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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…]
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…]
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has granted amnesty to 51 persons affected by Ekoli – Edda crisis. It would be recalled that crisis erupted in 2021 between the people of Ekoli Edda in Ebonyi State and their neighbouring communities of Egbor and Urugbam in Cross River State over a palm plantation. Governor Nwifuru … [Read more…]
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has confirmed the release of withheld local government allocations. Following the crisis in the state, the Supreme Court withheld the state allocation until the State House Assembly properly appropriates the funds for usage. However, while briefing State House correspondents at the presidential Villa, Abuja on … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Following the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the issue of who occupies the position of the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the PDP National Working Committee has stated that the judgment has affirmed Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary of the party. In a post made on … [Read more…]
The Supreme Court has nullified the judgments of the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court, which sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of the apex court held that the issue of who is the National Secretary of the PDP borders on the internal affairs … [Read more…]
The 2023 presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rab’iu Kwankwaso has flayed the 10th National Assembly over its endorsement of emergency rule in Rivers State. This is contained in a statement he released on Friday. Kwankwaso said the National Assembly’s decision to endorse President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation in Rivers was tantamount to … [Read more…]
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has assured residents that he is not in the state as a partisan actor or political competitor but as a stabilizing force to restore governance and order. In a state broadcast on Thursday, Ibas, who resumed duty at Government House, Port Harcourt, emphasized his … [Read more…]
Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has announced that all corps members would be credited with their new monthly allowance of N77,000 effective from March, 2025. Brig.-Gen. Nafiu said the Scheme and Federal Government are responsive to corps members’ welfare and would continue to ensure that their well-being was accorded … [Read more…]