Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the Ikwerre people to be proud of who they are, stressing the roles politicians can play in preserving the Ikwerre history. The former Minister of Transportation, who was represented by Senator Andrew Uchendu, said, “Ikwerre people should tell who they are and ignore all the stories…
President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected for another one-year tenure as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government. Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, 2024, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority held at the…
Rafiu Kuteyi, an author who wrote a book about Leah Sharibu’s situation, has spoken about her continued captivity. Leah was one of the Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, a terrorist group in 2018. While the rest of the girls have been freed, Leah remains held by the group. Speaking in a video shared by…
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has called for death penalty for appointees in President Bola Tinubu government’s trying to sabotage Dangote Refinery and push Nigerians into further hardship. The senator, who gave the suggestion on Thursday, said that the move by local crude oil companies to frustrate a Nigerian plant like Dangote…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has cautioned retirees against donating their pension to churches and mosques in the name of thanksgiving or tithe. Sanwo-Olu said retirees should use their pension to solve their family problems. He gave the caution during the 105 batch of retirement bond certificate presentation ceremony to retirees in the state…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused a former governor and two ex-ministers of spearheading a planned protest against the anti-graft agency. The head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale disclosed this while Speaking at a Strategic Communications Inter-agency Policy Committee briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Oyewale said 259 civil society organisations under…
The Lagos State Government has expressed regret to locals and travelers for the flooding that happened there this past week, stating that nature was taking its course in the state. Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, apologized during a Channels Television interview on Thursday. Wahab said, “I will start by…
A group of 60 lawmakers in the House of Representatives, popularly known as G-60 lawmakers, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokeun, to stop aiding the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike in meddling in the Rivers State political crisis. The lawmakers spoke against Thursday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal which…
Ex-presidential spokesperson, Laolu Akande, has said that he is surprised that the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is seeking a political solution to his travails. Akande, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said Kanu, given his vocal stance on issues, should prove his case in…
Amid controversies that trailed the Kano Emirate tussle, the legal team of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero have withdrawn their services in the case before the Kano State High Court. The action by the legal team including two Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN was due to the court refusal to adjourn the…
