By Ken Chiwendu Labour party Presidential Candidate of the February 25th General election , Peter Obi said the recent judgement by a Federal High Court in Abuja ordering withholding Federal allocations accruing to Rivers State should not be allowed to stand. Taking to his verified X handle on Friday, November […]
BREAKING:CONDUCT BY-ELECTION FOR VACANT RIVERS ASSEMBLY SEATS, OKO-JUMBO TELLS INEC.
Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the requisite bye-election to fill the 27 vacant seats of defected members in the State House of Assembly. The Speaker said the renewed call became pertinent since […]
IGP PRESENTS STRATEGIC PLANS TOWARDS EFFECTIVE POLICING IN WEST AFRICAN SUB REGION
Visits AFRIPOL Headquarters. In furtherance to his earlier presentation at the ongoing AFRIPOL Steering Committee Meeting in Algeria, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D.,NPM, on Wednesday 30th October, 2024, presented the action plans of strategic policies concepts in Nigeria and the West African subregion in general to […]
Nigerian Judge Allegedly Disappeared After Minors Arraigned For #EndBadGovernance Protest Fainted In Court, Returns,Slams N10m Bail on Each Protester .
Trial Judge,Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Friday granted bail to 125 Alleged protesters of #EndBadGovernance in Kano state. The judge was said to have fled the court after the teen protesters fainted. He reportedly returned and invited some health officials to attend to the protesters and granted them bail with the […]
PROPOSED TAX REFORM BILLS SHOULD GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS; INPUTS CAN BE MADE AT PUBLIC HEARINGS- Presidency.
By Ken Chiwendu Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media Information and Strategy,Bayo Onanuga said “President Bola Tinubu has received the National Economic Council’s recommendation that the tax reform bills already sent to the National Assembly be withdrawn for further consultation. Onanuga made this known in a statement on […]
RSIPA SEEKS STAKEHOLDERS’ BUY-IN ON ONE-STOP-SHOP PLATFORM FOR INVESTMENTS IN RIVERS.
Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency (RSIPA) has said that it is working collaboratively with the government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to promote the ease of doing business and improve the operating environment for investors in the State. The agency also said that an integrated one-stop-shop platform that will enable […]
10 bodies Recovered in Ibadan Building Collapse,7 injured.
By Ken Chiwendu No fewer than 10 persons lost their lives in in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning.. Seven persons were injured ,a statement from the Oyo State Fire Service revealed in a statement.The Agency disclosed that the incident happened at 2 am […]
Kidnappers Set Free Medical Doctor, Nephew After 10 months in Captivity.
By Ijeoma Wilfred Abducted female resident medical doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State, Ganiyat Popoola, has regained her freedom after 20 months in captivity. Popoola, a Registrar in the Department of Opthalmology at the National Eye Centre, was abducted by bandits alongside her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who […]
Frequent Grid Collapse: State Governments Should Provide Alternative Electricity Sources – FG .
By Ken Chiwendu The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is considering alternative electricity sources as panacea for the frequent Grid collapse. The National Grid is Nigeria’s Electricity System having 32 substations and connected to other neighbouring countries. A report by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS […]
PROPOSED TAX REFORM BILLS NOT AGAINST THE NORTH; THEY WILL BENEFIT ALL STATES- PRESIDENCY.
By Ken Chiwendu The Tinubu’s administration says the proposed Tax Laws will not in any way increase the number of taxes in operation but to simplify existing tax frameworks. Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement on Thursday. He said the proposal for the reforms which is […]