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DSS Bows To Pressure, Grants Nnamdi Kanu’s Family, Lawyers, Others Access
The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally allowed family members, legal representatives, and other associates to visit the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, after previously denying their request. ABN TV report that a legal team, led by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor and including Prince Emma Kanu (Nnamdi Kanu's younger brother), Hon. Obinna Ichita...
Cross River Govt Suspends Quack Pharmacists
Commissioner for Health in Cross River State, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk has suspended vendors running a pharmacy at the State’s General Hospital, describing them as quacks. He said they have contributed to the degree of anomalies bedeviling the hospital, adding that for over one year, they have not made any remittance to the State’s coffers. Ayuk took the action when he...
Obi Visits Indonesia, Calls For Data-Driven Policies
Mr. Peter Obi has emphasized the need for structured policies and decisive leadership to drive national development in Nigeria. Obi, in a statement on Monday via X, detailed his engagements with former Indonesian Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Agung Laksono, former Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, and Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Yandri Susanto, as...
Stuck Astronauts Return To Earth After Nine Months In Space
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts who spent months stuck in space because of technical difficulties, have finally made it back to Earth. The duo landed safely on Wednesday as SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida, ending a mission that was supposed to last just eight days but stretched to nine months. NASA confirmed...
2023: Stop Misleading Nigerians, You Never Headed Economic Team – Ezekwesili Blasts Atiku
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, to stop misleading the public. Ezekwesili also said the former Vice President was never the head of the Economic Management Team, as wrongly claimed. She gave the admonition in a post via her verified Twitter handle. READ ALSO: Dr. Ogah Wishes...
Why Kaduna Gov Is Yet To Appoint Commissioners – Aide
Dahiru Ahmed, the Kaduna State Governor’s Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Electronic Media, has stated that Governor Uba Sani has yet to appoint commissioners as part of a deliberate strategy to ensure that individuals with integrity and impeccable character are brought on board. During an interview on a private radio station in the state yesterday, he urged the people to include the...
Obajana: Kogi Accused Dangote Of Asset Grabbing
The government of Kogi State has accused Dangote Industries Limited of “callous and deliberate asset grabbing” but the company countered it, saying that the acquisition of the Obajana cement plant followed due process. A statement by the state government said that Obajana Cement Company was solely founded in 1992 and owned by the state, which held 100 per cent of...
Tribunal Affirms Musa Agah As Winner Of Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, seated in Jos, has reaffirmed the legitimacy of Musa Agah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected representative for the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency in Plateau State. The tribunal’s unanimous verdict was delivered by its chairman, Justice William Olamide, on Thursday. The candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Gwani Alkali, had...
Police Recruitment: ApplicantsTo Undergo Medical Screening April 16
The Police Service Commission has said that due to the ongoing Muslim Ramadan fast and the Christian lenten period, the date for the medical screening/examination of candidates for police recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force has been rescheduled to commence on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024, to allow for the conclusion of these religious obligations. A statement by...
Senator Ngige Storms APC Caucus Meeting In Abuja After Prison Release
Former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus meeting, barely hours after he left the Kuje prison. Senator Ngige, who was the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, was recently remanded in Kuje prison following corruption allegations against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former governor was granted bail...
