One Mr. Afeez Mustapha, a commercial motorcyclist, has landed in police net for allegedly diverting and raping a female passenger (name withheld). The incident happened in Ogun State, where it was alleged that the Ọkada rider took the passenger to a lonely place different from her destination, and took advantage of her. Confirming the arrest…
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has called on elders and stakeholders of the party to intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers State before it gets out of hand. George, who said this call on Friday, also said the Rivers crisis may become a national conflagration, warning…
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force on Friday took over the entrance and exit of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex. Over 30 policemen besieged the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate, while about 25 patrol vans were used to block the other two entrances. The policemen took over the place shortly…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The order is contained in the State’s official Gazette, Executive Order of the Rivers State Government 001-2023. According to the governor, the decision was…
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction restraining pro-Wike speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other members from parading themselves as legislators. The court directive prohibits them from convening or participating in any official meetings at the Assembly premises. The court’s decision stems from…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the issue of employment in the state civil service is not in the plans of his administration. The governor said this during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. According to him, the issue of employment would arise when the government finished dealing with what…
Some gunmen suspected to be suspected to be bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. According to reports the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The reports said the bandits came…
The Anambra State Government has stepped in to resolve the longstanding boundary dispute between the Amaetiti and Okpeze communities in the Orumba North Local Government Area. The government waded into the dispute through a delegation of Anambra State Boundary Committee led by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, who visited the area on Thursday, May…
As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State continues to record massive defection from its fold, the opposition All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged the defecting members to pitch their political tent with the cock party, saying it gas enough membership cards for all. The state chairman of APGA, Chief Emmanuel Egwu (Ebekuo…
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has approved the reconstitution of the Abia State Judicial Service Commission. The approval was disclosed in a release by the governor’s chief press secretary, Kazie Uko, on Wednesday. According to the release, Governor Otti has nominated the following persons as members of the commission pending their confirmation by…
