By Our Correspondent Members of the 10th House of Representatives have elected Hon. Tajudeen Abass as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was elected unopposed few hours ago. The former Chairman, House Committee on Transport is a 4th term member of the Green Chamber. Rt. Hon. Abass, who […]
Month: June 2023
Breaking: Godswiill Akpabio elected Senate President.
Senator Godswiill Akpabio has been elected the President of the 10th Senate. Akpabio a former Minister of Niger Delta and ex-governor of Akwa Ibom State, polled 63 votes while his rival, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State polled 46 votes in a keenly contested election Before the […]
Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Kaduna.
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan,in Kaduna state has announced the abduction of Reverend father, Jeremiah Yakubu the parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku in Kauru Local Government Area of the state. The Chancellor of the Diocese, Reverend Father Emmanuel Okolo announced in a statement that Father Yakubu was […]
Nigeria’s Democracy Day 2023 : Tinubu Promises Better Deal With Nigerians.
By Goodluck Ikiebe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reminded Nigerians of the sacrifices made to attain democracy, saying everything must be done to defend it. In a 25-paragraph Democracy Day broadcast, aired on Television and Radio stations, Tinubu said the sacrifices made by the winner of the June 12, 1993 […]
HND/BSC Dichotomy: Concerned Civil Defence Officers Writes Tinubu, Others.
By Goodluck Ikiebe Following the disparity between Higher National Diploma (HND) and University Degree holders, some concerned men and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have called on the federal government to wade into the issue. The group, who was lamenting the ill-treatment and lack of career […]
FCT Police Arrest Wanted Bandits, Informant, 11 Others For Armed Robbery.
By Goodluck Ikiebe Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorizing the FCT and its environs.A statement by the spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, says the suspect, one Mohammed Hamza, a.k.a Auta ‘m’ 25yrs old, […]
Gov. Fubara Revokes Contract for Rivers Unity Road project ,orders re-award.
Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara has ordered the revocation of the Andoni section of Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo-Nkoro Unity Road project, due to slow pace of work. Fubara , while inspecting the project on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction with the effort of the contractor saying it was regrettable that the contractor could only achieve […]
Emefiele reportedly arrested while trying to flee the country
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,Godwin Emefiele was arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services along a border town in Lagos late Friday night.Although the secret police initially denied the arrest,it has confirmed that Emefiele is iin its custody. A […]
Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation Confers Award On Former Sports Minister.
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF) has conferred an Honourary MMA Black Belt Award on the former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, in recognition of his achievements and immense contribution to the growth and development of MMA and other sports in Nigeria. […]
Breaking: Emefiele arrested for alleged terrorism financing, money laundering.
Barely 4 hours after Godwin Emefiele, the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was suspended from office, the Department of State Services, DSS has arrested and is said to be cooling off in their custody for crimes bordering on terrorism and money laundering. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had ordered […]