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Rivers Women Reacts To Presidential Declaration, Organise Prayers For Restoration of Tranquility. Tracy Ohovwore In an exclusive interview with press members, the Rivers Women Unite for Sim (RWUS) called for peace and sanity in the state through intensive prayers and thanksgiving. The women expressed their concern over the presidential decision, which led to a series…
The Federal Government on Tuesday launched the Leadership Excellence in Africa’s Public Service (LEAPS) Programme, aimed at redefining public sector leadership. With the launch, Nigeria thus joined Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Zimbabwe on the LEAPS programme. The programme which is anchored by African Capacity Building Foundation is a response to the demand for…
Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old alleged drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, who had been on the run for seven years. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said Okpara was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine…
IWD: India Ranks Highest With Number of Female Pilot, Envoy The Acting India High Commissioner, Ms Vartika Rawat, has said that India’s support for women’s empowerment in Nigeria has opened opportunities for women in the country, saying India now has the highest number of female pilots worldwide. She disclosed this while delivering her welcome speech…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, arraigned one Collins Musa Inu Umor before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on a two-count charge bordering on fraudulent impersonation. One of the charges reads: “That you, COLLINS MUSA INU…
The Super Eagles will not be at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US, and Mexico! This was after Nigeria lost on penalties to DR Congo in a tightly-contested African play-offs final on Sunday. The game ended 1-1 after normal and extra time. But during penalties, the Leopards of DR Congo overpowered the Super…
Nigeria’s Energy Sector Projects 340,000 Jobs Generation by 2030. Katherine Abayomi, Port Harcourt In collaboration with Oxfam, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has convened a round table discussion on “Strengthening CSO Advocacy for Energy Transparency.” The event brought together civil society organisations (CSOs), media representatives, and industry experts to deliberate on legislative reforms,…
Akwa Ibom Records Staggering N528b Surplus In Third Quarter By Uko Etim, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government has announced a remarkable surplus of N528.6 billion in the third quarter of the 2024 financial year. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Nsikan Nkan, and made available to newsmen in Uyo,…
By Israel Adebiyi Judges and legal practitioners in Edo State have thrown their weight behind Governor Monday Okpebholo’s intensified campaign against cultism and kidnapping, declaring their full support for the administration’s ongoing security reforms. The endorsement came during a high-level meeting held on Tuesday at the Government House in Benin City, where Governor Okpebholo received…
Says It is nothing but Encouraging Fiscal Indiscipline The Network for the Actualization of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a prominent public procurement and fiscal responsibility advocacy group in Nigeria, has strongly criticized the National Assembly for what it described as a dangerous pattern of promoting fiscal indiscipline through the repeated extension of national…
