Category: News

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to immediately release former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa. The party’s Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Operatives of the anti-graft agency had confirmed the arrest of Okowa, the…

About 103 communities in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State have suffered severe flooding following a combination of heavy rainfall and a massive overflow of the Orashi River. It was gathered that in Akinima, headquarters of the LGA, many homes and farms have almost been completely submerged by the floodwaters. Some of the affected communities…

e The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed its readiness to conduct free and fair governorship election in Ondo State on November 16. The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made this known during his visit to INEC Local Government Area offices in Ondo State on Tuesday. Yakubu, who physically visited some of…

A bomb explosion has left many people dead and others injured in a market in Orlu, Imo state The explosion reportedly caused stampede and confusion as people ran helter-skelter, leading to many being injured. It is reported that people were in the market when the explosion was heard and everyone scampered for safety. Some persons…

A bus driver has set himself and an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) on fire while trying to evade arrest. In a video on X on Tuesday, the driver was seen setting his bus on fire out of anger. The incident created traffic on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway. LASTMA spokesman, Adebayo Taofiq,…

The Federal Government has reversed the decision to benchmark the admission age for tertiary institutions at 18 years. The newly appointed Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the decision during his maiden news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The briefing allowed the minister to unveil his blueprint and the highlight is the decision to reverse…

The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the recent arrest of former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, describing it as a step in the right direction in the fight against corruption in the country. The APC, in a statement issued shortly after the news broke, emphasized that Okowa’s arrest signals a strong…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday landed in Maiduguri, Borno State on a courtesy visit over the recent floods that claimed lives, properties and livestock across the state. A statement posted on X by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said he arrived in the warm hands of Governor Babagana Zulum, Senator Ali Ndume and other political…