The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa said this on Friday while speaking to journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC Joe Igbokwe has said that President Bola Tinubu’s son Seyi Tinubu does not possess the required capacity to be governor of Lagos State. This comes amid reports urging the president’s son to run for governor in 2027. Reacting to this development, Igbokwe in a Facebook post criticized…
The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10 kilometer Capital City Race between 5:00am and 11.00am tomorrow Saturday, 23rd November, 2024. In a statement released, the state Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that to this end, the following route starting from; Shoprite Alausa…
The Nigerian Police Force have been ordered to pay N30m compensation to Gloria Okolie, who was arrested in 2021 on the allegations of being a spy for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The money is to compensate for the abuse and enslavement she underwent during the illegal detention….
A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has revealed thatlack of money has left two-thirds of households in Nigeria grappling with the reality of not being able to provide healthy and nutritional meals. The NBS survey reflects an apparent reflection of the multidimensional poverty in the country and the impact of continuous reduction…
The Federal Government on Friday says the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile, was possible following sustained diplomatic pressure on Finland by Nigeria. Ekpa was arrested alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities. The Finnish District Court of Päijät-Häme has ruled to keep him…
New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says he is the “right man” for the club but will need time to implement his ideas. The 39-year-old signed a two-and-a-half-year deal earlier this month to replace Erik ten Hag, who was sacked in October. United are 13th in the Premier League table, seven points above Sunday’s…
The federal government has confirmed that it has stopped the October monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC revenue payment to Rivers State amid the ongoing face-off between Governor Simi Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike. The Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, disclosed this…
The remains of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah have been laid to rest in his hometown in Umuanuka village, Otolo Nnewi in Anambra state today November 22. The Senator passed away while in the UK on July 27. He was 52 years. Until his death, he was the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National…
The burial of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah is currently going on in his hometown of Nneei in Anambra state Prominent people from government and the private sector stormed Umuanuka Otolo Nnewi, Ubah hometown o honour the late politician. Notably among them are former presidential candidate of Labour Party Peter Obi; another former govrnor of Anambra…
