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INEC Commence Training For Security Personnel In Ondo
In Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission has begun a three-day training session for some security personnel. The trainees include the men of the state police command, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Airforce, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian Immigration Service, and the Nigerian Customs Service. Speaking at the opening of the...
Anambra Stunned By Brutal Murder Of 84-Year-Old Community Leader
Umudioka village in Awka Capital Territory, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, is in a state of confusion and outrage after the horrifying murder of 84-year-old community leader Ichie Michael Chinwe Nwobu inside his bedroom by unidentified assailants. The horrific incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, March 2, nearly sparked violent protests as angry youths...
Rivers APC Accuses Gov Fubara Of Spending State Funds Extravagantly
The Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Okocha has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of spending frivolously, the money meant for the development of the state. Okocha made the accusation on Tuesday in Port Harcourt while briefing newsmen on the state of development in Rivers in the last 10 months of Fubara’s administration. Okocha stated that the APC...
End Of First Term: Gov. Diri Directs Cabinet Members To Start Preparing Handover Notes
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed members of the state executive council to start preparing their handover notes as his first term in office winds down. Diri, who assumed office as governor of the state on February 14, 2020, will be sworn in again for a second term on February 14, after winning his re-election during the November...
Tension, Heavy Security as Nigerians Protest Against EFCC in Lagos | METROWATCH
There is heavy security presence at the head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) situated in Awolowo Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The anti-graft commission had raised the alarm that some groups were planning a series of protests against the EFCC. According to The Nation, operatives of the Lagos State Anti-Crime Outfit – Rapid Response Squad (RRS)...
Igbo Lawyers Seek To Be Joined In Suit By Northern Groups Asking For South East Exit From Nigeria
Some members of the Coalition of Northern Groups have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the National Assembly to hasten the exit of the South East from Nigeria before concluding the ongoing constitutional amendment. The plaintiffs, led by Nastura Ashir Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’I, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman and Aminu Adam, in a supporting affidavit, said their action was informed...
Nigeria @ 60: Nnamdi Kanu Challenges Professors To Live Debate
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has challenged professors in Nigeria to a live debate as the country sets to mark her independence on October 1. Kanu, in a statement released through IPOB spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful questioned Nigeria’s age. He said he needed a genuinely educated and intelligent Nigerian Professor to answer his posers. Kanu, who has...
FAAN Shuts KFC Facility At Lagos Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down the KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos state, over alleged discriminatory treatment of a disabled person. FAAN’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, Obiageli Orah, revealed this in a statement on Thursday, March 28. The move was made after the report by a passenger with Reduced...
FG Set To Commence Audit Of Workers’ Productivity
The federal government has hinted that it will commence workers’ productivity audit from the Ministry of Interior. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who dropped the hint in Abuja on Tuesday when he spoke at the fifth National Productivity Summit, said there was a need to improve the low productivity level in the country, especially within the civil service. The disclosure...
Alleged Corruption: We’ll Prosecute Orji Kalu Again, EFCC Vows
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has revealed that a former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor-Kalu will be prosecuted for a second time. This announcement was made by the chairman of the anti-graft commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday during a weekly briefing where he gave updated on his performance in office so far. He vowed that Kalu will be...
