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.. The Pro- Siminalayi Fubara Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, has made a passionate appeal to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections to fill the 27 vacant seats in the State House of Assembly. The call comes after the speaker claimed that a significant legal hurdle…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed deep disappointment over the recent defection of Hon. Sulaiman Abubakar Gummi from the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The party said that the decision was not only a betrayal of the PDP, but also a betrayal of the trust placed in him by the people of…

.. Some senators have backed the initiative to distribute 10 billion copies of ‘Rhapsody of Realities’ to stimulate attitudinal change for growth and national development. The senators gave their commitment at the inauguration of the initiative: tagged ‘Reachout World Day with Rhapsody of Realities, at the National Assembly Complex on Thursday. The News Agency…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Godwin Emefiele, to forfeit to the Federal Government, a cash sum of $2.045 million, eight choice properties in Lagos and Delta, as well as two share certificates of a firm. Justice Deinde Dipeolu ordered the permanent forfeiture of…

.. The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has started surveillance visits to cold rooms and pharmaceutical stores across Kaduna state. The agency’s Chief Regulatory Officer, North-West zone, Mrs. Falinyi Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Benjamin said that the visit was to…

Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense in Makurdi, the state capital. The suspects were arrested in a sting operation by the Cybercrime and Narcotics Department of the state Command as part of continuous efforts to sanitize the state against activities of…

.. The body of the former president of the Senate, Dr Joseph Wayas, who died on Nov. 30, 2021, would be committed to Mother Earth on Nov. 30, three years after his demise. This was disclosed at a news conference by Dr Dorn-Cklaimz Enamhe, Secretary, Central Planning Committee for the burial of late Wayas…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo State, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is plotting to use operatives of the Amotekun Corps for the November 16 governorship election in the state. The opposition party while raising the alarm, stated that the development called for concern following the appointment of the Commander…

.. The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company Ltd are selling Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to oil marketers at 1,014.75 per litre; NewsNGR can authoritatively report. Documents seen by NewsNGR revealed that the N1,014 75 per litre price sold by Dangote to oil marketers is broken down into two major cost components. Based…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the House of Representatives did not ask him to revoke the airstrip license for Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church or those of other private individuals. Keyamo said this in a statement via his official X handle on Friday. There were reports that the House of…

.. Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says is partnering with the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) to improve healthcare delivery in the country. The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, stated this while reading the communiqué issued after the forum’s meeting on Thursday in Abuja. Uzodimma said that the forum received a presentation from AMCE…

At least 10 persons lost their lives, while seven others were rescued in a building collapse in Jegede Olorunsogo, within the Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The incident was said to have occurred at 2 am on Thursday. While confirming the incident, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services,…

.. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that the House of Representatives has not directed the revocation of the airstrip licence granted to Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church. Keyamo also clarified the process of obtaining airstrip licence saying that the airstrips are handed to the…

The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has urged Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ignore calls for the redeployment of Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola. The Ondo State Chairman of IPAC, Mr Olaoluwa Adesanya made the call on Wednesday during a news conference in Akure. Adesanya stated that the REC was a…

.. The presidency has responded to concerns raised by the Northern Governors’ Forum regarding the proposed tax reform bills before the National Assembly. They are the Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill (NTAB), Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on…

Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association, AHPA, have suspended their seven-day warning strike effective from midnight October 31 in the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, and in general public interest. The National Chairman of JOHESU, Mr Kabiru Minjibir, said this…

Map showing Rivers state .. The Rivers State Government has launched an investigation into the cause of a collapsed 3-storey building under construction at the Iriebe axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development Rt. Hon. Evans Bipi disclosed this during an inspection of the site of the…

The Edo State Special Taskforce on Anti-Cultism on Wednesday said some suspects have been arrested in the renewed violent clash between members of the Eiye and Vikings confraternities in the state. DAILY POST reports that the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare disclosed this on Wednesday at a press conference in Benin City.…

.. The family of twenty -seven Onyekachi Ugiri,from Anambra state who died 31st October 2023 after he was caught by a stray bullet allegedly fired by the Police during a protest against the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara says they are yet to see the corpse of their son one year after the incident.The…

Seventeen days to the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, the Deputy governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Susan Gbemisola Alabi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Alabi defected to the ruling party in Akoko North West Local Government of the state during the campaign tour of APC to…