The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has successfully elected a new 39-member State Executive Committee with a former Commissioner for Housing in the state, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike as the new Chairman. The winners were announced by the six-man PDP Enugu State Congress Electoral Committee led by Toni Iyoha. Others elected during the … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday, 30 August, returned the seized passport of multiple-award winning investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, blaming his arrest on “possible mistaken identity.” Inibehe Effiong, human rights activist and public interest lawyer, accompanied Mr Soyinka on a visit to the SSS office in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday to retrieve … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, on his inauguration as the 32nd President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, describing him as a round peg in a round hole. Mbah, who is also a senior lawyer, charged Mazi Osigwe to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to … [Read more…]
Isaac Tamunoibifiri Bristol-Alagbariya, reportedly linked to the popular whistleblower X handle PIDOM NIGERIA, is facing severe health issues in custody due to the Nigerian Police Force’s refusal to provide medical attention. He continues to be held at the Force headquarters despite his worsening condition. He was arrested on August 5, 2024, for alleged cyber offences. … [Read more…]
A civil society organisation, The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT), has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s government’s glaring assault on press freedom and freedom of expression. The Tinubu government has shown intolerance for dissenting voices as it clamps down on journalists, social critics and whistleblowers while shielding corrupt persons. Recently, Isaac Bristol, the person whom … [Read more…]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has granted a one-month grace period for traders and market stakeholders to lower prices on goods. The decision, announced by the newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Tunji Bello came during a stakeholder engagement on exploitative pricing held in Abuja on Thursday. Bello stated that enforcement actions against … [Read more…]
On Thursday, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, asserted that the offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the Secretary to State Governments (SSG) are not established by law. During the inaugural meeting of the Forum of the SGF and SSGs, Anyim, who also … [Read more…]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has averred that the Nigerian Army(NA) has recently acquired combat enablers to enhance troops’ effectiveness in the conduct of ongoing operations across the country. He made made the assertion on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, at the Chief Opening Ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff … [Read more…]
Alake Latoyosi, a 54-year-old woman, recently gave birth to eleven (11) babies in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The births occurred in two separate batches: the first set of six babies was delivered on August 7, followed by a second set of five babies on August 14. Her husband, 56-year-old Yahaya Nafiu, is now seeking assistance to … [Read more…]
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said on Thursday that it would invoke the no-work-no-pay rule against members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) who are on strike over the abduction of one of their colleagues in Kaduna since December 2023. The ministry said this in a statement by its Assistant Director … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a four-man syndicate of alleged fraudsters impersonating and blackmailing the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede in a $1million deal. According to a statement on the Commission’s X handle, the suspects, Ojobo Joshua, Aliyu Hashim, Thomas Oduh and Paul Ogiji were arrested … [Read more…]
In furtherance of his campaign promise to construct 10,000 roads in eight years, governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commissioned a mega asphalt production plant built by his administration. Inaugurating the plant in Enugu on Thursday, Governor Mbah also explained that the state would in addition produce the inputs for asphalt production, noting … [Read more…]