The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) has made his first appointment since his appointment by President Bola Tinubu after the declaration of emergency rule in the state. Ibas, in a statement on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, announced the appointment of Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika as the new Secretary to the … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has promised to pay the backlog of the N77,000 monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, months after the increase was announced. The new allowance, which was raised from N33,000 to N77,000 in September 2024, has not yet been implemented despite previous assurances. The increase in allowance has faced several … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from April 5 to April 10, 2025. JAMB announced this in a statement issued by its Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. The board explained that the adjustment aims to ensure that all necessary preparations are completed while incorporating … [Read more…]
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has hinted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will end the state of emergency in Rivers State as soon as stability is restored. An indication that that the suspension democratic governance may not last for the six months period announced depending how quickly normalcy is restored. In an … [Read more…]
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the promotion and conversion of 2,061 civil servants, who participated in the 2024 promotion and conversation exercises in the state. This was even as elated civil servants in the state expressed delight at the prioritisation of their welfare by the Mbah Administration through the prompt payments of … [Read more…]
The suspended Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has said she will neither apologise to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, nor the Senate for speaking her truth. According to her, the six-month suspension is a clear case of political victimisation. In a statement on Monday entitled, “Re: … [Read more…]
Seven out of the twelve escaped prison inmates of Koton Karfe Correctional Service in Kogi State have been rearrested. The Acting Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Sly Nwakuche disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday at the Koton Karfe Correctional Service in Kogi State. Nwakuche regretted that one of the officers of the correctional … [Read more…]
Twelve inmates escaped in an early morning jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Centre in Kotonkarfe, Kogi State, on Monday. Kogi State Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, described the incident as “unfortunate” and assured citizens that the government, working with security agencies, would take steps to prevent a recurrence. According to him, law enforcement agencies have re-arrested … [Read more…]
…Invested as President of Enugu Sports Club Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, says the state is ready to welcome Nigerians and athletes from across the nation to the 2026 National Sports Festival to be hosted by the state. Mbah said his administration was already working to upgrade sporting facilities in the state such as … [Read more…]
Renowned Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has disclosed why he has yet to give an assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. While appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday, Soyinka made it clear that he would only speak when he had something to say. The scholar urged members of the public to … [Read more…]
By Oseloka H. Obaze With the recent declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers States, Nigerians find themselves in the most discomfited circumstance. Their democracy is halting as its core tenets and pillars are continually eroded. The state of her democracy is now critical and tending discernibly towards being hopeless. What is true and real … [Read more…]
The Benue State Government has approved N149.5 billion for infrastructural development, including N73.9 billion for upgrading the Mbawuar-Bako-Negher Road with a spur to Mbaakon and N68.3 billion for the extension and dualisation of the Wurukum-Airforce Base Road. The Wurukum-Airforce Base Road project, which features the construction of a 5-span bridge at Mu, as well as … [Read more…]