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By Barikui Felix The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has hailed the defection of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, describing it as a bold and strategic move. Governor Eno, alongside his commissioners, local government chairmen, and…
By Israel Adebiyi Hon. Marcus Onobun, member representing Esan West, Esan Central, and Igueben Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has strongly denied allegations linking him to cult-related activities in Iruekpen, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. In a statement titled “Disclaimer on Alleged Cult-related Issues in Iruekpen” and made available to…
By Israel Adebiyi The Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imasuen, who represents Edo South Senatorial District, has concluded plans to dump his party, the Labour Party, LP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Imasueun, who disclosed this on Sunday, said he would formally declare for the…
By Emamuzo Iboma The Gombe State Police Command has reported the unfortunate fatality of 45-year-old Ahmed Aliyu Umar, who was brutally attacked with a knife by unknown assailants in the Hammadu Kafi community, situated in the Akko Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari…
Katherine Abayomi Ocean ecosystems supply a substantial amount of oxygen to the atmosphere and offer various services that ensure the survival of all species on Earth. As the world observes World Ocean Day with the theme “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us,” it is time for humanity to reflect on its exploitative, violent, and destructive relationship…
Barikui Felix The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired vice-admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has highlighted the need for traditional institutions in the state to step up their collaborative efforts in safeguarding public infrastructure in their respective domains. Ibas stated this while declaring open the 121st and 122nd Combined Quarterly General Meeting of the Rivers State…
The leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed its displeasure at the petition allegedly filed by the Commander of the Mining Marshal, Attah Onoja, before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions over an alleged attack and shooting of its mining marshals by some Police officers, including alleged…
…As He Flags-off National Assets Restoration Programme The Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON has commissioned over 375 tractors for mechanised farming revitalised by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) under the National Assets Restoration Programme. The Vice President commissioned the programme on Sunday, June 8, at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanisation Agency’s…
…Laments Poor Maintenance that Leaves Nigeria with Over 26,000 Broken-down Serviceable Heavy-duty Equipment Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for the localisation of global technologies in order to create durable Nigerian solutions to Nigerian problems, insisting that relevant agencies must be supported to point Nigeria towards a stable nation and a promising future. Speaking at…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that 59,786 inmates out of the total of 80,879 inmates in the population, representing 74 per cent across the country, have been captured on the NIMC platform. The NCoS provided the information on Sunday in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Umar Abubakar. This was in…