The Nigerian Senate has officially confirmed Musa Aliyu as the substantive chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The development followed a thorough screening process during a plenary session on Thursday. The session began around 11:50 am, initiated by the Senate’s leader, Bamidele Opeyemi, who requested the suspension of relevant…
Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called on the National Assembly to set up a special committee to scrutinise the judgment of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court with a view to amending the Electoral Act 2022. Adegboruwa, who made the call while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment affirming the election of President…
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has sworn-in a new commissioner. He is Mrs. Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche. Mrs Nkemdiche was sworn in yesterday as Commissioner for Special Duties at the Anambra State Government House, Awka. The position was initially occupied by Hon Sly Ezeokenwa, who is now the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)….
The Northern Consensus Movement has withdrawn a 14-day ultimatum it issued to Igbo residents in the Northern region to leave. This action comes after consultations between the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, and leaders of the Umuchieze Cattle Market. The NCM, a coalition of socio-cultural and economically-inclined northern organizations, had initially issued the ultimatum in…
Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF Chief Edwin Clark, has called for an amendment to the 2000 Act that established the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He specifically urged President Bola Tinubu to remove Abia, Imo, and Ondo states from the NDDC, which currently comprises nine states in the Niger Delta region. The…
As part of activities to commemorate Global Handwashing Day 2023 (GHWD) and promote proper hygiene education nationwide, one of Nigeria’s leading advocates for hygiene, Dettol, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. Theme ‘Clean Hands Are Within Reach,’ the event held in Abuja, reassures the hygiene advocate’s unwavering commitment to promoting…
The Ogun state government has vowed to arrest those responsible for raping four female students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) The state Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyede said this when he visited the school following the attack in the early hours of Tuesday Salako-Oyede, who was accompanied by Commissioner of Police, Alamutu Abiodun, and…
A US-based Nigerian academic and author Dr. Cyril Orji has described the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, as a clown who should not be taken seriously by anyone. The professor of Computer Science narrated how the sit-at-home directives of Simon Ekpa forced him to relocate back to America from…
Two persons, a driver and his conductor narrowly escaped death after their bus fell into a pit close to a waterway in Umudim, Nnewi, Anambra state According to reports, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle and while trying to avoid crashing into other road users summersaulted before ending up inside the pit. Reinvestigate Obiano,…
Twenty-five soldiers and an officer are currently being court-martialed in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for various offences. The personnel facing the trial are drawn from various formations within the division, whose area of responsibility covers the entire South-East states and Cross River. The General Officer Commanding, 82 Division, Maj. Gen. Hassan Dada,…
