The family of Ms. Namitra Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, Gwarinpa, Abuja, has instituted a civil suit against the school. The institution of the suit follows the viral video released on the internet a few weeks ago where Ms Bwala was seen being bullied by her fellow students. The family is also…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the new Attorney General was screened and confirmed by the…
The premises of the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare was thronged by protesters from Ojoto Community in Idemili South Local Government Area of the State, who came to express their grievances and also appeal for justice, following the alleged gruesome murder of a widow and indigene of the community, Mrs. Ifeoma…
CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has assumed office as the new Commissioner of Police for the Anambra State Police Command. CP Itam assumed duty as the 34th Commissioner of Police in the State on Monday, May 13, 2024, after receiving salute at the State Police Headquarters, where he was also welcomed by some senior officers of…
The Anambra State Command of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) has called on the general public particularly Anambra citizens to disregard news making the rounds in some sections of the online media about the disappearance of seven hunters in Amanuke, Awka-North Local Government Area of the state. NHFSS described such reports as…
Legal luminary Femi Falana (SAN) has insisted that Rivers State House of Assembly members who decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have lost their positions in the lawmaking body. About 25 lawmakers loyal to the immediate past governor of Rivers State and the current Minister of the FCT…
The Pro-Fubara lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly is set to commence the screening process for a commissioner nominee appointed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This decision marks the first responsibility to be undertaken by the recently formed leadership of the group headed by Victor Oko-Jumbo. In an official communication, the Clark of the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted three trailer loads of opioids, comprising 3,450,000 pills and 344,000 bottles of codeine syrup, at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday. The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that three…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) will picket the office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide on Monday over the hike in electricity tariff. “We write to inform you of the picketing action scheduled to take place in the offices of the NERC…
The Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has said he decided to sponsor the wedding of about 100 girls from his constituency in Mariga Local Government Area over genuine concerns for the parents. Sarkindaji, on Friday, pledged to pay the dowries for the bridegrooms, adding that he had procured all necessary materials for…
