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Umahi to shut down banks, businesses that obey IPOB sit-at-home order Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has threatened banks, traders, and other corporate organisations that the state government will forfeit their businesses if they obey IPOB’s sit-at-home order. IPOB had fixed Monday every week for its sit-at-home protest. Mr Umahi gave the directive in a … [Read more…]
PRESS STATEMENT EBONYI STATE MAINTAINS ITS STANCE THAT THERE IS NO LAND FOR RANCHING IN THE STATE We have received the news making the rounds that Ebonyi State is among the States in the Federation that has received the sum of 6 billion naira each for ranching as attributed to the Special Assistant to the … [Read more…]
BREAKING NEWS: APC ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE FORMER PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, PRINCE UCHE SECONDUS IN A CLOSED DOOR AGREEMENT. Unconfirmed reports have it that the embattled former PDP National Chairman now former member of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus is running round states looking for where to file an action to reinstate his party membership. Close sources … [Read more…]
The attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna by bandits in the early hours of yesterday, which led to the death of two officers and abduction of a Major, has sparked outrage and tension across the country. The bandits reportedly entered the NDA premises disguised in military uniforms and passed through … [Read more…]
Health professionals and workers in Enugu State under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), yesterday went wild with jubilation as Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi announced an upward increase of their Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) from 41 percent to 60 percent, effective from September 2021, in spite of the nation’s economic, security and … [Read more…]
Just In: PDP NWC makes u-turn; Photos of NWC meeting emerge. As NWC Excuses Secondus Despite the recently published news that the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party had postponed its meeting Indefinitely, photos have emerged of an ongoing meeting of the NWC. Those in attendance are the Principal officers of the National … [Read more…]
Party Crisis: PDP NWC Meeting Postponed Indefinitely August 24, 2021 The National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), earlier scheduled to take place today, has been postponed indefinitely. The deputy national chairman (South) of the party, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, announced this in a press release, dated 24 August, 2023. The indefinite … [Read more…]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state yesterday threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration insisted on implementing its grazing routes and reserves policy. The governor who spoke at the Makurdi Airport on his return from Delta State, said the Land Use Act was explicit on land … [Read more…]
The United States on Sunday enlisted several major airlines in its frantic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and other foreigners from Kabul following its fall to Taliban extremists. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin activated the rarely-used Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to aid the onward movement of people arriving at US … [Read more…]
Just In: EFCC seals former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s property in Kano A property belonging to the former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has been sealed off by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Kano. According to Daily Trust newspaper, one Barrister Mustapha Danjuma had alleged in a petition that Kwankwaso received contribution of … [Read more…]
Malware attacks in Africa, including Nigeria, have increased to 85 million in just six months. This is according to a report released by a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, Kaspersky. It stated that four countries accounted for 85 million attacks, with South Africa being the most targeted with 32 million; followed by Kenya, … [Read more…]
God didn’t create Nigerians to be self-sufficient: Osinbajo Amid grinding poverty and worsening insecurity, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says God did not create Nigerians to be self-sufficient. He explained that God “did not create us to be independent of him.” The vice president added, “He did not endow us with the strength to succeed without … [Read more…]