Tag: national

.. 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…

.. The Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Thursday, disclosed the arrest of Mr. Onyekachi Success Nwabueze, a civil servant with the state government. According to Ekeoma, Mr. Nwabueze was taken into custody on Wednesday by the State Security Service on charges of fraud, impersonation, criminal conversion of…

The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, recounted on Thursday how land grabbers reallocated and resold his land at Iyekogba, a community in Oredo Local Government Area. DAILY POST reports that Governor Obaseki spoke at the commissioning of the Edo Built Environment Hub in Benin City. The hub houses the Ministry of Physical Planning,…

.. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved a new minimum wage of N72,000 for civil servants effective from November. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday. Musa said approving the new minimum wage was part of the Sani-led administration’s commitment…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a physically challenged man identified as Ojochogwu Baba for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Kogi State. Baba, a 49-year-old civil servant was arrested at Wada Estate, a suburb of the Lokoja metropolis in the state. The Kogi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed…

.. Akwa Ibom state has made a grand entry into the burgeoning property market in Lagos with the groundbreaking of an 18-storey property in the high-brow Victoria Island. The ceremony which was attended by dignitaries from both states marks the involvement of the Akwa Ibom State huge investment in the property market. In his…

The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has dragged the Ogun State Independent Election Commission (OGSIEC) to court over the required administrative charges imposed on all candidates in the November 16 local government election. DAILY POST reports that the Chairman of the Commission, Babatunde Osibodu had announced a N250,000 charge on each chairmanship candidate. Councillorship candidates were…

.. The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, reserved judgement in an appeal filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging its proscription as a terrorist organisation by the Federal Government. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Hamma Barka adjourned the matter for judgment, after listening to arguments…

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richards Mills, on Thursday, described former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo as a repository of knowledge. He added that the former leader’s Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, captured the real hope, which all Nigerians wanted to see in no distant future. Mills made these disclosures while reacting on his…

.. Democratic Party presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, has assured Americans of her commitment to reducing the cost of living in the country if elected in next week’s presidential election. The Vice President who disclosed this on Thursday during a rally in Wisconsin state, assured the electorates that she will create policies that will improve…

Fifty-five alleged fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Kwara State capital. They were arrested on Wednesday at different locations in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state, according to Dele Oyewole, the Head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency. The statement disclosed that…

.. The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has called for withdrawal of the tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. On October 3, President Tinubu transmitted the Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill (NTAB), Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue…

Comrade Usman Okai Austin, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal House of Representatives and national coordinator of the National Youths Frontier, has said Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is “overwhelmingly qualified” to pursue the Nigerian presidency. Okai said Makinde’s two-term leadership in Oyo State and his visible achievements and extensive…

.. The governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has debunked the report that he received N8bn from the Oyo state government as the settlement payment for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. Adeleke said it was the government of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola that received N3.5bn and spent almost N2bn from the fund…

The Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abubakar Audi, has deployed Francis Obinna Nnadi as the 20th commandant to Ebonyi State command. While assuming office, Nnadi, who succeeded Dr Willie Etim, vowed to fight crime and criminality in the state. He described his posting to the state as a new dawn,…

.. The President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (ACCI) Emeka Obegolu, on Thursday launched the inaugural Farm, Food, and Allied Technologies (FARMFATECH) Expo 2024. The expo is set to attract participants from 76 countries, featuring over 500 exhibitors with a targeted audience of 500,000. Agrotech or Agricultural technology is the application of…

Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of seven suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at the Kubwa axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, The anti-graft agency said the arrest of the suspects followed credible intelligence…

.. A 49-year-old man known as Mike Nnaji, a native of Amuri in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been killed by unknown gunmen in Ebonyi State. Nnaji was allegedly shot and set ablaze at Ngbo in Oha Ukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State Tuesday night, family sources told NewsNGR.…

Suleiman Abubakar Gummi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, has joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. Gummi was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He cited the unresolved internal crisis in the PDP as reason for his detection. Gummi’s letter of defection from the…