The Nigeria Police has dismissed Corporal Buba Adamu for refusing to report to his new station in Kaduna, where he was transferred from Cross River Command nine years ago. The corporal was said to have promoted himself to the rank of superintendent and operated illegal activities in the Cross River Command. The spokesperson of the…
Police officers caught in a video that has since gone viral invading a community in Otuocha LGA in Anambra state have been identified and arrested The Anambra State Police Command said it has identified the officers fingered in a viral video of telephone theft in the community In a video that circulated on social media…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, on Thursday, signed new bills into laws including the amended Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which generated controversy across the country. The new law stripped the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, of the power to appoint district and village heads in the state. Speaking at the signing…
A group, the Coalition of Rivers State Leaders of Thought, has called on the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly to drop its plan to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara to avoid anarchy in the state. The coalition said the recent actions of the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,…
A bill to create another state in the South-East region has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which seeks to create Etiti state from the five South-Eastern states was sponsored by Amobi Ogah (LP, Abia), Miriam Onuoha (APC, Imo), Kama Nkemkama (LP, Ebonyi), Chinwe Nnabuife (YPP, Anambra), and Anayo Onwuegbu (LP,…
Anambra state governor Charles Soludo has reacted to the Supreme Court Ruling which granted financial autonomy to Local Governments by saying governors will review the Supreme Court verdict Soludo spoke on Thursday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja and described the verdict by the apex court as “great”….
A former governor of Delta state James Ibori, has responded to the Supreme Court’s decision that restrained state governors from holding funds meant for local government administrations. Recall that on Thursday, a seven-man panel led by Justice Emmanuel Agim ruled that the 774 local government councils in Nigeria should manage their own funds. Reacting to…
A former Manchester United player Ruud van Nistelrooy has returned to the club where he had a successful career as a player to become an assistant to manager Erik ten Hag as part of a coaching reshuffle. Recall that Van Nistelrooy enjoyed five prolific seasons as a striker at the club after joining in 2001….
The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) Development Control Unit has taken decisive action to evacuate occupants from a dangerously dilapidated building in Ifite Awka, aiming to forestall the imminent danger posed by the property to the occupants. Addressing occupants of the structure, the Deputy commander of ACTDA Development Control Unit Mr. Ukachukwu Okonkwo informed…
The draws for the CAF Champions League have been held in Egypt with Nigeria’s champions Rangers International drawn against Zilimadjou in the first round. League runners-up Remo Stars face a tough test after they were paired with AS FAR of Morocco in the first round of matche El-Kanemi Warriors, winners of the President Cup were…
