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Delta community protests herdsmen attacks, block East-West Road
Members of the Uduophori community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday barricaded the East-West road in protest against the amputation of a 28-year-old resident by suspected killer herdsmen said to have besieged the locality. For several hours, the protesters halted vehicular movement from Bomadi and other…
Read More »Rivers Assembly adjourns sittings indefinitely
By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State House of Assembly has indefinitely adjourned its sittings following a plenary session on Friday, presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule in Port Harcourt. The decision comes just hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara formally notified the Speaker of his intention to present the 2025 Appropriation…
Read More »Army chief urges commanders to address national security threats
By Deborah Nnamdi with Agency Report The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged battalion commanders to set an example of strong leadership within their units to effectively address emerging national security threats. Oluyede made this statement during his address to the battalion commanders at the recently concluded…
Read More »Appeal Court halts Emir Sanusi’s reinstatement, awaits supreme court’s verdict
By Deborah Nnamdi The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has halted the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which upheld the Kano State government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirates Council Law, pending the Supreme Court’s determination of an appeal on the same matter. The ruling was delivered on Friday…
Read More »Fubara writes Assembly, to present budget Wednesday
By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has properly written to the state House of Assembly of his intention to present the 2025 budget. Fubara was on Wednesday locked out of the Assembly Complex for what the spokesman of the House, Hon Enemi George said was “his inability to…
Read More »Customs seizes undeclared $1.1m in Kano
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of 1.1 million U.S. dollars and 135,900 Saudi Riyals at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. Abdullahi Maiwada, the Service’s Spokesperson, revealed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Maiwada explained that the seizure occurred…
Read More »Lagos businesses, individuals lose N5.3tn yearly to power failure
Lagos State’s ongoing electricity deficit continues to impose a significant financial strain on both residents and businesses. A recent report estimates that this energy shortfall adds an extra N5.3 trillion to their annual expenses. The 2025 Lagos Economic Development Update (LEDU), published by the Lagos State Government, reveals that while…
Read More »Lagos-Calabar Highway: Those criticizing the project should not follow the road, Umahi replies Obasanjo
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has defended the Lagos-Calabar highway project, rejecting accusations that it is a wasteful and corrupt initiative. His remarks follow former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of the project in his new book, Nigeria: Past and Future, where he labeled it as a prime example of…
Read More »Niger LG Elections: women to occupy all vice-chairmanship positions
By Deborah Nnamdi Governor Muhammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced that all vice-chairmanship positions in the 25 local government areas will be exclusively designated for women in the upcoming local government elections. A staunch proponent of women’s inclusion in governance, Bago expressed that women have long been sidelined…
Read More »Former Rivers speaker criticizes Fubara’s ‘uninvited’ visit to the Assembly
By Deborah Nnamdi A former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, has criticized Governor Siminalayi Fubara for not notifying the House of his budget presentation visit. Ibani stated this on ‘The Morning Brief’, a breakfast programme on Channels Television on Thursday. The former Speaker, who referenced…
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