Nigeria’s upper legislative arm the Senate, has asked the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations to any local government councils not democratically elected. The upper chamber unanimously resolved that this move would deter the dictatorial tendencies of any state Governor. This resolution comes against the backdrop of a motion moved by Sen. Abba Moro on…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the United Nations Climate Change Summit plenary session in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Friday. With him at the summit were Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar. Ekweanaedo News reported earlier that the Nigerian leader arrived…
New Zealand’s conservative prime minister, Christopher Luxon, announced on Friday that cell phones will no longer be allowed in classrooms as his government attempts to reverse the nation’s alarmingly low reading rates. Although reading and writing proficiency in New Zealand schools used to rank among the highest in the world, some experts are concerned that…
The Lagos State Government has said it will not bow to threats over its decision to demolish buildings blocking drainages despite threats and propaganda from some quarters. Ekweanaedo News reports that the state government disclosed this on Thursday, through the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post via X. Recall the…
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter has crashed at the NAF base in Port Harcourt Rivers state. The incident, which reportedly occurred around 7:50am on Friday, was said to have caused panic around the base. It is however not clear if there was any casualty and the cause of the crash According to reports, a loud…
Some unidentified Gunmen in the early hours of Friday, December 1, 2023, attacked the residence of the Kogi state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja. The armed men according to the chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcement arrived….
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State Governor has been warned to prepare for a tough battle ahead, following his face-off with his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The warning came from the Spiritual Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, who said that Fubara’s second-term ambition…
Wife of Delta state governor Tobore Oborevwori, has called for strong support in the fight against gender-based violence in the state. Speaking when she played host to Civil Society Organisation in Delta state on Thursday, November 30, 2023, during a campaign awareness for the international 16-day activism on gender-based issues at the Government House in…
The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has warned journalists against breaching protocols by addressing Enogies in Benin Kingdom as traditional rulers in their reports. Speaking with journalists in Benin City at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Press Centre on behalf of BTC, Prof. Omoregie Edoba warned that any further breach of this traditional protocol would…
Some Students of the University of Benin in Edo state, have said that they would have gone to court to compel Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu to join the governorship contest, if he had caved in to intimidation by Governor Godwin Obaseki and declined running. The students, who trooped out en mass to…
