Alake Unveils 2,200 Marshals Charged With Securing Mining Sites

…Urges Them To Smoke Out Illegal Miners In a bid to fulfil a major plank of his 7-point agenda to create a new security architecture to secure mining sites, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has unveiled a 2,200-strong Mines Marshal to smoke out illegal miners and all those who flout the nation’s mining laws. Formally receiving the marshals drawn from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) from the Commandant-General,...

MNK: Ohanaeze Appeals To Nigerian Youths To Toe Path Of Peace

In view of the insecurity in South East occasioned by insinuation  in some quarters that the continued incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been responsible for the menace. The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to Nigerian youths to toe the path of peace as advocated by The socio-political organisation, also urged the youths to exercise patience, pointing out that even though they expected Kanu to...

Checks, Balances Critical To Safeguarding Nation’s Democracy – Lawmaker

Hon. Ibekwe Nnamdi Chimdi, popularly called Oziomachi, the lawmaker representing Bende North Constituency of Abia State in the State Assembly, has stressed the role of the rule of law, effective checks and balances which protects the fundamental rights of Nigerians in a constitutional democracy. He also elaborated on the importance of separation of power in any government for the deepening of democracy. Ibekwe stated that the principle of the rule of law, checks and balances are the integral parts...

LP Feud: Utomi Calls For Ceasefire, Further Consultations Ahead Of Convention

…Calls For Postponement Of Convention Leader of the National Consultative Front (NCFront), a front line stakeholder’s caucus in the Labour Party (LP), Prof. Pat Utomi has waded into the feud in the party, calling for a ceasefire among the warring groups. Utomi also noted that he has followed with keen interest, the controversies evolving around the proposed National Convention of the LP scheduled to hold in Abia State at the end of March 2024, and called...

Amendment of Terrorism Prevention, Prohibition Act Passes 2nd Reading In Senate

The Red Chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill for an Act to amend the terrorism, prevention and prohibition Act, 2024. The legislation will enable Nigeria to implement targeted financial sanctions on terrorism and terrorism financing without delay was sponsored by Sen. Emmanuel Udende (APC -Benue). The Sponsor of the Bill, in his lead debate said that the legislation also hopes to give domestic designation to issues, persons and entities relating to ...

Senate Moves 2023 Appropriation Act Implementation To June 30

The Senate has amended the 2023 Appropriation Act, extending the implementation period from March 31 to June 30. The upper chamber of the National Assembly  also re-enacted the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2023 to extend its implementation from January 1, June 30. The Senate’s action followed a request in a letter by President Bola Tinubu which was read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary on Wednesday. Tinubu in  the letter titled “Transmission of Appropriation Amendment Bill...

Ondo: How House Girl Stabbed Mistress To Death

The pathetic story of Funmilayo Adeluyi in Ondo State who was stabbed to death in her sleep by her teenage house help   has kept family members and friends in shock. Accordng to reports, Funmilayo was seen last in her office, Ministry of Finance in Akure, Ondo State capital on Wednesday last week accompanied by her teenager house help. When some people living in the neighborhood at Oda Town, Akure, couldn’t see her, they came to...

Nigeria Immigration Service Gets New Service PRO

Kemi Nanna Nandap, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has approved the appointment of Kenneth Tyoapine Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), as the new Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO). DCI Udo replaces the immediate past PRO Adedotun Aridegbe, who has since been promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration Service and presently serves as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the CGI. A native of Konshisha Local Government Area in Benue...

Ex-ADP Guber Candidate Visits Ekiti Gov’s Wife, Announces Decision To Join APC

Erelu Kemi Elebute-Halle, the Action Democratic Party (ADP) candidate in the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Ekiti State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs) Olayemi Oyebanji, to formally announce her intent to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Elebute-Halle, she was attracted into the APC by the exemplary leadership style, down-to-earth nature and inclusivity of Governor Biodun Oyebanji since he assumed office on October 16, 2022....

NAF Air Strikes Destroy Terrorists’ Logistics Storage In Niger

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) have continued to decimate terrorists and their logistics, especially in the Northwest and North Central regions of Nigeria. NAF aircraft successfully targeted and destroyed terrorists’ logistics storage situated in Palele near Shiroro in Niger State. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Edward Gabkwet Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information NAF, noted that while acting on credible intelligence indicating the presence of terrorists’...

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