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The scheduled arraignment of Halima Buba, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, and Innocent Mbagwu, the bank’s Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer, was on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, but it was stalled due to the defendants’ absence in court. The case, brought before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, involves allegations…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo State Government, under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Monday Okpebholo, has extended heartfelt commendations to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the occasion of his second year in office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to a statement released by the Chief Press…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to assessing the performance of the State’s ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), as part of the year 2025 first quarter performance appraisal exercise. The Head of Service (HOS), Dr. Anthony Okungbowa, disclosed the information during a pre-appraisal exercise organised by the Directorate of…
Uko Okon A devastating auto crash has occurred in Akwa Ibom State, claiming the lives of two children, three males, and one female. The accident, involving a dyna truck and a tricycle (Keke), happened at 8 a.m. on Wednesday along Mbiabong Road, off Calabar/Itu Road. It was gathered that the truck driver fled the scene…
…As Experts condemn reckless Borrowing, calls for urgent fiscal responsibility and accountability Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested approval from Nigeria’s National Assembly for an external loan exceeding $21.5 billion (around N8.5 trillion). This proposal includes $2.19 billion in grants and a plan to issue N757 billion in government bonds to address…
Katherine Abayomi The Bulk Petroleum Retailers Association of Port Harcourt Refinery Depot, representing the Eleme and Okrika communities, has raised alarm over the federal government’s recent shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refinery. The association chairman, Chief Sunny Nkpe, during a media brief held in Port Harcourt, expressed deep concern that the shutdown may not be…
Barikui Felix As the Ogoni Specialist Hospital, OSH, currently under construction by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, nears completion, the Project Coordination Office, PCO, has set up a 13-man Technical Planning Committee, TPC, to map out strategies for the hospital’s speedy and smooth operationalisation. The committee, headed by Professor Christie Mato, is expected to…
Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command says it has neutralized a wanted kidnapper, David Uzoma a.k.a M-Kaze. Spokesperson for the Rivers Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko, in a statement on May 29th,2025, said in a daring operation, on the 25th of May, 2025, Operatives from the Rumuji Division of the Rivers State Police…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin city In a calculated move aimed at addressing rising insecurity and fostering reconciliation, Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has announced plans to grant amnesty to cultists and individuals in possession of illegal arms who are willing to renounce violence and surrender their weapons. The initiative, which forms part of the government’s…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has moved to combat drug abuse in the West Africa subregion by developing a comprehensive digital platform to serve as a centralized system for data input by national focal points and enhance the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) project. The Commissioner, Human Development…