Bandits on Wednesday, killed a Divisional Police Officer , A. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama area of Jibia town. The bandits reportedly in their numbers carrying arms laid siege to the community in the early hours of the morning with a […]
Month: February 2022
Senator Sekibo Hails Senate, Rivers Governor Over Passage of Bill Seeking Amendment to Legal Education Act
… By Goodluck Ikiebe Rivers State National Assembly caucus leader, Senator George Sekibo, has hailed his colleagues at the Senate and Governor Nyesom Wike for supporting the passage of a Bill seeking the establishment of Law Campus in Port Harcourt and other law school campuses in the six geo-political zones […]
PCC Nigeria set to investigate breaches in Judiciary.
The Public Complaints Commission ( PCC )says it is poised to investigate administrative infractions of courts in line with the Act of the commission. The Federal Commissioner for Public Complaints Commission in Rivers State, Dr Alpheaus Paul-Worika who stated this during a visit to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, […]
Opinion ; 2023: Bola Tinubu and the Cost of Political Miscalculation
The godfather of Lagos politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in 2015 led the South-West into an alliance with the North to birth the All Progressive Congress, (APC). His decision, evidently, was informed by the expectation that the two geopolitical regions will share power, invariably to the exclusion of the Eastern […]
Opinion ; Task Before Electorates and Umpire as Nigeria Prepares for 2023 General Election
By Bello Shehu Shunibelloshuni79@gmail.com The political arena in Nigeria is gradually becoming interesting and noisome as preparation for the 2023 general election is in top gear. It has become imperative to advice the electorates not to allow the politicians to pump their heads like a hot air balloon with empty […]
Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos suspends Priest for banning Igbo songs in church
The Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa Gberigbe in Ikorodu, Lagos, Rev. Fr. James Anelu, has been “suspended” for banning Igbo songs and choruses in his parish. The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Martins, in a “disclaimer”, directed the priest to proceed on “an indefinite leave of absence”. […]
Nigeria’s Sports Ministry Concludes Plans to Hold First Narional Para-Sports in April, 2022
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has said that arrangements have been concluded for the successful hosting of the Maiden edition of the National Para-Sports Festival in Abuja from April 9-15, 2022. Mr Dare, who disclosed this in Abuja, stated that the […]
Major Shake Up in Nigeria’s Custom Service
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.), has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various Units, Departments and Commands across the country. In a statement on the postings in Abuja, Ali charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them […]
Delta Guber 2023: Coalition Groups Kick Against Disqualification of Aguariavwodo
By Blessing Ogah. The Urhobo Elite Forum (UEF) in Delta State has expressed disappointment over the disqualification of a leading PDP aspirant for the 2023 Governorship election, Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo by the DC-23 – a Delta Central 2023 lobby group, with a self acclaimed mandate to work for the actualization […]
JUST IN: NFF Retains Eguavoen as Interim Technical Adviser, appoints Amuneke as Chief Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reconstituted the technical crew of the Super Eagles with Augustine Equavoen as Interim Technical Adviser. This is contained in a statement on Monday issued by the NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi Other members of the team are Emmanuel Amuneke as Chief Coach and Equavoen’s […]