By Saidu Idris Former Akwa Ibom state Commissioner for Information and current Director of Airworthiness Standards…
Year: 2020
ICPC boss, 71 others promoted to SAN
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, has conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN,…
EFCC accuses Akwa Ibom Governor of squandering N1.4bn on SANs
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that the…
We’re aware of media report purporting increase in fuel price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has accepted knowledge of media report purporting increase in prices…
Buhari signs Banking Bill into law
By Ada Jacobs President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020…
Kogi Government defends controversial Bread Levy
By Ade Jacobs Consumers will pay a levy for every loaf of bread consumed in Kogi…
Water Resources Bill will further divide us – Ekong Sampson
By Nkeneke Efo A former Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Ekong Sampson, has said the…
FG trains 300 auto-technicians on heavy duty vehicle repairs
The Federal Government through the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has trained 300 auto…
Anambra Govt felicitates with award-winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie
The government and people of Anambra State have lauded the world-class native daughter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie…
Imo Assembly impeaches Speaker
Members of the the Imo state House of Assembly have impeached their Speaker, Hon. Chiji Collins,…
UNICEF enrolls over one million out-of-school girls across 6 states
The United Nations International Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF), has enrolled over 1,135, 465 out of school…
Akwa Ibom FRSC records 72 road crashes, 16 deaths
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Akwa Ibom Sector has recorded 72 road crashes and 16…
NAF asks reps to increase budget to fund new units
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has urged the House Committee on Air…
Ondo bans vehicles with tinted glasses, restricts use of motorcycles to 6pm
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has taken drastic measures to curb the rising rate of…
Man arraigned over N540,000 bitcoin fraud
A 44-year-old agent, Gideon Olanrewaju, on Friday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ogudu, Lagos State…
Navy hands over abandoned barge to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy has handed over an abandoned barge laden with unspecified quantity of adulterated diesel…
160 journalists attacked by DSS, police, thugs in 2 years – PTCIJ
State Security Service (SSS), security aides, police, thugs, civilians and political figures have been listed among…
France kills top Al-qaeda chief in Mali
French forces have killed Bah Moussa, a military leader of al-Qaida’s North Africa wing in Mali,…
I’ve quit trying to please other people – Paris Jackson
Paris Jackson, daughter of legendary artiste, Michael Jackson, has declared that she has quit allowing other…
77,097 prepaid meters to be distributed in Port Harcourt – PHEDC
Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) will commence distribution of 77,097 prepaid meters to its customers…
NBA, Cleen Foundation launch resource centre on corruption cases
A non-governmental organisation, Cleen Foundation, in partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kaduna State, has…
OPINION: I remember Saro-Wiwa
By Olukorede Yishau Time has no wings yet it flies. It flies so high that we…
Resource control: Niger Delta governors, leaders meet in Port Harcourt over Zamfara gold
By Edward T. Dibiana Governors, legislators and other leaders from the Niger Delta region, will be…
Obiano donates 13 vehicles to Anambra Police Command
…gives cash gift to families of slain officers Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has donated…
BREAKING: Pump price increases to N168/170 as NNPC raises depot price
By Deborah Hassan The pump price of petrol is set to increase yet again from the…
Come for your certificates, UNIBEN tells graduands
By Gabriel Atumeyi The University of Benin, Edo state has informed graduates of the university that…
Reps frown at non-payment of NISER staff salaries since 2019
The House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development has expressed concern over the…
Nigeria records 212 new cases of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 212 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…
FG raises concerns over rising cases of Lassa Fever
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the number of new confirmed cases of Lassa fever…
We have many fathers
By Femi Adesina Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, our own Hajia Amina Mohammed, led a…