The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu on Friday served Governor Godwin Obaseki and the House of Assembly originating summons in a case instituted to halt the impeachment proceeding against him. According to reports the bailiff was earlier sent away by the security at the Government House, but Shaibu succeeded in getting the summons to…
The Defence Headquarters has declared 97 persons wanted in connection with violent crimes in the country The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba confirmed the names and pictures of…
There are indications that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1 in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April. A member of the National Minimum Wage Committee, who spoke to news men on condition of anonymity, said the minimum wage committee will meet again next…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was characteristically blunt and direct when he paid a courtesy visit to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, Friday morning. Chief Obasanjo commended Governor Otti for his courage in repealing the law which empowered former Governors and Deputy Governors of the State to enjoy pension and described the abolished legislation as “rascality”….
Anambra state governor Charles Soludo has approved the appointment of Chukwudi Chiketa as the new head of the state fire service This is coming barely two weeks after Governor Chukwuma Soludo swore-in the Former head of fire service in the state Engr. Martin Agbili, as a Permanent Secretary, alongside seventeen others. Performing the symbolic handover…
“My Akwete dress is not just a dress; it is a statement. I want to make a statement with it. You know, in the entire Southeast, this is the only textile product alive, and it’s handmade by the women of Akwaete in Abia State. Igboland is one and we must protect it. We want to…
A Rwandan man Eric Tabaro Nshimiye has been arrested in Ohio on charges of hiding his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Federal prosecutors accuse him of concealing his involvement in the mass murders, including personally hacking people to death. Mr Nshimiye has lived in Ohio since 1995 after fraudulently gaining refugee status in the…
The authorities in Brazil have arrested Robinho as he begins his nine-year prison sentence for rape.Robinho who was arrested in his home city of Santos was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a night club in Milan in 2013. The Italian government had…
Four children have reportedly lost their lives to diphtheria outbreak in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State.Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae that make toxin.The Information Officer of the local government, Mr Tasiu Yahaya, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano,Said that,, another 28…
….Expresses Readiness To Partner With Genuine Investors Abia State says it is open to any form of partnership with prospective and genuine investors interested in investing in the state. Governor Alex Otti who made this known when he received in audience, the President, Advance Global Solutions,(AGS) consortium, Mr Attilio Bianchi, Italy, maintained that his administration…
