A bill to create a special armed squad for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been passed for second reading at the House of Representatives. Other provisions to make the agency operate better has also been passed. The bill sponsored by Rep. Abiodun Derin Adesida and Rep. Olaide Lateef Muhammed seeks to amend the…
It was a homecoming for the reigning Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Onwe Adetsina, Thursday, as Governor Peter Mbah of her home state, Enugu, received and appointed her a brand ambassador of the state, noting that her doggedness represents the innate attribute of the people of Enugu State. Receiving the indigene of Amurri, Nkanu West LGA…
Hard time awaits individuals and institutions that abuse and violate human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, key population and other vulnerable groups in the state, as their infractions would no longer be swept under the carpet. The Senior Programme Officer, Mr James Atusue made the assertion at the 3 day non residential GC7 Gender…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has stated that the Senate will intervene in the current hike in the pump prices of petrol set by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) if the need arises. Responding to a question after plenary, Senator Akpabio told Senate correspondents that he is yet to make a holistic assessment of…
Nigerian Senators have condemned the recent local government elections conducted in many states for chairmen and councillors describing them as sham and rape of democracy. It consequently vowed to do the needful about the charade for survival of democracy in Nigeria through required constitution amendments. Condemnation of local government elections by the Senate followed a…
Wife of the President Oluremi Tinubu has said that her husband, President Bola Tinubu, should not be held responsible for the current economic hardship in Nigeria. She stated this on Thursday while speaking at the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, saying Tinubu’s administration is still very young. The president’s wife was in…
The Rivers State Government has responded to the Court of Appeal’s decision, which upheld the Federal High Court’s ruling that nullified the N800 billion budget passed by four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Edison Ehie. In a statement signed on Thursday by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Israel…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has demanded the return of petrol prices to what they were as of June 2023. “We want the price of the product to go below what it was before; not just reverse to what it was before but to go below,” said TUC President, Festus Osifo, at a press briefing…
-Ehie Group The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court which set aside the N800 billion budget passed by five members of the Rivers State House of Assembly which was led by Edison Ehie-led. The appellate court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers…
The Anambra State Directorate of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Awka, has taking her flood safety alert campaign to the flood prone communities of Ayamelum, Anambra East and West Local Government Areas of Anambra State. Addressing the people on different occasions in their respective local government headquarters at Anaku,Otuocha and Nzam communities, the Anambra State…
