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King of Oyigbo town in Oyigbo LGA of Rivers State, Eze Mike Nwaji, has pleaded with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the military hierarchy in the state to caution soldiers against the indiscriminate arrests of residents in the area which is still on-going till now. The monarch decried …

The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded the resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, over Nigeria’s growing economic woes. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Economy in Shambles: PDP Asks CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele To Resign’, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in …

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that the average price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of cooking gas decreased by 1.06% to N1,953.71 in October, from N1974.67 in September 2020. This is according to the latest NBS Liquefied Petroleum …

House of Representative Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed that the House would ensure that it passes the Petroleum Industry Bill within the next six months or probably less. Gbajabiamila made the statement during a meeting with the delegation of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) under the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce …

The Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, Barrister Segun Awolowo, has on Tuesday decried how a lot of Made-in-Nigeria products were rejected in the global market as a result of inadequate packaging and labelling. Awolowo stated this during a one-day training for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises on …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said his Ebonyi counterpart, David Umahi’s desire to be All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate was why he dumped Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike said Umahi’s allegation that there was injustice in South-East’s PDP was not true, adding that “committed members of PDP …

The United Nations on Tuesday expressed concerns over the spate of Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria, estimating that during the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country recorded more than 3, 600 cases of r rape cases nationwide. The UN also said it was committed to continuing the cooperation with …

A teacher Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina who told the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti- Roberry Square, SARS, Related Abuses and Matters that she lost a two-month-old pregnancy, Tuesday, told the panel that popular billionaire kidnapper Chukuwudmeme Onwamadike known as Evans is her brother. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration would do everything to prevent a repeat of the recent #EndSARS protest. The President gave the assurance during the National Security Council (NSC) meeting held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Briefing State House Correspondents on the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has berated the federal government over a series of what it described as lies and half- bake truths regarding the lingering strike by the union occasioned by non-implementation of 2009 FG-ASUU agreement. The Union accused the federal government of claiming to have reached …

The Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to handle issues arising from the recent #EndSARS protests with utmost caution and show respect for the youth. The caucus stated that the government must follow all democratic principles in dealing with those arrested …

Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday invaded the Gidan Zaki in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and reportedly killed the District Head of Gidan Zaki, Haruna Kuye and his son, Destiny Kuye The monarch’s wife was said to have sustained machete wound while the daughter sustained gunshot …

WORKINGS OF THE NPF: ·        Rtd Major General Garba Wahab’s Position Clearly Wrong ·        Spoke On Issues Outside His Area Of Core Competence, Says IGP The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to comments and reactions during an interview session on …

officers of the Nigeria Police Force have blocked the road leading to African Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos, in a bid to prevent a meeting on #EndSARS protest from taking place. The meeting, which was organised by Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was originally scheduled to be held …

Regina Daniels’ billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko is allegedly engaged to his prospective seventh wife, identified as Sara. The lady identified as “Sar8al” on Instagram is reportedly a UK-based lady who will reportedly become his 7th wife. This time, he has set his eyes far away to the UK, where the …

Many other doctors are also calling it quits. Thousands of medical practices have closed during the pandemic, according to a July survey of 3,500 doctors by the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit group. About 8% of the doctors reported closing their offices in recent months, which the foundation estimated could equal …

The Senate has directed the Acting Auditor General of the Federation, Mr Adolphus Aghughu, to investigate the financial transactions of big revenue-generating agencies like Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Authority (NIMASA) from 2015 to date. The upper legislative chamber …

Forex turnover dropped marginally by 2.26%, as Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window remained stable against the dollar to close at N386/$1 during intra-day trading on Monday, November 16. Also, the naira depreciated against the dollar, closing at N470/$1 at the parallel market on Friday, November 13, 2020 – …

Major ground handling companies in Nigeria are facing a revenue crisis following published results in the first nine months of 2020. Reports from two of the major listed ground handling companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, reveals a revenue decline of over 20%, due to a fall out of …

Even though I am Igbo, I must confess that I still don’t understand Igbo fully. If I don’t understand Igbo fully, imagine how wrong most non-Igbo would be when they make conclusions about the Igbo. The natural trend is that people migrate from poorer and less-developed areas to richer and …