Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state says the intention of the man who detonated an explosive in Port Harcourt Tuesday, was to blow up the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt Governor Fubara said this during a visit by the Senate Committee on Privatization led by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to the government house in Port…
The Nigerian Government has began negotiations with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as part of efforts to avert a proposed strike by the union. Speaking at the end of the meeting in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman expressed optimism that all issues raised will be amicably resolved….
Georgia qualified for the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history with victory over Portugal at Euro 2024. Portugal had already won the group, but didn’t see this defeat coming as Georgia who needed a win to qualify scored twice, one in each half to dent Portugal’s record at…
The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State has been reportedly under serious attack by unknown gunmen for over some hours this Wednesday night. The incident according to our sources started around 9 pm, with heavy shooting, scaring residents into hiding. One of the sources, Tony Nwori said the gunmen arrived…
A 22-year-old housewife has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in the Abbari area of Damaturu metropolis. She was apprehended by the Yobe State Police Command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “On 26-06-24, at about 1000hrs, the C Divisional Police Headquarters received…
According to the federal government, releasing and distributing skits, films, or music videos without classification by the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) is considered a violation. Movie classification attaches age rating and content advice to films and other audiovisual content. It helps children and families choose what is right for them and avoid…
Aggrieved students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) have made allegations of unbridled extortion by the head of the Department of Political Science of the institution. The students, particularly the post-graduate ones, had taken to social media to allege that they were routinely forced to pay series of monies, ranging from N500, 000 in…
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), a civil society organization and eight others, have called on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings, extortion of families whose relatives are in custody, and sexual abuse of women by state and non-state actors in the South-East region. In a petition…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to set up a committee to oversee the cholera emergency operation centre operated by the National Centre For Disease Control, NCDC. The Minister of Health, Dr Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered celebrity bartender and business man, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest to forfeit the sum of ₦10m to the Federal Government as a fine in lieu of the charge made against him for alleged abuse of the Naira. This was contained in the terms…
