Govt policies to protect Rivers interest – Fubara
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared that all his administration’s policies and programmes are tailored to protecting the interests of the Rivers people, especially youths. He said this was borne out of the importance his administration attaches to youths’…
NSCDC uncovers illegal refinery in Rivers community
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command, said its operatives uncovered a local refinery at Adobi-Akwa settlement in the Etche Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC said the discovery followed intelligence gathering on the activities…
APC will win Edo, Ondo gov polls, says Basiru
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has said his party would emerge victorious in the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Electorate in Edo and Ondo states would go to poll on September…
Scores feared killed in Zamfara airstrikes
Scores of people have been feared killed in Kukawa village of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State during airstrikes by the troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadarin Daji. This was as the army denied the killing of…
Ondo gov swears in 12 commissioners, warns against corrupt practices
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Friday, swore in twelve newly appointed commissioners, charging them to be diligent with the various portfolios that would be given to them. The commissioners are; Pastor Segun Ayerin, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, Alhaji…
Police confirm NAF cadet’s death in Abia hotel pool
The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the death of a Nigerian Air Force Tarmac Four cadet in a popular hotel’s swimming pool in Umuahia, the state capital. The NAF Tarmac Four cadet, simply identified as CDT Chidiebere, reportedly died…
Nigeria’s first female UK military academy graduate promises to inspire change
Officer Cadet Owowoh Oluchukwu made history on Friday as she became the first Nigerian female officer to graduate from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom. Describing the feat as a profound honour, she promised to make a…
How I collected $3m cash for Emefiele, dispatch rider tells court
A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, narrated to the Special Offences Court in Lagos how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him on different occasions to collect the sum of $3m cash in tranches….
Diri sends list of 14 commissioner-nominees to assembly
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has sent the names of 14 commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. This was contained in a letter by the governor titled, ‘Forwarding of Commissioner Nominees’. The document was addressed…
Naira abuse: Lawyer faults Bobrisky’s six months jail term
A lawyer and human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has faulted the six months imprisonment sentence handed down to controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, for abuse of naira. He also urged the courts to be mindful of the…