The Igwe-Elect Of Oba Kingdom, Engr. Sir Augustine Chinedu Emelobe(Eze Okpoko 11), alongside Oba Progressive Union led by President General, Engr. Anthony Uzor Ejiofor, on Wednesday 19th March, 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Mayor of Idemili South local government area, Hon. Mrs Amaka Obi(Iyom Ife-Abata), in her office, Ojoto. The delegation included key…
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has declared that it is time to move beyond talk and take decisive action to end malnutrition in Nigeria, directing members of the National Council on Nutrition (NCN), Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other stakeholders to adopt a multisectoral approach to the ongoing efforts. According to him, malnutrition…
Suspended governor of Rivers State, Sir Similanayi Fubara, has responded to some of the allegations made by President Bola Tinubu in the broadcast where State of Emergency was declared in the state on Tuesday, March 18. While delivering the nationwide brodcast, President Tinubu went down memory lane to recall developments in Rivers, narrating…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has reaffirmed that Corps Members will begin receiving the new monthly allowance of N77,000 from the end of March 2025. This announcement follows the Federal Government’s decision six months ago to raise the allowance from N33,000 to N77,000. The approval for…
The Senate on Wednesday endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation in Rivers State, but not without fireworks, as Senators Seriake Dickson, Enyinnaya Abaribe, and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stormed out in protest. The closed-door session saw Dickson and his allies strongly opposing the emergency declaration, particularly the suspension of elected officials, which they…
ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) and the South Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) has raised concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Abor Isiala, a community located in Eha Amufu, Isi-Uzo local government Area of Enugu State. The organisation called on Nigerian government, security agencies, and humanitarian actors…
Maria Ochefu, the woman who established Mammy Markets in military barracks across Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 86. Her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, confirmed that she died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday in Makurdi, Benue State. Before her passing, she had been receiving medical care at the Benue State University Teaching…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of falsified Cikatem (Artemether 180mg/Lumefantrine 1080mg) suspension in the country. NAFDAC, on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, said that the discovery was made at the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in Kano State following a consumer…
The Senate resolved to establish a mediation committee consisting of eminent Nigerians to help resolve the state’s political crisis. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the…
The Abia State Police Command has established a Scorpion Tactical Team, a newly trained, tactical, and professional unit. This followed the disbandment of the Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit and the Command’s Special Squad (CSS). In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of the Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka on Thursday,…
