By Barth Ikiebe Islamic Corporation has thrown its weight behind Nigeria’s infrastructure agenda as part of efforts to deepen financial collaboration and accelerate delivery of priority infrastructure across the country. To this end, the Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, received a high-level delegation from the […]
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One-Party Nigeria? Perish the thought!
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (Texts only) A couple of weeks ago speaking to the media after he emerged from a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to brief him on the planned defection of the three People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senators from Kebbi state to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC), the […]
One injured As Explosion Hit Abuja Bypass.
By Ken Chiwendu The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja said an explosion which occurred on Monday afternoon along Mararaba-Nyanya bypass in Abuja has injured one person. A statement issued by the spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said the explosion happened at […]
GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA SACKS STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE BARR AKAOLISA.
Imo State Governor ,Senator Hope Uzodimma has approved the immediate removal of the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr C .O. C Akaolisa. According to a statement by Declan Emelumba ,Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation, and Strategy, the exercise is with immediate effect and that the erstwhile commissioner […]
National Assembly Withdraws Bill on Compulsory Voting.
By Barth Ikiebe The House of Representatives has withdrawn a bill that sought to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The move follows heavy criticism from the public and concerns raised by civil society groups, legal experts, and ordinary citizens. The bill, which was backed by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen […]
FCTA Seals PDP Headquarters, FIRS Office, Total Station, Access Bank Over Ground Rent.
By Barth Ikiebe The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Wuse Zone 5 office of the PDP National Headquarters, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the non-payment of ground rent for 25 years. Also sealed were a branch of Access Bank and a Total filling station, both […]
Beware of Scammers: Confiscated 753 – Unit Housing Estate Not on Sale Yet- FG
By editor The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development says it is yet to commence a sale process on the confiscated 753 unit of Housing Estate linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN,Mr Godwin Emefiele. The Director,Press and Public Relations,Badamasi Haiba made this known in […]
Catholic Priest in Critical Condition After Attack By Suspected Herdsmen in Benue.
By John Obi Gunmen suspected to be” terrorist herdsmen” on Saturday evening shot a Catholic priest along the volatile Makurdi-Naka road in Benue State. The priest, Rev Fr. Solomom Atongo reportedly serves as the priest in charge of St. John’s Quasi Parish, Jimba. He was rushed to the hospital in […]
NDLEA Intercepts Skunk Concealed In Plantain Chips Pack At Lagos Airport.
By Ken Chiwendu Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a cunning drug smuggling attempt at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, involving narcotics concealed in packs labeled as plantain chips. A statement issued by Spokesman,Femi Babafemi, said:the discovery was made during a routine cargo inspection […]
Maintaincxe:NNPC Ltd Announces Shutdown of PHRC.
By Ijeoma Wilfred The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has shut down the Port Harcourt Refinery to enable it to undergo a planned maintenance.scheduled to commence May 24,2025. In a statement signed by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, the company said the NNPC is working closely with all relevant […]