Head of Catholic Church Pope Francis has chosen where he wants to be buried when he dies According to the Pontiff he would like to be buried in a basilica in Rome. He said this in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,”…
The Speaker of River state House of Assembly Edison Ehie, has declared the seats of 27 lawmakers who defected to APC from the PDP vacant. Ehie, who leads a five-member group loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, declared vacant the seats of all the lawmakers in the Martins Amaewhule-led group. Ehie took the decision on Wednesday…
Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education have been taken off from the Integrated Personnel Payment System (IPPIS). The approval for the exemption was given by The Federal Executive Council at its meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on…
A Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to interfere in the political tension in Rivers state between Nyesom Wike, and governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Nabena, also urged the President not to take sides in the political power play going on…
In a recent video, controversial former insurgent from the Niger Delta, Asari-Dokubo, called the current government the “worst” and said it was an insult to the Ijaw people. This angered many. Dokubo is accustomed to political upheaval, having served as the founding member of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force and president of the Ijaw…
HRM Emmanuel Efeizomor II, the immediate past Chairman of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council and honoured Obi of Owa kingdom, has voiced grave concerns citing the practice of online scammers exhuming bodies from public cemeteries for ritualistic purposes. In the course of an annual interactive meeting held at Owa-Oyibu Palace with members of the…
A staff of Enugu State Fire Service was confirmed dead early Wednesday morning while trying to quench a raging inferno at the Enugu State Motor Spare Parts Market alongside his colleagues. The market is located at the Coal Camp area, within the Enugu metropolis. Ekweanaedo News learnt that the fire started from one of the…
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation, announced that beginning in January 2024, aviation regulators will enforce compensation for passengers affected by delayed or cancelled flights. Keyamo made this disclosure while defending his ministry’s budget before the Joint National Assembly Committee on Aviation. As part of the compensation scheme, Keyamo assured the public that a weekly…
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) calls for active involvement of adolescents and young people in the country in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Director General (DG) of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, in a call in Abuja during the National Symposium on HIV Prevention Models for Adolescents and Young People, said it was…
President Bola Tinubu officially inaugurated Dr. Musa Aliyu as the substantive Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after his confirmation by the Senate. The swearing-in ceremony took place at 12:24 pm during the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. President Tinubu also appointed Mr. Clifford Oparaodu as the Secretary…
