The Supreme Court on Friday reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal discharging and acquittal of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on the case of treason against him. Ekweanaedo News reports that the apex court held that although he was illegally brought back to Nigeria from Kenya when…
Former Rivers State Governor Rufus Ada-George says ex-governors of the state will intervene in the crisis between Wike and Fubara Rivers has been in a political crisis for a few months following the impasse between former Governor Nyesom Wike and his successor Sim Fubara. While President Bola Tinubu had earlier waded into the matter, the…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress said the embattled 27 members of the House of Assembly do not need the demolished House of Assembly complex or a physical structure to carry out their duties. This was disclosed when the state caretaker committee led a delegation to the national headquarters of the APC…
The Crisis rocking Rivers State has taken a different twist following the resignation of four commissioners in Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet. The state Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Inime Chinwenwo-Aguma, and the Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo, are the latest among those who resigned in 24 hours. Chinwenwo-Aguma cited “personal and other personal commitments,”…
Princewill Ugochukwu Amuchie, the member-elect for Aboh-Mbaise state constituency in Imo House of Assembly, has been inaugurated by the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe. His inauguration was held on Thursday during plenary. Amuchie, it would be recalled, contested for the seat under the platform of PDP, and after losing out at the March 18 House of Assembly…
Delivery services by Jumia Food will stop by the end of 2023, according to Jumia Technologies, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce platforms. This was made known on Thursday in a statement by Jumia CEO, Mr. Francis Dufay, who further disclosed that the move was to increase profitability as the company’s physical goods division will now receive…
The series of floods that swept through some parts of the country between July and October last year wreaked havoc on the education sector, leaving many students missing an average of 53 school days, a report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said. The report, titled “Nigeria Flood Impact Recovery Mitigation…
A member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh Mascot, representing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency, is set to celebrate the Christmas season by offering free petrol and kerosene to his constituents. Popularly known as “Onye ocha n’aba,” the Court of Appeal recently affirmed the lawmaker’s election. In a statement, the lawmaker’s media team announced…
Following the increased kidnapping and other criminal activities in Enugu-Ezike communities in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the people of the area have invoked their deities and ancestors against perpetrators of the heinous acts. Enugu-Ezike, known for herbal practices and traditional worship, recently became a home to criminals, including unknown gunmen, kidnappers,…
The death has been announced of a former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife,CON. Ezeife, an Igbo leader and elder statesman died on Thursday at the age of 85. The late Ezeife who was aformer Federal Permanent Secretary, the first Executive Governor of Anambra State, a former Political Adviser to the President and former…
