The Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday, said it did not invade the office of the Central Bank of Nigeria. A photo combination of CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele and DSS operatives. In a statement, DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, also said the secret police did not arrest the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Dismissing media reports … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has dragged a lawyer and the embattled deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, George Ogara, before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for alleged gross violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal … [Read more…]
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government for labelling his group as a terrorist organisation. In the suit marked E/20/2023, and filed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader is seeking an order that self-determination is not a crime and … [Read more…]
Hoodlums have burnt down the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Enugu South Local Government Area, LGA, Enugu State. Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday night when the arsonists stormed the INEC office situated at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu South LGA. The gunmen also shot and killed one of the security men … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah has promised to arrest brain and muscle drains among the youths in the state, attract huge foreign direct and domestic investments and discourage multiple taxation in the state through his sweeping, innovative economic policies if elected in the forthcoming elections. … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr, the Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has vowed to stem the tide of migration of youths from the state to other climes as governor by creating the enabling environment for investors to create jobs. Nweke who spoke at a town hall meeting on Saturday, explained that … [Read more…]
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, said two victims of the Igueben train station kidnapping incident are still in captivity. He said this yesterday, when he paid a visit to 12 of the abductees who were rescued. Addressing newsmen in Benin, shortly after visiting the rescued victims at the Police Cottage Hospital, where they … [Read more…]
Nigerians will from today receive a new electronic card for local transactions that will be charged in Nigeria. The procurement cost and operational charges are still unknown. A card payment scheme is simply a payment that processes payments using debit and credit cards. On a global scale, Visa and Mastercard are two of the largest … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Yesterday, Sunday, January 15, 2023, the news of the death of Femi Ogunrombi, a stand-in for the character, Papa Ajasco, in the popular TV series, Papa Ajasco and Company, was announced and published by major national and local online news outfits. Pacesetter also reported the news. However, some readers who drew their … [Read more…]
The effective monitoring of the general election commencing on February 25, 2023, is being threatened by the imminent retirement of over 300 senior police officers. The president and national assembly elections are slated for February 25, while governorship and state assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is … [Read more…]
…Trial Begins January 31 The daughter of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Sonia, has pleaded not guilty to the organ harvesting charges levelled against her in the United Kingdom. She also denied trafficking a young man, David Nwamini, into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney. Sonia, 25, is charged alongside her … [Read more…]
Popular Nigerian comic actor, Femi Ogunrombi famed for his role as Papa Ajasco is dead. The thespian was famed for playing the lead role in the sitcom, Papa Ajasco. His death was announced by an industry insider and lecturer, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He tweeted, “I have just been reliably informed … [Read more…]