Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has made four new appointments amid the State House Assembly voting to override him to pass four new bills into law. The governor on Friday appointed Goodlife Ben as the Acting Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Tonte Davies as the Acting Administrator of New Cities Development Authority, NCDA, and Ine…
Three mobile policemen attached to PMF 51, Oghara, have been reportedly abducted by suspected herdsmen in the Ohoror community of the East-West Road in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to reports the kidnappers also carted away the service AK47 rifles with ammunition of the policemen who were marched into the…
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has made some appointments on his first day in office. Ododo, who was sworn in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Saturday, made his first appointments during his inaugural speech. The governor nominated some commissioners and other top aides. Some of those appointed served in the immediate past government…
Usman Ododo, has been sworn in as the Kogi State Governor. Ododo, a member of the All Progressives Congress, took his oath of office as the state governor in Lokoja, the state capital on Saturday, following his victory on November 11, 2023. The new governor took over from his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, whose second term…
President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Samuel James as the Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa. This decision, pending the appointment of a substantive Rector, was communicated through a letter dated January 23, 2024. The letter, signed by Dr A.U. Ejeh, Director of Polytechnic Education and Allied Institutions at the Federal Ministry…
A 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos State, late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, was buried on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the family’s compound at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Oromoni, who was allegedly tortured by some senior students of the college and died on November 30, 2021, was…
A 20-year-old man suspected to be an internet fraudster has stabbed his parents at their home in Ibadan, Oyo State, because his mother refused to reveal her real name to enable him activate a black magic soap designed to bring him good fortune But for the quick intervention of bystanders, the suspected fraudster, Daniel Bamidele,…
Peter Obi, has said President Bola Tinubu should be recognised by the Guinness World Records for “causing Nigerians the most hardship.” Recall that Tinubu had recently bragged that he deserved to be included in the Guinness World Records over his performances in the country since he assumed office. Speaking in a recent interview, Peter Obi…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has given reasons for the poor electricity supply in Anambra and the Southeast states. A statement by EEDC Head of Corporate Communications Emeka Ezeh stated this, saying the company is seeking the understanding of its customers as it can only distribute what the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, allocates…
The Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the recovery of government property and funds, headed by Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe (Rtd), has granted bail to the former Chief of Staff to the immediate past Governor of the state, Prof ACB Agbazuere for five hundred thousand naira and one surety in like sum. Recall that the…
