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By Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Tinubu is facing criticism for failing to visit Yelwata in Benue State, the site of a recent massacre that left many dead and displaced. Reacting on social media, Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, said a true leader does not make excuses but takes action, especially…
Will the Ijaw Youth Council’s demands for a surveillance security contract and greater representation in Akwa Ibom State’s government finally be met, or will the ongoing marginalization continue to fuel tensions in the region?
Edo Govt. Establishes Policy Action Team To Drive Digital Policy Implementation Tracy Ohovwore, Benin city The Edo State Government, in collaboration with the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC), the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has organised an onboarding session for the Policy Action Team to ensure the effective implementation…
Police Woman In Akwa Ibom Bags 3 Months Sentence For Contempt Uko Okon, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State High Court, Abak Judicial Division, committed a Police Officer, Mrs Juliet Attah, to three months imprisonment on Thursday for disobeying a Court order to produce a tricycle she seized from a tricyclist, Mr Elijah Alphonsus Akpan, in…
Tuggar: Nigeria Signs 10 MoUs, Attracts $14B Investment, Pulls €250m For Nigerian Businesses The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has said the nation has attracted investment worth $14 billion from India across multiple sectors through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s instrumentality. He said this was beside another €250 million pulled for Nigerian businesses….
By Israel Adebiyi In a bid to eliminate drug stockouts, the Executive Secretary of the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (EDPHDA), Dr. Coulson Osoikhia, has inaugurated the Healthcare Drug Revolving Fund Committee (DRF). He reaffirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s unwavering commitment to strengthening primary healthcare in the state. Dr. Osoikhia stated that one of the…
The political landscape in Rivers State took another turn on Thursday when members of the state’s House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. During plenary presided over by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader, Rivers State House of Assembly,…
Katherine Abayomi On the occasion of May Day 2025, Workers Day celebration, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) salutes Nigerian workers on this year’s International Workers Day while also calling on governments across all levels to implement a living wage as a necessary step to prioritise workers’ welfare. In a statement, CAPPA noted that…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Monday backed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s)new draft guidelines mandating banks to refund customers for failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions within 48 hours. The FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs,, Ondaje Ijagwu, announced the Commission’s position on the policy in a statement. Ijagwu said the…
By Uko Etim Environmental experts have raised serious concerns over the dangers posed by abandoned, non-decommissioned oil wells scattered across the Niger Delta, describing them as “ticking time bombs” capable of triggering large-scale environmental and public health crises. The warning came during a two-day School of Ecology workshop organised by the Health of Mother Earth…