It was a moment of joy and happiness in Ojoto on the 2nd of January 2025, as the wife of the late Senator Annie Okonkwo and mother of Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, Lolo Mrs. Chinyere Okonkwo, celebrated the New Year with widows from Idemili North and South. The event, which began with a Catholic Mass…
The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case, on Friday, set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump, the first former president ever convicted of a crime, can appear either in person or virtually…
Gunmen, believed to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group, have killed two policemen and rustled over 200 cows from Natsini village in the Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The incident occurred on Thursday around 11 pm. According to local sources, the policemen were stationed at a checkpoint along the Augie/Kangiwa road when…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, has expressed gratitude to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for permitting Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to serve in President Bola Tinubu’s government. Oshiomhole made this statement on Friday during a New Year luncheon hosted by Wike in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He compared…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed displeasure at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (NNPCL) approach to inviting him for a refinery tour. The invitation, announced publicly, followed Obasanjo’s recent comments about past mismanagement of Nigeria’s refineries and failed privatization efforts during his tenure. Obasanjo criticized the manner of the invitation, describing it as inappropriate…
President Bola Tinubu will undertake a state visit to Enugu State on Saturday during which he will commission some of the numerous projects executed by the Governor Peter Mbah Administration. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Onyia said, “The Enugu State…
Prominent human rights lawyer and senior advocate, Femi Falana, has explained why former President Umaru Yar’Adua reversed the sale of the Port Harcourt refinery to a consortium led by Dangote Oil. Falana described the cancellation as a crucial move to address the legal and ethical violations surrounding the deal and to safeguard Nigeria’s national interest….
Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of sustainable growth of the economy through agriculture and other initiative embarked upon by the president Ahmed Bola Tinubu led federal government. He stated this when flagging off distribution of tractors and other farm imputs to the 13 local government Areas and well as distribution of…
As part of efforts to tackle the rising threat of online exploitation among children, a nonprofit organisation, Pristine SACC Education and Technology Initiative, has launched a campaign aimed at educating students and teachers about the dangers of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The Organisation’s Executive Director, Umar Aisha, in a statement, said the internet has…
In what aligned with his signature care for the underprivileged, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq attended a New Year funfair that the administration held for adopted and special children and inmates of the Juvenile Correctional Home. The Governor danced and took pictures with the children and their caregivers, after which he joined them to cut…
