By Goodluck Ikiebe The National Media Complaints Commission, NMCC, otherwise known as the Ombudsman, has received a formal complaint from the Federal Government against the Daily Trust newspaper, which it alleged published an article on July 4, 2024 “containing false and misleading information that severely threatens national security”. It said […]
Month: July 2024
VENTURE INTO AGRIC TO FEED RIVERS, GOV FUBARA TELLS WOMEN.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has tasked Rivers people, especially women, to venture into agriculture in order to mitigate the impact of high cost of living and feed the State. This is as he has maintained that agriculture will be accorded top priority in 2025 budget to achieve the […]
Parcels Of Cocaine Concealed in Shoes, Tramadol Pills in Custard Containers Seized – NDLEA.
By Ken Chiwendu Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered parcels of cocaine hidden in the soles of shoes bound for Europe, the NDLEA said on Sunday. Its Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, shared videos of the seized contraband on X on Sunday, saying tramadol pills were found […]
Court Orders Former Minister To Disclose FG Agreement With X.
By Ken Chiwendu The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered former Minister of Information and Communications,Lai Mohammed to disclose the details of the agreement reached between the Federal Government under Buhari and X, formerly Twitter. The judgement by Justice Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba considered a landmark verdict, was delivered in […]
WE’LL SUPPORT IMAM SERVICES TO IMPROVE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN’S HEALTH – GOV FUBARA.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritize healthcare services in the state, especially primary healthcare. This, he noted, is geared towards ensuring that Rivers people get the best of healthcare services they deserve to improve their quality of life, particularly in addressing the impact […]
PDP NWC: We Did Not File APPEAL Challenging Rivers High Court Order Restraining CJ,Clerk of Assembly.
By Ken Chiwendu The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP says it neither filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal,Port Harcourt Division reportedly listing it as Appellant nor authorized anyone to file same on its behalf to challenge the order of the Rivers High Court restraining […]
Tinubu Appoints New Director General of ICRC
By Daniel Peters President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jobson Ewalefoh as the new Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, subject to his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Ewalefoh succeeds Mr. Michael Ohiani who became substantive DG in July 2022. Special Adviser to the President on […]
Tinubu Appoints New PenCom DG.
By Ken Chiwendu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ms Omolola Bridget Oloworaran as the new Director – General of the National Pension Commission. PenCom. Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale made this known in a statement on Saturday. Ajuri said Oluworaran is a finance and banking expert with many years of […]
Abducted Journalists in Kaduna Regain Freedom Along With Their Families.
By Goodluck Ikiebe Two Journalists based in Kaduna, North Western Nigeria that were abducted from their homes last week, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of The Nation Newspapers and Abduraheem Aodu of the Blueprint Newspapers as well as members of their families have regained freedom. This was revealed in a statement by the […]
Fire Guts Kano Emir’s Palace.
By John Obi Suspected arsonists have destroyed a palace at the Gidan Rumfa where the 16th Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi sits. Current lMatters learnt that the incident happened on Saturday morning. It was further gathered from local sources that the door to the main entrance suggested that it was […]