ENSG, FAAN Set Committee for Upgrading Akanu Ibiam International Airport

A committee has been set up to work out modalities and terms of partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the State Government in completion of the international terminal, construction of a cargo terminal, and warehouses at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Eulogizing the foresight of the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah in partnering with the Federal Government, the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mrs. Olubunmi...

Fubara vs Wike: Fist-fighting in Troubled Rivers Over Public Money

“It is important to at least acknowledge that there is something that makes Rivers attractive to trouble or trouble attractive to Rivers,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu In many ways, Rivers State politics is an interesting game to behold. There is no former governor of Rivers State who never had an eye on the Presidency of Nigeria. Also, there have been none of those governors since 1999, without a life-defining political battle. Without prevarication, both the ambition and...

Rivers Assembly: Court Banishes Speaker, Others – Police Takes Over Complex

Pro-Wike speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other members have been restrained from parading themselves as legislators. This follows the face-off between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the political structures of the state. The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction prohibiting them from convening or participating in any official meetings at the Assembly premises. The...

President Tinubu Confers Awujale With Second Highest National Honour

President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred second national honour, GCON on HRM Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland. The event took place on the occasion of the 90th birthday anniversary of the Oba by the President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima. Tinubu in his remarks said, “We’re here today to celebrate and rejoice with an outstanding and extraordinary monarch on the occasion of his 90th birthday anniversary. “It also gladdens...

Senate Backs Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers

A fiery debate erupted in the Nigerian Senate this week, culminating in a vote to potentially impose the death penalty on drug traffickers. The measure passed on Thursday, marks a dramatic shift in sentencing for such offenses, which previously carried a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. “Any person who, without lawful authority, imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroin or any other similar drugs shall be guilty...

Troops Intercepts Suspected Gun Runners, Seize arms Adamawa

Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for Counter-terrorism operations in North East Nigeria, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force, have intercepted a group of terrorists in transit to unleash an attack in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State. This is contained in a statement posted on the Nigerian Army X handle. It said the troops on fighting patrol near Wuro Jabbe encountered the terrorists who were on a mission to attack...

Ministry of Defence Boosts Morale of Military with New Fighting Vehicles 

The Nigerian military received a boost in its fight against insecurity with the recent delivery of 20 improved Armoured Personnel Carriers, APCs, on Wednesday. General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, received the new vehicles in a ceremony held in Abuja. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Kana, representing the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, handed over the keys of the APCs to General Musa on Wednesday. These APCs are not...

Nigerian Woman is First Black to Earn PhD in Robotics at University of Michigan

Nigerian-born Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi has etched her name in history, becoming the first Black woman to receive a PhD in Robotics from the prestigious University of Michigan in the United States. Dosunmu-Ogunbi’s accomplishment was celebrated during the university’s College of Engineering convocation. The ceremony provided a platform for Dosunmu-Ogunbi to acknowledge the importance of the support system that propelled her to this achievement. She emphasised, “I do not stand here on my own two feet alone....

Chisco Transport Boss Commends Construction of Ultra-modern Station in Enugu

The Chairman/CEO of Chisco Transport Nigeria Ltd, Chief Chidi Anyaegbu, commends the Enugu State Government’s proposed construction of an ultra-modern terminal transport station at Market Road (known as Holy Ghost), Enugu. Reiterating the potential benefits of constructing a modern transport terminal in the city, Chief Anyaegbu with 46 years of experience in the industry said the project will boost the state’s economy. “Transport is life and I can say that the Executive Governor has a...

Nigerian Army Pulls Out Of Okuama After Deadly Clash

The Nigerian Army has completed its withdrawal from the troubled Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The pullout, announced on 8 May 2024, follows a tense standoff that began in March after the killing of 17 soldiers in the community. The soldiers were reportedly on a peacekeeping mission to quell communal violence between Okuama and neighboring Okoloba in Bomadi Local Government Area. However, they were ambushed and killed, sparking outrage...

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