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Kogi, 18 States Lose Bid to Gag EFCC, ICPC, NFIU
Photo: Justice Kudirat Keke-Ekun, Chief Justice of Nigeria On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a landmark ruling, rejecting a legal challenge brought by 19 states against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as well as two other anti-corruption agencies. The states had questioned the legality of the…
Read More »How Obaseki Diverted Funds Meant for Benin Royal Museum – Group
Photo: Members of Aiguobasimwin Movement During Submission of the Petition A Bini socio-cultural group in Edo State, Aiguobasimwin Movement (aka Oya Ayasinmwin-Evbomwan) has petitioned the state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo to demand the revocation of the certificate of occupancy for the Museum of West African Art. The group in the…
Read More »My Encounter With a Bat After Election
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has revealed that he found a dead bat on his bed the day after the September 21, 2024 governorship election, attributing the incident to divine protection. Speaking at a praise concert celebrating his inauguration and that of Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa, Okpebholo emphasized his…
Read More »Breaking: Bird Strike on Air Peace Flight Sparks Panic in Abuja
An Air Peace flight scheduled to depart from Abuja to Lagos on Thursday morning was forced to aborted just before takeoff due to a bird strike at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. One of the passengers, Lagos-based human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, shared details of the incident on his…
Read More »IPOB: 2 Soldiers Gunned Down at Abia Checkpoint
Gunmen believed to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), attacked a military checkpoint in Abia State on Wednesday morning. The attack, which occurred at the checkpoint near the Carpenter Shed, Ekenobizi, Umuopara in Umuahia South Local Government…
Read More »762 Nigerians died of meningitis, Lassa fever in two years – NCDC
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Seven hundred and sixty-two (762) persons across the country have died of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and Lassa fever in the last two years. Dr Jide Idris, the agency’s Director General disclosed this in Abuja while…
Read More »Breaking: Sen Okpebholo Sworn in as Edo Governor
Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has been inaugurated as the 5th Executive Governor of Edo State since 1999. Okpebholo, who succeeds Godwin Obaseki, is the first Ishan governor in the state after it was excised from former Bendel State on August 27, 1991, and it also…
Read More »NAPTIP Rescues, Reunites 8yo Boy with Family, a Year After
Fatima Waziri-Azi, DG NAPTIP By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued an eight-year-old boy, Divine Ibanga, declared missing for over one year. The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Emmanuel Awhen, who disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Read More »Building Collapse: Rivers Govt to Set up Taskforce
By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Government has announced plans for a task force to enforce compliance with the building laws and regulations of the State, following the incessant building collapse and the danger it poses to the lives of residents. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Rt. Hon.…
Read More »Another Building Collapses in P’Harcourt – 3rd in one Week
Another under-construction two-storey building collapsed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday evening. The latest incident, which occurred off Sani Abacha Road, is the third in the last one week in the state, and it occurred at the Sani Abacha Road area of Obio-Akpor LGA where a similar incident occurred…
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