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Why I Supported Relocation Of Rivers Election Tribunal To Abuja – Senator Abe
Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said he supported the relocation of the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal from Port Harcourt to Abuja because it was in the best interest of the people of the state. This is as Abe alleged that members of the Rivers State Council of Traditional...
Igbo Group Gives 21 Day Ultimatum For Almajirai To Leave South-East
An Igbo social-cultural pressure group, Igbo National Council (INC) has given a twenty-day ultimatum to almajirai that have in the past few weeks moved into the south-east zone from their various abodes in the north. ABN TV reports that According to a press statement by the national president, Chilos Godsent made available to newsmen in Owerri yesterday, he claimed that...
Senate Passes Bill Seeking Return Of Old National Anthem
This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Joint Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Legal Matters, Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs at plenary. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Mohammed Monguno(APC-Borno) said the bill was first read at plenary on May 23. He said the bill, among others, sought to provide a legal framework for an...
CJN To New Judges: Public Opinion Can’t Override Constitution
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has said public opinion cannot override the constitution in decisions of the court. Justice Ariwoola made the statement after the oath-taking of 23 the new judges of the Federal High Court at the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja on Wednesday. “Several vitriolic attacks are regularly heaped on the judiciary; it is, however,...
Akwa Ibom Commissioner Of Police, Waheed Ayilara Is Dead
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara is dead, ABN TV reports. Ayilara, it was gathered, died in the early of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. Sources close to the family told The Nation he underwent a prostate cancer surgery on Wednesday before he died hours later. ”We are very sad to inform you that...
74-Year-Old Jane Ogbonna Set For Burial In Bende (See Poster)
Arrangements are ongoing for the final burial of late Madam Jane Ude Ogbonna who passed away at the age of 74. She died on March 8, 2023. She will be laid to rest in her country home, Mgbelenzu, Amutu Amokwe Item in Bende local government area of Abia State on Saturday, September 30, 2023. A burial arrangement was released on behalf of...
Sanwo-Olu Visits Family Of #EndSARS Protest Victim Killed By Stray Bullet
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday visited the widow of Mr. Okechukwu Iloamuazor, the driver hit by a stray bullet during last Monday’s EndSARS demonstration by youths in the Surulere area of the metropolis. Governor Sanwo-Olu commiserated with the family over the incident, which he described as unfortunate. He said the late Iloamuazor should not have died under...
Removing Fuel Subsidy, Punishment To Nigerians, NLC Warns FG
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, warned those pushing for fuel subsidy removal to forgo the idea and save the country from another round of social unrest. The labour centre gave the warning following announcement by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration that it had left the matter for the incoming regime. NLC General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, during an interview with journalists in...
Task Force Raids Drug Hideout, Arrests Seven In Delta
The Delta State Task Force Committee on Drug Trafficking has combed drug dens in the Sapele Local Government Area of the state and arrested seven suspects. Four men and three women were apprehended with various illicit drugs like Tramadol, codeine, and cannabis worth millions of naira. Led by Pastor Omasan Mabiaku, Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, the...
Fixing Roads Better Than Giving Palliatives – Gov Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s road construction and other critical infrastructure will benefit the people more than palliatives. Bello made the remarks while inspecting work on the Abuja-Lokoja road with the Minister of Works, Mr. Dave Umahi. By fixing roads across the country, we will alleviate poverty, which is preferable to giving out palliatives, he...
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