President Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace another lawyer, ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun State. Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently the Administrative…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion 13% derivation fund from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. An EFCC source who confirmed the former governor’s arrest said Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, in…
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…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, says his colleague, Alex Ikwechegh, may suffer “double tragedy” for assaulting an e-hailing driver Stephen Abuwatseya in the nation’s capital Abuja late October. “Presently, he is being prosecuted. He is at the Magistrate Court. The House has also sent him to the disciplinary committee on…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes reports claiming that Nigerians in Libya are being arrested and harassed as a result of the decision of the Confederation of African Football, CAF which indicted the Libyan Football Federation for their ill-treatment of the Nigerian team and officials while in Libya for a Nations Cup Qualifying Match A statement…
Obu Gad, the ancestral home of Ndi Igbo located in Enugwu Aguleri, Anambra East Council Area of Anambra State, hosted the crème de la crème of the Igbo race as the Eze Chukwuemeka Eri of Enugwu Aguleri celebrated this year’s “Olili Obibia Eri” also known as “World Eri Day”. The festival commemorates the arrival of…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) earlier this week published data of IGR collected by the 36 states of the federation and the FCT in 2023. According to the NBS data, Anambra State under Prof. Charles Soludo generated N33.46 billion, which is lower than the N33.97 billion the state generated in 2022. This figure placed…
The Anambra First Lady, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has called for an all-stakeholder involvement to assist people who are currently facing challenges of flood. The governor’s wife stated this when she visited Unity Primary School, Umuoba Anam, where over one thousand people who were displaced by flood are currently taking shelter. The Umuoba Anam camp shelters…
Renowned US record and TV producer Quincy Delight Jones, whose career spanned over 70 years, has passed away at the age of 91. This was confirmed by Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, he revealed that Jones died on Sunday night at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, surrounded by family. “Tonight, with full but broken…
In a historic move that positions Enugu State as a pioneer in electricity regulation in Nigeria, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) formally transferred regulatory oversight for the electricity sector in the state to the newly established Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC). This landmark decision marks Enugu as the foremost state to initiate and drive…
