Enugu State yet to benefit of 13% oil derivation revenue – Gov. Peter Mbah

EconomyNewsNigeriaEnugu State yet to benefit of 13% oil derivation revenue – Gov. Peter Mbah

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2025

The Enugu State Government urges the Federal Government of Nigeria to effect the 13% oil derivation revenue sharing for the state as provided by the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Enugu State Governor made this call as he received in audience the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC on Tuesday in the Lion Building, Government House Enugu; the RMAFC team came to monitor the disbursements from the Federation...

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28 Kidnapped Victims Rescued, 10 Suspects Arrested By Enugu Police

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria28 Kidnapped Victims Rescued, 10 Suspects Arrested By Enugu Police

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2025

In a space of 7 days, police operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued twenty-eight (28) persons and arrested ten (10) suspects in respect of the kidnapped cases. In the Command’s bulletin signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the successful Police operations was a joint effort with the Military, Neighborhood watch, forest guards and community members. Firearms, ammunition, cash, vehicles and several other exhibits were also recovered in the...

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NBA Rejects Bill to Jail Eligible Voters Who Fail to Vote

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNBA Rejects Bill to Jail Eligible Voters Who Fail to Vote

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…Calls It Unconstitutional and Draconian The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has come down hard on a controversial bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians, describing it as “unconstitutional,” “draconian,” and a “dangerous precedent” that threatens civil liberties. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA warned that forcing Nigerians to vote under threat of fines or jail...

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Policeman’s Stray Bullet Kills Student in Ibadan

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliceman’s Stray Bullet Kills Student in Ibadan

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

A tragic scene unfolded in Ibadan on Tuesday when a stray police bullet claimed the life of a young student on his way to sit his final secondary school exam. The unnamed boy, a Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) pupil, was being driven by his father along the busy Gbagi Market Road when he was hit by a bullet reportedly fired by a policeman during a confrontation with a fleeing Hilux vehicle. Eyewitnesses say the...

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CBN Keeps Interest Rate at 27.5% to Monitor Inflation Trends

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Keeps Interest Rate at 27.5% to Monitor Inflation Trends

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opted to keep the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged at 27.5 per cent, following its 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on 19th and 20th May 2025. The decision reflects cautious optimism amid recent economic improvements and lingering inflationary pressures. All twelve members of the committee were present, and the decision to maintain the current policy stance was unanimous. In a statement issued by the CBN Governor,...

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FG to Sell 753-Unit Estate Seized From Emefiele

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG to Sell 753-Unit Estate Seized From Emefiele

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…set for public sale via Renewed Hope portal The Federal Government says it is putting a 753-unit housing estate recovered from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, up for sale. The estate, located in Abuja, was officially handed over to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which recovered it as part of ongoing investigations into Emefiele’s corruption-related offences. In a statement issued Tuesday and signed by...

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Student Expelled from UNICAL for Stealing a Cellphone

EducationNewsNigeriaStudent Expelled from UNICAL for Stealing a Cellphone

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

The University of Calabar has expelled a student from the Department of Public Health over alleged involvement in phone theft. In a statement released on Monday and signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Dr Chukwuka Icha, the university said the decision followed a detailed investigation by the Senate Students Disciplinary Committee (SSDC), which found the student guilty. “The Vice Chancellor has received the report of the Senate Students Disciplinary Committee (SSDC), which investigated...

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All South East Governors Now Backing Tinubu, Says Minister Umahi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAll South East Governors Now Backing Tinubu, Says Minister Umahi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…Lagos-Calabar Highway to Be Tolled by December Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has declared that all governors of the South East region are fully aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, regardless of political party affiliations, and called on opposition figures like Peter Obi to follow suit. In an interview granted as part of a forthcoming State House documentary commemorating President Tinubu’s second year in office, Senator Umahi said the region is now reaping the...

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2027: No Need For Coalition, Except PDP Fails To Address Internal Crisis – Udenwa

NewsNigeriaPolitics2027: No Need For Coalition, Except PDP Fails To Address Internal Crisis – Udenwa

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 20, 2025

  Chief Achike Udenwa, former governor of Imo State has said that there’ll be no need for the formation of a coalition political party to defeat the All Progress Congress (APC) in 2027, except the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fails to address its internal crisis. Udenwa, while speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday stated that the main opposition party will pull through the difficult period because it has an internal mechanism to address conflicts. He...

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Stampede in Bama: One Dead, 21 Injured During Red Cross, UNICEF Cash Giveaway

Human Rights & FreedomNewsNigeriaStampede in Bama: One Dead, 21 Injured During Red Cross, UNICEF Cash Giveaway

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 19, 2025

What was meant to be a lifeline for vulnerable families in Bama, Borno State, turned tragic on Thursday, 15 May 2025, as a stampede at Kasugula Primary School claimed one life and left 21 others injured. The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in a statement released from Maiduguri on Saturday, confirmed the sad development. The incident happened during the second day of a cash disbursement programme jointly organised by the Red Cross and United Nations...

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