The Nigerian Army says its ongoing operation in Oyigbo is not targeted at innocent persons but criminals who killed innocent citizens including six soldiers and carted away their weapons. This was made known by the Public Relations Officer of 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major Charles Ekeocha while speaking […]
Year: 2020
As Police count losses to #EndSARS carnage,IGP Adamu begins inspection of Commands
The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu begins a tour of various police commands especially the ones affected by the #EndSARS protest to ascertain the level of vandalism The IGP is expected to encourage the officers and men of the Command whose commitment to protect lives might have been dampened […]
Food scarcity hits Rivers as suppliers threaten to withdraw services over IPOB attacks
Residents in Rivers groan as food scarcity hit the state and prices of foodstuff go up following attacks on muslim northerners by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB in the region. The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike had reinforced the federal government ban on IPOB.The governor […]
Trump’s personal interest responsible for rejection of Okonjo-Iweala
United States on Wednesday, rejected Nigeria’s candidate to headship of the World Trade Organisation WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, despite support of her candidacy by allies of the North American country. The WTO and 104 countries had waited for the United States to endorse the proposal of Okonjo-Iweala to emerge as the […]
Varsity students in Public institutions to stay home longer as FG, ASUU’s meeting ends without progress
The Federal Minister of Labour and Employment and the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU ,met on Wednesday, to further discussions on payment platform for the Academic Staff of Universities, It was gathered that the meeting ended without both parties agreeing to end months of industrial action embarked by the […]
Minister incurs wrath of Senate for siting 20 power projects in his LGA
Attempt by the Federal Ministry of Power to have an easy ride in defence of its 2021 budget on Thursday suffered a setback as Senate Committee on Power faulted alleged siting of 20 power projects in the Local Government Area of the Minister of Power ,Mamman Sale by the Rural […]
Okonjo-Iweala yet to secure required consensus for DG WTO as US says no to her candidacy
United States of America on has rejected the proposal to endorse Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General,World Trade Organisation WTO. Earlier on Wednesday,her emergence had made the rounds as most member states excluding the United States, who had not hidden its disapproval for the Nigerian endorsed her candidacy. For her to […]
Police re-arrest Benin jailbreakers, one caught while trying to kill prosecution witness, others for armed robbery
The Edo State Police Command has re-arrested ten inmates of the Benin Medium Correctional Center and Oko Medium Correctional Center Benin who broke jail two weeks ago Six of the inmates were re-arrested for alleged armed robbery while one was arrested when he tried to kill the prosecution witness in […]
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala emerges DG WTO
. Nigeria’s former Finance Minister,Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation( WTO.) She defeated her challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee by a wide margin. Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence makes her the first African and first female to heade the coveted trade organisation. A reputed economist who […]
Looting: ICPC to investigate sources of looted covid palliatives
The Independent Corrupt practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will investigate the sources of goods looted from palliatives warehouses,, the National Emergency Management Agency,(NEMA) and private houses to find out if the items looted were personally acquired,government procured,CACOVID donated or empowerrment materials of the Federal Government. The […]