Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he is worried that President Bola Tinubu’s mention his name in his statement on the destruction of local government secretariats in Rivers State. Fubara said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Recall that violent clashes ensued in at least four local government areas, with parts of…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has admonished Rivers people to carry out their political business with all sense of responsibility. He has also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of government facilities built with tax payers’ money. Governor Fubara made the assertion when he…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has begun discussions with the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between both countries and initiate direct flights. This was contained in a statement signed by the minister’s media aide, Tunde Moshood, and made available to journalists on Monday….
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, says men can also be affected by breast cancer, advising both genders to always go for screening. Dasilva stated this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a ‘Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness’, organised in Ilorin, as part…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that in his 42 years of legal practice, he has never demanded for “a kobo to write a letter of pardon for anybody.” Falana, who stated that he and his family members had received threats to life, was reacting to the controversy surrounding claims by a…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that in his 42 years of legal practice, he has never demanded for “a kobo to write a letter of pardon for anybody.” Falana, who stated that he and his family members had received threats to life, was reacting to the controversy surrounding claims by a…
In line with the Federal government’s resolve to make an appreciable percentage of the nation’s populace economically self-reliant, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has kicked off a nationwide 92,806 jobs creation initiative across different states of the federation including Imo State. According to Mrs Theresa Nwachukwu, the director of NDE, Imo state, the scheme…
The gallant officers of the Anambra State Police Command, on Sunday morning, foiled a kidnap attempt on a foreigner in the State. The Spokesperson of the Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Monday. According to him, the incident happened in Ogbunka Community, where the police operatives engaged the armed…
A 17-year-old girl, identified Chinasa Adigwe, has been gruesomely murdered by a suspected ritualist in Anambra State. According to a statement issued to newsmen on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, the lifeless body of the victim was found in a bush at Omasi village…
The Imo State Police Command has dismissed allegations that its officers refused to take custody of two robbery suspects apprehended by the Ebubeagu security outfit, a local vigilante group backed by the government. According to reports, the suspects were arrested by Ebubeagu following a robbery incident on August 31, during which one Chidi Okolie was…
