Ahead of the September 21, governorship election in Edo State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the State, Hon. Charles Idahosa, has resigned his membership of the party. Idahosa, who was a Local Government Chairman and Political Adviser to ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole, did not disclose the next line of action as regards polit...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the detention of a Nigerian accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Emmanuel Osase, for 60 days. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, gave the order following a motion ex-parte filed by the Department of State Servicesmarked FHC/ABJ/CS/409/2024, reports The PUNCH. At […]
•Tinubu A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), Nze Chidi Duru, has frowned at the report that the Tinubu-led federal government subsidised religious pilgrimage with N90 billion, warning that such should not have any place in present day Nigeria. Duru, the Deputy National Organising Secretary of the ru...
•Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere The spokesperson of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, today, Friday, March 22, accused members of three Rivers State House of Assembly of trying to plunge the state into a major crisis by their actions. Ugochinyere said the attempt by the Rivers lawmakers to override the suppo...
The House of Representatives is set to consider a bill seeking to create three additional states in the South-West region. The bill, which has been listed to be brought for first reading before the House of Representatives, is sponsored by the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Osun State, Mr. Oluwole Oke, reports Vangua...
•Youth Corpers A member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Adamawa State died during the penalty shootouts of the match between Nigeria and South Africa of yesterday evening. It was gathered today morning that the youth corper, identified only as Samuel from Kaduna State, died just before the last kick that ensured [&hellip...
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has expressed concerns over the raid of headquarters of the Dangote Group by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC yesterday raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection ...
•Awaji-Inombek Abiante leading the rally in support of Governor Fubara A member representing Andoni-Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Awaji-Inombek Abiante has led a solidarity walk in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital in support of Governor Siminalaye Fubara. The walk which kicked off at the popular UTC J...
•Adoki Tonye Adoki, one of the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has refuted report that he has returned to his former party. Adoki and 26 other members of the 32-member crisis-rocked Assembly had on Monday announced their [&hellip...
•Late Sanni Mariam A 26-year-old female National Youth Service Corps, NYSC member, Sanni Mariam, of 2023 Batch C Stream 2, was among those who have died in an accident in Imo State. Other passengers and the driver were also reported dead when their vehicle had an accident en route to Lagos yesterday, reports Vanguard. It […]