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Osun LG Crisis: Adeleke Refutes Allegations Of Education, Health Services Disruption
The Osun State Government has affirmed, firing back, that social services continue without interruption across all local governments in the state. This is amid allegations from opposition parties about a supposed breakdown of LG services in the state. In a Monday statement titled “Local Social Services and Governance Unimpeded Across Osun State,” signed by Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the Governor, the...
South East Youth Leaders Condemns Retrial Of Sen. Kalu, Alleges Political Harassment
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has strongly condemned the recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to challenge a Federal High Court ruling that barred it from retrying former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over an alleged N7.1 billion fraud. In a press...
INEC Receives Formal Petition For Natasha’s Recall
A petition for the recall of Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a group of registered voters from the district. The petition dated 21st March 2025 was submitted on Monday 24th March 2025 at the INEC headquarters in Abuja...
Five Prisoners Recaptured After Kogi Jail Break
Following a security breach on Monday morning, the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the recapture of five of the 12 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton-Karfe, Kogi State The NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, the escape occurred when a group of inmates manipulated padlocks in...
Asari Dokubo Appointed Leader Of Muslims In South East, South South (Photos)
The Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri (Elem Kalabari) in Rivers State, Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari, Dabaye Amakiri I, has been appointed as the President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (Ameer Muminin) for the South East and South South regions of Nigeria. ABN TV report that the appointment was formally announced during a courtesy visit by the...
Samsung Co-CEO Han Jong-Hee Dies At 63
A representative for Samsung Electronics, a South Korean tech giant, said that Han Jong-Hee, co-CEO, passed away on Tuesday due to cardiac arrest. Born in 1962, Han had overseen Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022, according to the company. He was named Samsung Electronics vice chairman and co-CEO in 2022. Han’s co-CEO, Jun Young-Hyun, heads its semiconductor...
Overstaying Visas Attracts Permanent Ban, US Warns Nigerians
The United States government has issued a stern warning to Nigerian travellers about the severe consequences of overstaying their visa, emphasising that violators could face permanent bans from re-entering the country. The US Mission in Nigeria posted the warning via its X on Monday. The immigration authorities clarified that consular officers can access an individual’s full immigration history, making it nearly...
Power Generators Fear Collapse Over N4.7tn Debt
The Federal Government said it is taking necessary steps to offset the N4.7tn debt owed to power generation companies to avert a possible nationwide blackout. This came as stakeholders expressed fears that some power generation companies might be forced to shut down due to a lack of liquidity in the sector unless there is an urgent intervention by the Federal...
25-Year-Old Stabbed To Death By Mentally Unstable Man In Niger
A suspected mentally unstable man named Mubarak has been taken into custody by the Niger State Police Command for fatally stabbing Shamseen Danshehu, a 25-year-old woman. The incident took place on Sunday evening in the Kwangila area of Minna, the state capital, when Mubarak was said to have engaged Danshehu in a fisticuffs during which he allegedly stabbed him in...
Rivers Head Of Service Steps Down As Sole Administrator Names New SSG
Dr. George Nwaeke, the head of the Rivers State Civil Service, has handed down his position. The resignation of the HoS, who served under the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was contained in a statement issued by the Chief of Staff to the Sole Administrator and obtained by newsmen on Tuesday morning. The Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), thanked Nwaeke...
