A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday sacked 3 National Assembly candidates of the Labour Party for next year’s general elections. The candidates affected are those for Obio-Akpor federal constituency and the Port Harcourt federal constituencies 1 and 2. The Peoples Democratic Party in the state had …
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Dana Air Resumes Flight Nperations Nov 9
Dana Air has announced plans to resume flight operations on November 9, 2022 after a successful conclusion of the audit organised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The airline in a statement said, “We are pleased to announce that we will resume flight operations on November 9th, having successfully …
Read More »Fire Guts NYSC Headquarters In Abuja
A fire incident was recorded at the National Youth Service Corps in Abuja on Friday. The commission said no life was lost in the sudden fire outbreak as it was limited to the third floor of the six-storey building edifice. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director …
Read More »PSN Conference: Sowore Advocates Better Funding For Health
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, was at the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Annual Conference in Jos, Plateau State on Thursday. Sowore spoke at the conference alongside his counterpart in the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo, where he advocated better funding for the health …
Read More »Igbo Elders Back Obi, Urge Buhari To Release Kanu
Leaders of the South East geopolitical zone under the aegis of Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, on Friday, declared their support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for the 2023 election. They also called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to release the leader …
Read More »Ekweremadu: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of 40 Properties
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to the embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently in custody in the United Kingdom. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order following an ex-parte motion filed and moved by …
Read More »Edo Police Arrest Two For Alleged Meter Bypass
The Edo State Police Command on Friday arrested two middle-aged women, Bright Isibor and Evelyn Eriamator for allegedly bypassing their prepaid meters in Benin. A combined team of police personnel and the Benin Electricity Distribution PLC staff who went round the Benin metropolis on a routine check, made the …
Read More »Firm Awards Cash, Employment Offer To NYSC Volunteers
Hypo has rewarded some National Youth Service Corps volunteers, Lagos Chapter, with N100,000 each and an employment interview offer. The cleaning brand, through its Hypo Toilet Rescue Volunteer programme, also commissioned 68 toilet units in the state in partnership with the NYSC and provided resources to corps members who volunteered to take …
Read More »Oyo PDP Fumes As Party Chieftains Support Atiku
A former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Chief Jumoke Akinjide, and other leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State have said they will canvass support for and vote for the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in 2023. The National Mandate Group, which is …
Read More »Giving Limbs To Child Amputees Lessens Stigma – NGO
A Non-governmental Organisation, Irede Foundation, has said giving limbs to child amputees will greatly reduce the stigma they face in the society. This was stated by the foundation’s Executive Director, Crystal Chigbu, at the 10th-year celebration of the foundation. Chigbu stressed the need for child amputees to get …
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