THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released voters’ register for the Local Government Area council elections scheduled for Aug. 9 in Rivers. Mr Tamunotonye Tobins, the Commissioner in charge of Media and Civic Education at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt …
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NCPC Calls for Unity to Move Nigeria Forward
THE Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has called on all Nigerians to join hands to get Nigeria on the right path. Bishop Stephen Adegbite, Executive Secretary of NCPC, made the call while receiving the National Coordinator and CEO of SERVICOM, Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli, and her management team in his office …
Read More »Naira gains 1.9% to Close at N1,517.93
THE Naira ended the week positively on Friday, trading at N1,517.93 to a Dollar in the official market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the Naira, which had been falling since March 5, gained N29.89. This represents a 1.9 per cent increase compared to Thursday, when …
Read More »Ogun State Governor Rewards UNILAG’s Best Graduates
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has presented a cheque of ₦10 million each to Samuel Badekale and Haroun Adebakin, the best graduating students of the University of Lagos. The duo emerged as the top graduates during the institution’s 55th convocation ceremony. While receiving them in his office in Abeokuta on …
Read More »Ijaw Group Demand Wike’s Dismissal Over Attack on Ijaw People
IJAWS for Tinubu 2027, a political group, has called for the immediate dismissal of Nyesom Wike’s as FCT Minister over his remarks concerning the Ijaw people. Comrade Tamuno Esiri, the group’s leader, made this demand in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
Read More »EFCC Arrests Eight Trucks Conveying Suspected Illegal Solid Minerals in Makurdi
OPERATIVES of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. They were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Katsina-ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Solid minerals suspected to be fluorite and iron stones were …
Read More »EFCC Arrests 30 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Asaba
OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday March 14, 2025 arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. Items recovered from them at the point …
Read More »Kano Court Jails Fake Auctioneer Seven Years For N35m Fraud
JUSTICE Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced Bulama Abdulrahman to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine, for posing as an auctioneer assigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to sell some properties forfeited to the Federal Government on the Commission’s …
Read More »Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Adjourn Sitting Indefinitely
MEMBERS of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have announced an indefinite adjournment of the Assembly’s sittings. According to The Nation, the decision was reached during a plenary session presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. Newsextra24 reports that this …
Read More »Appeal Court Blocks Emir Sanusi’s Reinstatement
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 by a three-member …
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