The new judge assigned to the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has fixed a date for the resumption of his trial. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court has fixed Friday, March 21, for the resumption of Kanu’s terrorism trial. Nnamdi KanuThe decision of the new…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his readiness to re-present the 2025 budget to the State House of Assembly whenever the lawmakers are prepared to receive it. Fubara made this known on Wednesday while addressing residents of Khana Local Government Area during the commissioning of health facilities. His statement came shortly after he was…

A bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Okigwe in Imo state has scaled third reading at the senate. The bill, sponsored by Patrick Ndubueze, aims to provide quality education in various professional fields, including agriculture, environmental sciences, epidemiology, virology, robotics, and nuclear technology. Speaking on Tuesday, Ndubueze added that the Imo state…

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has stated that it will consider both sides of the case involving suspended Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio before taking any action. The IPU President, Dr. Tulia Ackson, made this known in New York on Tuesday after Senator Natasha raised her suspension issue during the Women in…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that he was prevented from accessing the Assembly Quarters to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Bori Zonal Hospital in Khana Local Government Area, Fubara stressed that his attempt to fulfill constitutional obligations was obstructed, despite making multiple efforts to…

In accordance with the directive from Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, the state government has begun disbursing gratuities to civil servants who retired from January of this year. Confirming this development to reporters in his office on Tuesday, State Accountant General Mr. Anthony Okenwa explained that the process started with those retirees who had…

The Enugu State Government has disbanded an illegal anti-scavenger taskforce which has been allegedly extorting unsuspecting members of the public, even as it vowed to go after impersonators, arrest and jail them in order to deter future criminal behaviours, adding that Governor Peter Mbah’s administration was committed to running a transparent and accountable government. The…

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed claims that he banned evangelism in the state, clarifying that his focus was strictly on curbing noise pollution, which is already prohibited under an existing public health law. Soludo faced criticism after a viral video showed him confronting an unidentified street preacher in a market on Saturday….

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged governors in the Southeast region and religious leaders to place a ban on keeping de@d bodies in mortuaries. The group also called on churches to ban bringing in de@d bodies in caskets into the church during funerals. Comrade Uchenna Madu, Leader…

The Nigerian House of Representatives has issued an order to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The House ordered NCC to block all p0rnographic sites in the country. The House wants the Commission to compel on all internet service providers to block all such contents with immediate effect. An All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker from Katsina…