The Presidency on Monday unveiled its Citizens’ Delivery Tracker to provide a “strong feedback loop between citizens and government” on the eight priority areas of the Bola Tinubu administration. The President’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, disclosed this at the Go-Live event of the CDT holding in Abuja on Monday. “The platform … [Read more…]
Philip Shaibu has said that his impeachment as the Edo State deputy governor is illegal and a threat to the nation’s democracy. In a reaction via a video shared on his X account, Shaibu denounced the impeachment. He said in part, “It is with heavy heart yet a resolute spirit that I come before you … [Read more…]
Governor Godwin of Edo State has picked 37-year-old Omobayo Godwin as his deputy, hours after the impeachment of Philip Shaibu. Omobayo’s inauguration is also set to take place on Monday at the Edo State Government House in Benin City. Already, friends and well-wishers have gathered at the inauguration venue for the swearing-in ceremony. Born July … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima, have both arrived Lagos and Borno respectively to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which signifies the end of Ramadan. President Tinubu on board the Nigerian Air Force presidential plane 5NFGW, landed at 4:30 pm local time at the Presidential wing of the Muritala Mohammed Airport in Ikeja, and … [Read more…]
The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor Philip Shaibu. He was impeached during the house’s plenary session on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Shaibu’s impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man committee set up by the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa … [Read more…]
The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is to be remanded till the next adjourned date, Thursday, April 11 when the court will give its ruling … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9th and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 as holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Sunday signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. The minister congratulated all Muslim faithful … [Read more…]
PRESS RELEASE 1. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has commended the leaders of South East for their concerted efforts in harnessing their collective experience, knowledge and relationships to advance developmental ideals, peace building and robust democratic governance in South East. The President made this … [Read more…]
Enugu Police Command Operatives serving in Awkunanaw Police Division, on April 1, 2024, at about 5:30 p.m., arrested one Musa Abdullahi ‘m’, aged 22, in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State, and recovered a Logistics Company’s Daylong Motorcycle, which he fraudulently stole from its rider (names withheld) at One-Day, Agbani Road, Enugu, at about … [Read more…]
By Prince Ejeh Josh Even though we are still quietly mourning and missing our beloved mother, Late Mrs Ezinne Margaret Nwomeh, the beautiful and virtuous woman who gave birth to Mr. Dan Nwomeh and the other Nwomeh’s of great family who slept in the Lord on February 25, 2024, at the age of 77, with … [Read more…]
Even if your heart is made of stone, you will weep at the sight and circumstances of the famished innocent babies, children, women, and men of the Okuama community, at their sanctuary in a forest in a part of the state. The villagers displaced from their homeland because of the March 14 brutal massacre of … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) ₦200m for violating a new tariff order. “The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) has taken enforcement action against the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (“AEDC”) for non-compliance with the Supplementary Order to the April 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order 2024 for AEDC (the … [Read more…]