Catholic Bishop Reveals Why He Rejected Umahi’s Award
The bishop, Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Most Rev. Father. Peter Nworie Chukwu, has rejected an award offered to him by the Ebonyi State Government, saying he wants governor Umahi to facilitate speedy trial and termination of the murder and sundry charges against his priest and not recognition. The clergyman who is barely one year in office expressed surprise at his...
Yahaya Bello Queries Traditional Ruler For Not Coming Out To Welcome Buhari, Accuses Him Of Insubordination
The Kogi State Government has queried the paramount traditional ruler and Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim for refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. President Buhari was in the state on December 29, 2022 to inaugurate some projects built by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello. However, the palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland was rocked by explosions...
Wike Threatens To Sack Commisisoner Over Delay In Commencement Of Construction Work, Gives. 24 Hours Ultimatum
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has threatened his Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo, with termination over delay on a road construction project in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area (LGA) in the state. Wike gave the commissioner a 24-hour ultimatum while conducting the flag-off of construction of Ekagho-Ogboloma-Adada Link Road in the state on Friday. The governor stopped his address midway...
How Native Doctor Died During Sex Romp With Ekiti Pastor’s Wife
A middle aged man said to be a herbalist has slumped and died while allegedly having sexual intercourse with the wife of a pastor in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State. The man, identified as Fadayomi Kehinde, popularly known as Ejiogbe died in a hotel room in the town. The herbalist, it was gathered, slumped after the sex romp, prompting the woman said...
NDDC Should Adopt Regional Development Approach – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to do things differently. Such difference, governor Wike maintained should be the adoption of a regional development approach that will strictly commit to the holistic development of Niger Delta States Governor Wike gave the charge when the new chairman of the NDDC board,...
2023 General Election: Corps Members With Disabilities To Serve As Presiding Officers
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has guaranteed that disabled National Youth Corps members would serve as presiding officers in the general election in 2023. He made this affirmation when he accompanied a delegation of National Commissioners, Directors, and the technical team to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) headquarters in Abuja today for...
I’ll Use My Status As First Female Chieftaincy Title Holder To Inspire Girls — Chimamanda Adichie
Multi-award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie says, becoming the first woman in her hometown to be conferred a chieftaincy title will be a source of inspiration for other young girls and women to follow suit. The renowned writer also urged culture custodians to ensure men and women are honoured equally. Adichie, who hails from Abba in Anambra State, over the weekend received...
NDE Empowers Borno Graduates With Mechanic, Carpentry Tools
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), under its School on-Wheel (SOW) training scheme, has empowered 10 graduates with start-up tools and equipment in Borno State. The Director General of NDE, Mallam Abubakar Fikpo, disclosed this while handing over the equipment with a cash backing component to the trained beneficiaries in Maiduguri. Fikpo, represented by the state coordinator, Mohammed Muktar, said resettling...
Wike Should Seek Medical Attention — PDP
The Atiku-Okowa-led Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign has urged Rivers state Governor, Nyesome Wike to seek medical attention if he wants to continue to hobnob with the APC against the wishes of his people of Rivers State. Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant, Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, who said this in a statement in Abuja, said “Already, the so-called strongman...
NSCDC Debunks Rumor Of Aptitude Tests For Job Seekers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Thursday debunked a viral message via social media platforms of an aptitude test on January 8. This was contained in a statement signed by the Spokesperson for the Corps, Olusola Odumosu. The corps described the message as “fake, misleading and a calculated attempt by fraudsters and cyber criminals to take advantage of recruitment...
