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A young lawyer, Mike Ofikwu, in Otukpo town of Benue state, has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen. A source claimed he was shot dead on Wednesday night near his residence on Otukpa Street in Otukpo. The source said, “two gunmen attacked him while he was attempting to enter his house and shot him multiple…

Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator has been arrested in Finland over alleged involvement in terror-related activities. According to BBC Pidgin, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. Also, according to…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, has identified President Bola Tinubu as the major cause of the party’s problem. Sowunmi said Tinubu has no business appointing Nyesom Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, without consulting with the elders of PDP. Featuring on Channels…

Abia State Police Command has confirmed the death of one of its officers, ASP Edet Udoulo in the ambush which was mounted by hoodlums against a police patrol team in the Ohafia axis on Wednesday. This is even as the Command has disclosed that the Commissioner of Police Abia State, CP Danladi Isa, personally led…

Pensioners in Abia State under the aegis of Abia Pensioners Forum have ended a three-day praying and fasting to seek the face of God over their entitlement which were allegedly not paid by the state government. The Pensioners, who held their praying and fasting in Umuahia this week, said that they interceded for the payment…

The House of Representatives has asked Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to undergo a N500 billion recapitalisation exercise to strengthen their financial position to discharge their responsibility to consumers. The development followed the adoption of a motion on the “Need to Address the Activities of Distribution Companies in Nigeria.” The motion was sponsored by Hon. Ayokunle…

The death toll has risen to 209 lives lost to the Majia town tanker explosion that happened in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Chairman of the investigative committee, DIG Hafiz M. Inuwa (retd), disclosed these findings during the formal presentation of the committee’s report to Governor Umar Namadi. He said the tragedy, which…

Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, says it has stricken-off the names of the companies that have failed or refused to update the annual returns. It announced that the detailed list is posted on the Commission’s website. The commission said on Wednesday that the companies stricken-off the register were deemed to have been dissolved from the date…

The Bauchi State Government has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants, effective November 2024. This is as the state government also proposed a N500 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year to boost development across the state. The State Head of Civil Service, Yahuza Adamu Ningi, made the announcement during a…

For disregarding the directives from the Ministry of Education and contributing to the lingering crises at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the removal of Ohieku Muhammed Salami as the Pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council of the university, located in Otukpo, Benue State. According to…

Elder statesman and legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola has declared that Nigerians must fear and respect the Police the way they regard the military, in order to guarantee order and security in the country. Alternatively, he said Nigeria’s laws should be amended so that the military would be saddled with the enforcement of law and…

A yet to be identified officer was reportedly killed when unknown gunmen attacked a Police checkpoint in the Ohafia area of Abia State on Wednesday. It was also gathered that another police officer was injured in the attack. The Abia State Police Command is yet to comment on the incident, which reportedly occurred at Ugwu…

The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has scheduled January 21, 2025, to rule on a suit filed by Labour Party candidates and pro-Fubara lawmakers against the Rivers State House of Assembly and 27 lawmakers led by Martin Amaewhule. The pro-Fubara lawmakers are Victor Oko-Jumbo, Sokari Goodboy, and Adolphus Timothy. The plaintiffs are challenging the…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the institution’s new Vice Chancellor. Tinubu also approved the removal of Mrs Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, Nnamdi Azikiwe University registrar. The Council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe,…

.. As the nation grapples with the realities of macroeconomic reforms being implemented by the Federal Government, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has emphasised the need for the country to focus on boosting the non-oil alternatives that will aid full diversification of the national economy. The governor said decades of dependence on importation of…

Anambra State Government has vowed to institute an attempted murder case against one Nnamdi Nnebe from Awka, who allegedly attempted to stab his elder brother’s wife, Mrs Njideka Nnebe, to death. The State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Mrs Ify Obinabo, made this known on Tuesday in Awka after visiting the victim…

.. Cutix Plc has cancelled its Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) earlier scheduled for Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in Anambra State. The cancellation of the special shareholders’ gathering was due to the resignation of Dr. Chidozie Nsoedo as a member of the company’s board. Cutix, which is in the business of electronic cable production, had…

Imo citizens have expressed mixed reactions to the vote of confidence passed on Governor Hope Uzodinma by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, November 19, in recognition of what they described as his solid and outstanding achievements. Some residents have criticized the move, arguing that it was unnecessary and questioning the legislators’ role as…

.. A Senator who represented Rivers East Constituency in the 4th Republic, John Azuta Mbata has asked the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to banish the thought of controlling proceedings in Rivers State from Abuja. The Elder Statesman asked Wike to rather focus on delivering on the task given to him by President…

Protest is currently rocking Osogbo by members of the Osun State Transport Management System, DAILY POST reports. The action is against the shooting of Wakeel Nurudeen Alowonle, the Chairman of Osun State Transport Management System on Monday night by operatives of the Osun State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad. The expressway at Aregbe Park has been…