, securing their place in […]
In the communities of Muregi and Ketso in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria, the Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Development Commission (HYPADEC) plans to build a 160 unit housing resettlement scheme. According to the report, the Housing Resettlement Scheme will include all six HYPPADEC states and be paid for by the commission. Floods and other natural disasters […]
The South-South coordinator of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard (BATV) and chairman of the National Protocol Committee of Tinubu Independent Campaign Council in Rivers State (ICC), Chief Tony Okocha, revealed that Governor Nyesom Wike played a crucial role in Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s victory in Rivers State while everyone was still in the euphoria of the election […]
Prior to the March 11, 2023 elections for governor and state houses of assembly, the Senate yesterday requested that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, strictly abide by the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Electoral Act 2022 in conducting the election.