Tag: national

.. Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is set to bid the final farewell to his late wife, Mrs Patience Umo Eno on November 29 who died suddenly in September after a protracted illness. Eno, a son of a police officer who was elected last year during the general elections has been married…

The current Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has signified interest to run for a second term. To this end, Okonjo-Iweala emerged as the sole candidate of the WTO DG. The organisation formally began the process of appointing its next DG on October 8. WTO allowed members until November 8 to submit…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu .. President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Professor Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director-General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) for a second five-year term. Mustapha’s Press Secretary, Toyin Omozuwa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The reappointment was confirmed in a letter signed by the Secretary to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two men in Abuja over suspected cases of money laundering and internet-related crimes. This was disclosed in a post on the Comission’s official X handle. The suspects, identified as Joshua Ndu and Michael Uchenna, were arrested at Al-Gamji Estate in the Guzape axis of the FCT,…

.. The Akwa Ibom state health Insurance scheme has so far enrolled over 24,000 persons less than two months after it was launched to provide affordable healthcare services to all categories of people as part of the Arisecare programme of the state government. The establishment of the scheme is said to have been informed…

Eighteen political parties have signed a peace accord in Ondo State, pledging to promote a peaceful gubernatorial election and accept the results of the upcoming polls, provided they are deemed free and fair. This significant development aims to ensure a violence-free electoral process. General Abdulsalam Abubakar, the chairman of the National Peace Committee, urged candidates…

.. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has inaugurated a 9-member committee to review the Bilateral Investment Treaties(BITs) and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Act. The AGF said the move was part of efforts to advance law reforms, provide clarity…

Outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has lamented that he has not been invited to the inauguration of his successor, Monday Okpebholo. Obaseki said his government has not been consulted in the preparations for Okpebholo’s inauguration, scheduled for Tuesday. Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, won the September 21 governorship election in Edo…

File Photo: EFCC Operatives .. Two Chinese brothers named Wang Jiang and Wang Richard have been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Directorate for allegedly attempting to export certain solid minerals without the necessary authorization. They were arrested in response to information that the Commission received on…

About 30 persons were buried alive in in a collapsed mining pit in a border community between Adamawa and Taraba states. An update on the mining site accident obtained on Friday has it that the miners got shoved deep into the pit and were never seen again. The accident, which occurred at an illegal mining…

.. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has defended as legal the treason charge against minors arrested in connection with the 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protestes. Fagbemi stated this on Thursday during the commissioning of a new office complex built by an Abuja-based…

The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has heard the appeal brought by Hon. Moses Agaba against the decision of the High Court to set aside the interim order restraining Comrade Austin Agada as the Benue State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Hon.Agaba, in this appeal, is challenging the ruling of Justice M. A.…

.. The federal government should champion justice, equity and fairness across all ethnic groups in Nigeria as a way of immortalising the first civilian Governor of Abia State, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who was buried today. The former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye, gave the advice while reminiscing about…

Marking its first one year after inauguration, the governing board members of the prestigious ‘The Delborough Lagos’ have attributed the landmark successes recorded by the brand since inception to the quality of the selected governing board members. The highly profiled members who disclosed this in separate interviews with newsmen during its second board meeting in…

.. Leaders and coordinators of the Phase One ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have strongly condemned the recent attacks on Dr Dennis Otuaro, Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme(PAP).  The backlash came after a series of allegations were made against Otuaro on social media, including a viral video accusing him of leaking a confidential…

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Military, members of the State Community See Corps and vigilantes, have foiled simultaneous attacks in Jibia township. ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, Police Public Relations Officer, Katsina State Police Command, disclosed this in a statement. “At about 2115 hrs (9:15 pm), suspected armed bandits…

.. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 55 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. The approval was based on the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy. According to a statement signed by the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, the order was…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Kabiru Yahaya Classic has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Classic announced his defection on Thursday after meeting with the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani and the Chairman, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Political Organization, Alhaji Lawal M Liman, as…

.. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has sounded the alarm, calling for radical reforms and decisive climate action as the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) approaches. At a critical webinar titled “The Emission Gaps and the Road to COP 29,” environmental experts, activists, and public interest lawyers converged to discuss…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 general election in Ebonyi State, Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has said the late Dr Ogbonnaya Onu died when Nigeria needed him the most. In his tribute to the first executive Governor of the old Abia State, Odii described Onu as a great statesman…