Boat Accident: Kogi government. sympathises with Kwara government, victims’ families 

The Kogi State, has sympathised with the government and people of Kwara State and the immediate families of the victims of the tragic boat accident that occurred at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on behalf of the government and people of Kogi State, stated that the incident, involving over 100 citizens, is unfortunate. The condolence message which was signed by the Governor...

Man Rapes Female Relative To Death In Ette Community in Enugu

Police Operatives serving in Igbo-Eze North Division of the Enugu State Police Command in collaboration with Neighborhood Watch Group arrested a 21 years old male suspect, Junior Augustine Akor of Ette community on Monday 12th of June 2023 for allegedly raping and strangling to death Miss Faith Akuji, his 16 years old female relative on Thursday 8th of June 2023 in a bush at Mpole-Ubere in the Ette community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area...

22 Internet fraudsters sent to jail in Anambra

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command, has secured the conviction of 22 internet fraudsters before Justice F. Riman of the Federal High Court, Akwa, Anambra State. They were convicted on June 13, 2023, on a one count separate charge bordering Impersonation. The convicts are Emos Ozoemena Orjiobasi, Onodugo Oji, Chukwudi Usulor, Victor Ifesinachi Ozonwanji, Arinze Daniel Ani, Ogbodo Chinedu Johnbosco, Okonkwo Francis Chukwuebuka, Emmanuel Tochukwu Ezuma, Tochukwu Collins Ojiochie, David Charles Ani,...

Election 2023: Yoruba Community in Anambra Shares Experience

…Commends Uzuegbuna Okagbue for leading and protecting their political cause The Yoruba community in Anambra has narrated their experience in the state during the just concluded 2023 Presidential Election. Addressing journalists in Awka Anambra State capital on Thursday, the leadership of Yoruba community in Anambra State regretted that incidences of ethnic tensions and smear shaped nearly all issues of national discuss, particularly in the buildup to the 2023 General Election. Describing these ethnic tensions as...

Nollywood mourns Brymo Uchegbu, Afeez Oladimeji

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood has been hit by the painful losses of Brymo Uchegbu and Afeez Agoro Oladimeji. Uchegbu, popularly known as Don Brymo, reportedly died on Wednesday night while asleep. Oladimeji, widely acclaimed as the tallest man in Nigeria, died on Wednesday evening at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. Some reports attribute his death to chronic hip arthritis he had been battling for months. The news of the actors’ demise has gone...

Reps reject motion to declare ‘japa’ a national emergency

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, rejected a motion seeking to declare the factors that motivate Nigerian youths to relocate abroad, otherwise known as “Japa”, as a national emergency. The motion was sponsored by Philip Agbese, a lawmaker representing the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency of Benue state. The motion was titled: “Need to Declare Emigration of Young Nigerians Abroad, A.K.A Japa Syndrome, a National Emergency.” Presenting the motion, Agbese cited statistics from the Nigerian economic summit...

Students’ loan: Tinubu directs committee to begin disbursement in September

An inter-ministerial committee approved by President Bola Tinubu will be meeting next Tuesday to work out modalities for the disbursement of the student loan by September 2023 for the 2023/2024 academic session. It was earlier reported that the President signed the student loan bill, which seeks to provide interest-free loans to indigent Nigerian students in tertiary institutions, into law on Monday. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Andrew Adejo, the permanent secretary for the...

Tinubu appoints Alake, Ribadu, six others as special advisers

A week after the Senate approved a request from President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers, the President has named eight persons as his special advisers. Abiodun Oladunjoye, the State House director of information, in a statement on Thursday, announced the appointment of Dele Alake, a former commissioner of information and strategy in Lagos State, as President Tinubu’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy. Nuhu Ribadu, a former chairman of the Economic...

Tinubu suspends EFCC boss, Bawa, appoints Chukkol as Ag. Chairman

…DSS invites Bawa for questioning. President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate suspension of AbdulRasheed Bawa from office as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. A statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Wednesday explains that the suspension is a result of the “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.” It further said that the suspension was to allow for a proper...

HoR Election: Wase congratulates Abbas, Kalu

…Calls for synergy to confront issues of parliament stability Hon. Idris Wase, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has congratulated Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu on their election as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of the 10th House of Representatives over their victories at the election. Wase in a congratulatory message noted that although they were on different sides of the political space, they have, nevertheless always...

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