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Following the outrage that trailed the arrest and arraignment of minors over the #EndBadGovernance protests held in several parts of the country in August, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of all the detainees. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the President … [Read more…]
…as state gov’t woos diaspora health professionals Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has pledged to make the state the hub of medical tourism and put an end to the exodus of people moving overseas for health services by expediting the completion of the ongoing construction of the 300-bed Enugu International Hospital. The governor, who … [Read more…]
The Governor of Ebonyi State Rt. Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru says effective dispensation of justice can only be achieved only when the judiciary is truly independent. He was speaking at the 2024/2025 Legal Year in Abakaliki, the State Capital. The Governor, according to a statement by Dr. Monday Uzor, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor … [Read more…]
The Immediate Past Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Enugu Branch, Lady Engr. Uchenwa Nebiem Ujam, PhD, FNSE, FNIEEE, has congratulated the Enugu State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Ngozi Enih, on the occasion of her birthday. In a terse goodwill message she personally signed, Ujam lauded Enih for being “dedicated to duty”. … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Police Force has said that the #EndBadGovernance minors who slumped in court on Friday did so deliberately to draw the attention of the media to themselves. The police also did no wrong in arraigning the children in court as they had reached the age of criminal responsibility and were answerable for their actions … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed … [Read more…]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of state allocations is “the least” of his problems. Governor Fubara stated during a special thanksgiving service organised by the state government to celebrate his administration’s resilience amid escalating political crises, which began with the arson … [Read more…]
Lagos State Government on Wednesday said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu never sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged plan to arrest and prosecute him after his tenure. Reports emerged that Sanwo-Olu filed a suit seeking to restrain the EFCC from arresting or prosecuting him after his tenure as Lagos governor. But in … [Read more…]
…Sets Timeline for contractors Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has flagged-off multiple road projects totaling about 166.55km in the three senatorial zones of the state. Mbah who performed these flagoffs within Monday, October 28, 2024 to Wednesday, October 30, 2024 noted that the multiple projects reflected the commitment of his administration to opening up … [Read more…]
The Senate will screen the ministerial nominees forwarded to it today for confirmation by President Bola Tinubu. Vanguard gathered that the nominees, who have been cleared by the Department of State Services, DSS, were at the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, yesterday, to submit their curriculum … [Read more…]
Northern governors have raised concern over the blackout in the region and want the Federal Government and related authorities to fastrack the restoration of power. The Northern Governors’ Forum said this on Monday after a meeting of the union alongside traditional rulers and other stakeholders held in Kaduna. “Forum resolves to call on the Federal … [Read more…]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has summoned judges involved in conflicting rulings on political cases in Rivers State. A panel of the national judicial council will probe the judges, just as the CJN has ordered that the report be submitted this week. The panel will be headed by a former court of appeal … [Read more…]