Many roads in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, have been taken over by masquerades of different sizes and behaviours, who perambulate the city with eager and vigor. A visit round some roads in the capital city reveal that some roads like Zik’s Avenue,  Eke Awka Market, Obinagu Road, UNIZIK Junction, and others, were…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has barred all heads and officials of the 23 local government areas in the state from appearing before the state House of Assembly. Fubara warned that any chairman who appeared before the lawmakers risks being sacked. The governor gave the directive in a circular signed by the Director of Information…

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, on Wednesday, announced the complete withdrawal of the military from the Okuama community in the state. Speaking at a press conference at the Government House, in Asaba, the governor said the displaced people of Okuama are now free to return to their homes. He also disclosed that the Internally…

The Senate has speed up  the process of proper documentation and protection of human rights of domestic workers and their employers in the country. Lawmakers argued that proper documentation and protection of domestic workers will serve several purposes, including keeping full records of the identities of domestic workers, respecting their fundamental human rights and provisions…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a massive protest that will shut down the Nigerian economy should the Federal Government fail to cancel the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The TUC in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, slammed the directive by the CBN…

The Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Khalifa Dikwa, has condemned the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) describing it as provocative He therefore asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the new policy. “This is not the…

The political crisis in Rivers State on Wednesday took a new dimension as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was said to…

The Anambra State Police Command has debunked, as untrue and misleading, the report alleging that gunmen killed 21 soldiers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Ikenga Tochukwu said this while reacting to report by some section of the media. The Police Spokesman, in a statement made available to newsmen…