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I Own No Hotel, Property In The State, imo People My Only Asset — Gov. Uzodimma
The Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has reiterated his commitment and administration’s resolve to serve and work for the common good of Imolites especially as it concerns development and wealth creation. These he tends to achieve by placi...
Abuja Attacks: Buhari Rewarding Failure With Ambassadorial Appointments – Gumi
Controversial Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has reacted to terrorist attacks on the Guards Brigade in Abuja. Gumi said insecurity should be expected because President Muhammadu Buhari rewards failure with an Ambassadorial appointment. He was rea...
Filming Policeman On Duty Not A Crime — AIG Okunlola
The Assistant Inspector General, AIG, of Police, Zone 6, Kamaldeen kola Okunlola has disclosed that filming a police officer while performing his duty is not a crime but legal and within the rights of citizens. AIG Okulola made the disclosure at the ...
DG Cautions NYSC Members Against Unauthorised Trips
Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Muhammad Kaku Fadah, has warned corps members against embarking on any unauthorised journey. NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa, in a statement Tuesday, said the DG gave the warning whi...
FG Airports Have Approach, Landing Aids, Says NAMA
All federal and state government-owned airports in Nigeria have approach and landing navigational aids, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has said. It said Satellite Performance Based Navigation procedures that could enable aircraft operate at ...
Gunmen kidnap NDU lecturer’s wife in Bayelsa
By Joe Odje YENAGOA - SUSPECTED Gunmen on Sunday at Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa, abducted the wife of a lecturer with the Niger Delta University (NDU). Sources in the community told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred early on Sunday and that the gunmen fired sporadic shots to announce their arrival. The gunmen reportedly entered the community through River...
Sex Slaves: Nigerian girls sold for N210,000 in Mali
By Admin The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking an agreement between Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries to end the practice of Nigerian girls being used as sex slaves in Mali. At a presentation to the ECOWAS Parliament during its First Ordinary Session on Saturday, NAPTIP Director-General Julie Okah-Donli told members of parliament that...
Swearing in: Delta State beef up security
By Joe Odje The Delta State Government has said some major roads in the State Capital, Asaba would be closed on May 29 for inauguration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for second tenure. The Dune Newspaper reports Secretary to the State Government, Festus Ovie Agas made this known in a statement while also stressing arrangements have been put in place to beef...
NBC vs AIT/Raypower: Labour reacts, makes demands
The organized Labour has frowned at the suspension of broadcast licenses of the African Independent Television and Raypower by the Federal Government agency, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC. Organized Labour condemned NBC’s action in a statement by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba, who called for immediate lifting of the suspension. A statement added, “We are disturbed by the...
Opposition party to Gov. Ayade: ‘Tell us how you spent N8bn in 3 months’
The African Action Congress, AAC, has demanded that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River discloses full details of how he spent N8bn the state received from the federal government of Nigeria in the last three months. Agba Jalingo, Cross River State Chairman of ÀAC, in a statement on Friday, decried Governor Ayade’s perceived silence on how the money was disbursed...
