British Government has raised the alarm that the rising conflicts could destabilise Nigeria’s democracy in the run-up to the 2023 elections. This is even as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) declared that the level of insecurity across the country is not only eroding citizens safety and peoples means of livelihood but also threatening … [Read more…]
AUTOEASE: Our Legacy Lives On Days after the assassination of her MD, Ifeanyi Okeke, his Auto Body Repair Shop, AUTOEASE has released what may be viewed as its statement. The image which read “Our Legacy Lives On” has been described as touching by those who have seen it. While it goes a long way to … [Read more…]
Security: Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State meets with Security Agencies and Stakeholders. By Onochie Jon-Igwesi It has been a gloomy week in Enugu, beginning with the murder of the Autoease Boss, Mr. Ifeanyi Okeke who was said to have been shot by assassins on Sunday, July 4, 2021 around Independence Layout area of the state. … [Read more…]
North’s elders and interest groups slammed the 17 southern governors on Tuesday for demanding power shift to the South in 2023. The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) said the North would not accept the imposition of any candidate on the region. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) rejected the position that the South should … [Read more…]
South-West Governors, Senators and House of Representatives’ members have agree to present a common position for Nigeria’s constitution review. They also set up a committee to harmonise the positions of the Governors and lawmakers from the zone. The agreement was reached after their Tuesday evening meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. … [Read more…]
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, described the decision of Southern Governors Forum to enact laws to ban open grazing of livestock in the region as a bold and patriotic move that will bring to an end the lingering crisis caused by armed herdsmen. The Governor in a statement issued by his Chief … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the collaboration between security agencies on the operations against separationists, Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said the operations was done with great synchronisation leading to the arrests of individuals who had inflicted pain and hardships on fellow citizens. He said Kanu and … [Read more…]
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday kicked against calls for the discontinuation of investments in the oil and gas industry, describing such calls as dangerous. Secretary-General, OPEC, Sanusi Barkindo, spoke in a keynote address on ‘Global oil market dynamics in a decarbonising world’, at the 20th Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference … [Read more…]
GOVERNOR UDOM EMMANUEL’S DEVELOPMENTAL STRIDES IN AKWA IBOM STATE IfiokAbasi Okop The Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, recently celebrated his sixth anniversary as governor of Akwa Ibom State. To mark this event, he commissioned numerous projects in the state alongside his fellow governors from Rivers and Sokoto states; Governor … [Read more…]
Armed Robbers Invade Enugu Supermarket. Masked armed robbers Monday evening stormed and robbed a Super Market in the Onu Asata area of Ogui New Layout Enugu. The armed robbers who shot sporadically into the air was said to have arrived the Super Market in three Hilux Vans. The gunshots scared away passersby as the robbers … [Read more…]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has started receiving 16 of his colleagues from Southern Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt. The governor arrived at Alausa, Ikeja, the venue of their meeting on the state of the nation. The meeting is holding eight weeks after the governors met in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on … [Read more…]
EFCC:Alleged 1bn fraud by Oyo State Assembly The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced grilling of some top officials of the Oyo State House of Assembly over a N1 billion contract. The Nation gathered that the Deputy Clerk of the Assembly and the Director of Admin and Supplies (DAS) were arrested on Thursday … [Read more…]