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Tinubu Urges Public Support For Individuals Living With Autism
In observance of World Autism Awareness Day 2025, First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has urged for greater inclusion and support for individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In a special message, the First Lady on Wednesday expressed her joy in joining the international community in recognising and celebrating the incredible potential and skills of individuals living with ASD. The News...
Tinubu Sacks Kyari, Names Ojulari New NNPCL CEO
President Bola Tinubu has reorganised the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, removing Mele Kyari as group chief executive officer and Pius Akinyelure as chairman. Consequently, the President appointed Bashir Ojulari as the new CEO, effective April 2, 2025. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed the development in a statement he signed in the early...
Court Issues Order Against Abia Govt On Appointing New Judges
A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, has ordered the government and its representatives to refrain from starting a new procedure for the state's judicial appointment. The order followed an application brought by two litigants questioning the state government’s effort to engage in a fresh process in the appointment of 10 new judges. Abia State Judicial Service Commission, in 2022,...
Edo Tribunal Rejects Bid To Nullify Gov Okpebholo’s Election
On Wednesday, the Abuja-based Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal refused to declare the election of All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Monday Okpebholo invalid. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of the tribunal led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi equally refused to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a fresh governorship poll in Edo State. The tribunal held...
APC Calls For Probe Into Fubara Over Ex-HoS Allegations
The All Progressives Congress, or APC, has requested that the nation's security agencies look into the suspended governor of Rivers state, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, in light of recent disclosures by Dr. George Nwaeke, the former head of the State Civil Service, regarding the alleged planning of the State Assembly bombing by state officials. APC said the public revelation made by...
Uromi Killings: Northern Group Warns Of Reprisal, Calls On Notherners To Return Home
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called for Northerners in the South to return home for their safety after the tragic deaths of 16 Northern hunters in Uromi, Edo State, and warned of possible retaliation throughout Northern states, including Abuja. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Chairman, Alhaji Ali Muhammad, the CNF condemned what it described...
Ebonyi Kicks Off 8km Road Project Across Four Villages
The Ebonyi State Government has started building an 8-kilometer road through four villages in Abakaliki, the state capital. They include Ebyia Unuphu, Nkaleke, Echara, and Mgbabor villages within the Abakaliki area. The state commissioner for works, Lebechi Mbam, who flagged off the project, said it would be completed within eight months. He noted that the project was divided into four and awarded...
Kenya Didn’t Fulfill Its Duty To Protect Nnamdi Kanu, Says Human Rights Lawyer
The Kenyan government has been accused by human rights advocate and lawyer Christopher Chidera of not upholding its international duty to protect Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was kidnapped in June 2021 and forcibly extradited to Nigeria. Chidera alleged that Kenya was complicit in Kanu’s abduction, torture, and unlawful transfer, violating both...
Dr. Uche Ogah’s Commitment To Service Earns Him Recognition At Mothering Sunday Celebration
In recognition of his unwavering commitment to humanitarian service and community development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, was honored by St. Stephen Anglican Church, Rumueme Deanery, during their Mothering Sunday celebration themed ‘A Mother After God’s Heart.’ Dr. Ogah, a renowned philanthropist, entrepreneur, and industrialist, was represented at the event by Comr....
Okpebholo Wins Tribunal Case, Ighodalo Moves To Appeal Court
Yesterday, the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel, said it found no reason to nullify the outcome of the governorship contest held in the state on September 21, 2024. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Wilfred...
