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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said his administration is according priority to the construction of a dry port in Ntigha, Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state, even as he underlined that the state will no longer embark on airport project just because others are doing so. …

2 killed, over 167 hurt as synagogue bleacher collapses near Jerusalem Two people were killed and over 167 injured, including five seriously, as a bleacher collapsed during a large gathering in a Givat Ze’ev synagogue during Shavuot holiday celebrations on Sunday evening. A video showed the Karlin synagogue in the …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick on Sunday posted a photo to Instagram of his days in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Newsextra24 reports. According to him, providence took him back to Isiala Ngwa in Abia State the community where he served as a corps member, …

  Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Saturday, led rescue operation at an accident scene at Ekulu Bridge, Abakpa Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area, where a petroleum products truck lost control and fell into a ditch. Prior to the arrival of the governor, the Enugu State Emergency Management …

With insecurity pervading almost all parts of the country, heightened by atrocities of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, kidnappings, banditry and other crimes in other regions, these certainly are worrying times for Nigerians at home and abroad. Police stations, which used to be safe havens, have become the …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies fresh allegations that N4.1 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly …

Gov Wike relaxes curfew in parts of Rivers as security agencies apprehend attackers of policePublished on The Rivers State government has relaxed the curfew imposed on two local government areas. The curfew is no to run between 8:30pm to 6am daily. The affected local government areas include Obio/Akpor and Port …

Ganduje of Kano State, has expressed deep concern over the ban on open grazing by the 17 Southern governors, urging the herders effected by the ban to return to Kano. Ganduje who was speaking while receiving the Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero on a Sallah traditional Hawan Nassarawa at …

Etsako Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State on Friday suspended Chief Mike Oghiadhome for anti-party activities. This is coming barely 48hours after Chief Tom Ikimi also a political acolyte of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki was suspended by Edo Central Exco. The party chieftains in an emergency meeting in …

A Peoples Democratic Party group, Alliance for PDP South-West, has come up with a list of 11 party chieftains from the South-West for the national chairmanship position of the party. On the list are a former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola; former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George; …