Rivers crisis: Police declare ex-militant leader wanted

Police authorities in Rivers State have declared a former Niger Delta militant leader, Gabriel ‘General’ Asabuja, wanted. This announcement was made by the state Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, on…

Ex-lawmaker seeks additional state for South East

A former lawmaker who represented Abia Central in the second National Assembly, Chris Adighije, has called on the Federal Government to create an additional state in the South East. Adighije…

BREAKING: Sokoto Assembly moves to strip Sultan’s powers

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed the Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill through the first and second readings. The amendment bill, if passed into law, will strip the…

Court adjourns Emefiele’s procurement fraud trial to October

Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned the trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to October 21. Justice…

FEC bans single-use plastics, okays $1.442m for NDLEA’s arms, ammunition

The Federal Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved $1.442 billion to procure arms, ammunition and equipment for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The new purchase is meant to boost the…

Kano gov saves late emir’s family from eviction in Lagos

The governor of Kano state, Alhaji Abba Yusuf has extended his humanitarian gesture to the daughter of late Emir of Kano Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and her mother…

Edo Poll: SUBEB unveils initiative to mobilise voters

The Executive Chairman of Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Ozavize Salami, on Monday launched the AIO2 initiative to mobilise voters for the September 21 governorship election in the…

Number of Nigerians who can’t read, write, disheartening- Minister

The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu described as disheartening the number of young Nigerians and adults who are unable to read and write. According to reports, 31…

Bayelsa hints at floating airline

The newly appointed Managing Director of Bayelsa International Airport, AVM Nelson Calmday (retd.), has said that plans were on by the state government to float an airline. Calmday said this…

Money Laundering: EFCC opens case against Obiano, calls two witnesses

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened its money laundering case against the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, by producing two witnesses who testified before…

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