Edo Guber: APC debunks aspirants screening disqualification rumours

..Explains that Ihonvbere’s committee is advisory The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied disqualifying any aspirant in the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial election, stressing that  no aspirant has been screened or disqualified from participating in the party’s primary for the governorship race, scheduled to hold on September 21, 2024. Recall that a six-man committee led by the House of Representative member (Owan Federal Constituency, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere was set up...

Rivers Govt tasks IOCs on adherence to safety during oil exploration

To curb environmental pollution, the Rivers State Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has asked International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in the state to ensure strict compliance with standards. Uche Nwafor, the state Commissioner of Energy and Natural Resources made the call when he visited the location of the gas pipeline explosion at Obagi Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni council of the state. Nwafor, who frowned at activities of gas flaring within the area told journalists that no...

Rivers Crisis: Court strikes out suit challenging Tinubu’s peace resolution

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit challenging the legality and implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s peace proclamation on resolving the political crises in the state for lack of jurisdiction. Recall that Tinubu in the height of the political impasse between Governor Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, brokered an eight-point peace deal in Abuja, also known as the presidential proclamation, which among other stipulations directed that Governor Fubara represents...

IOM to Set Up Zonal Office in as Enugu Migrants Return from Libya and Niger

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Monday commended the International Organization for Migration, IOM, for their role in the safe return of three hundred and fifty, 350, Enugu indigenes from Libya and Niger Republic. Receiving IOM delegates led by the Chief of Mission, Laurent De Boeck at the Government House, Enugu, Governor Mbah assures of his administration’s readiness to settle and reintegrate the returnees back into the system with well mapped programs...

Lagos doesn’t need special status – Okunnu

…Tells FG to stop ministers from touching money, to curb corruption Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Federal Commissioner for Works, Femi Okunnu has disagreed with those calling for special status for Lagos State. Okunnu while speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday also commented on corruption perpetuated by politicians and suggested that the government should ensure that permanent secretaries rather than ministers should be responsible for accounting in the ministry. Speaking further, he said,...

President Tinubu Approves Procurement Of Equipment To Tackle Insecurity In Abuja

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has assured residents of the nation’s capital that the security challenges would soon be addressed following the approval for emergency procurement by President Bola Tinubu. Wike disclosed this on Monday during a media chat with journalists in Abuja and said that the approval was for the procurement of digital tracking tools and operational vehicles to help halt kidnappers in their tracks. According to the Minister, the...

Court Voids  2024 Budget By Edison Ehie-Led Group Of Rivers House Of Assembly

The 2024 budget recently passed by the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State House of Assembly was voided by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court presided over by Justice James Omotoso ordered the governor of the State, Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the budget to the legally constituted House of Assembly under the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule. The court also declared null and void and set aside the redeployment of the Clerk and...

Enugu Govt. Signs Joint Venture Agreement with Del-York Group

Enugu State Government has signed a multi-million-dollar joint venture agreement with the Del-York Group for a multi-purpose sports and entertainment hub named the 042 Arena and Entertainment Park. Expressing joy at the feat, the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah said the venture will not only bring the desired development but also create job opportunities for the people. The 042 Arena and Entertainment Park is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment hub designed to focus...

We only demolished illegal structures, criminals’ hideout, Enugu govt explains

Enugu government has clarified that it only demolished illegal and uncompleted structures, among them buildings, which served as kidnappers’ hideout, stressing that it was yet to demolish any of the unapproved but completed and or occupied properties in the area. The government also refuted trending videos of alleged indiscriminate demolition of properties at the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, also known as Enugu Centenary City, The government noted that the action of the Enugu Capital...

IGP launches Special Intervention Squad to combat kidnapping in Abuja

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun has stepped up the aggressive posture against kidnapping gangs in Nigeria by setting up a Special Intervention Squad, SIS. The SIS, said IGP Egbetokun, is the Nigeria Police Force’s ‘bold strategy’ to end the menace of kidnappings and killings in the capital city of Abuja. The squad is a team of specially trained mobile police personnel whose mission is to ensure that “every corner of the FCT...

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