Новости за 08.06.2023

The Indigenous People of Biafra has barred Aloy Ejimakor, one of the counsels representing its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from visiting him in his cell at the Department of States Services headquarters. The pro-Biafran group also barred Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel, from seeing him at the DSS custody. The order was contained in a statement by

The Governor of Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang on Thursday reversed some appointments made by the immediate past Governor of the state, Simon Lalong, including the appointment of Permanent Secretaries and recruitment into the state civil service This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere.

Many users of the microblogging site, Twitter, have disagreed with Nigerian afrobeat star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido for referring to his colleague Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy as one of the newcomers dominating the Nigerian music space at the moment, noting that he was disrespectful to describe his colleagues as ‘new cats’. Davido,

Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Michael Freeman has reassured of his country’s commitment to partner towards the realisation of the policy on the creation of one million jobs through the digital economy. Freeman, who is also the Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, said this at the news conference on the official inauguration of the

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, said his administration will work with President Bola Tinubu to secure as many benefits for the people of his state from the federal government. Eno who revealed this to State House Correspondents after he met President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, said his State

Governors across party lines have keyed into the choice of Senator Godswill Akpabio, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (PhD), Senator Barau Jibrin and Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu as the presiding officers of the incoming 10th Assembly, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State said members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum resolved to adopt Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin

A cocoa processing and chocolate manufacturing firm, Garry Callebaut Nigeria, has said it would begin to plant no fewer than 100 trees in some selected secondary schools in Ondo State. The firm said it embarked on the tree planting as part of the efforts to involve in the global carbon reduction goal, noting that the

Former Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has called for unity in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress. Aregbesola, who spoke in Osogbo on Thursday at an event organised by a group, Comrades of Rauf Aregbesola, to mark his birthday, however, said he was not living in fear despite how he was

Benue State Governor, Rev. Father Hyacinth Alia has lamented the alleged massive looting of the government house in Makurdi by the immediate past administration led by Chief Samuel Ortom, noting that he was left with no single official car. Alia also stated that he inherited an empty treasury and a whooping huge debt profile of

In this episode of So This Happened, we reviewed the reaction of the Nigeria Labour Congress to the court order secured by the Federal Government restraining the union and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on a planned nationwide strike over the removal of fuel subsidy. We also reviewed the murder of an undergraduate of

A Reverend father, identified as Charles Igechi, under the Benin Archdiocese, has been shot dead by gunmen in Benin, Edo state It was gathered that the priest was shot by gunmen on Wednesday along the Agbor Road, Bypass area in Ikhueniro axis of Benin, on his way to his place of assignment. A Reverend father

After weeks of speculations over its stand on the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party has said the ruling All Progressives Congress would find itself a minority party on the floor of both houses on Tuesday, having entered into a working agreement with other opposition parties ahead of the inauguration of

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, announced the reappointment of the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi. The governor disclosed this in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Information, Waheed Adesina. In the same vein, the governor announced the reappointment of Dr. Toyin Taiwo as Deputy Chief of

A political support group in the All Progressives Congress, Renewed Hope on Thursday called on President Bola Tinubu to consider the idea of fulfilling his promise of youth inclusiveness in governance by supporting youth candidacy in the 2024 governorship election in Ondo State.  The organisation said being the most influential political leader in the South

…Says Kanu’s freedom’ll hasten national healing Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has initiated talks with President Bola Tinubu on the release of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. After a private meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, Mbah told State House Correspondents that

For his first piece of legislation to be signed as President, Bola Tinubu has assented to a constitutional amendment bill bringing uniformity to the retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers. “With the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill, retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively brought into uniformity and

There was pandemonium in the Ogbogoro axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday when a man attached to a task force allegedly punched a tricycle driver identified as Esikak Esieme to death following an argument over N200 ticket levy. It was gathered that the taskforce officials had waved Esikak who was

The Independent National Electoral Commission should apologise to Nigerians for not living up to expectations in the 2023 general elections, a coalition of over 700 human rights organisations under the aegis of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room advised on Thursday. “Since voter information no longer resides in the Permanent Voters Cards in future elections,

The President, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, tasked lawmakers to put the nation first and downplay party politics in the discharge of their duties. He also called on the lawmakers to work together to choose “good leaders” in the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu said this when he met a joint session of the national

The Peoples Democratic Party G5 Governors are currently meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. All five members of the group are attending the meeting in the President’s office. They are its leader, former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike; Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; immediate past governors of Benue, Enugu and

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with members of G5 or the Integrity Group at the Aso Villa, Abuja. The group, led by one serving governor and four former governors caused a major division within the Peoples Democratic Party after demanding the then National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu step down for a southern replacement as a precondition

A man simply identified as Siyaka Mohammed has reportedly stabbed his girlfriend, Aisha Aminu, to death over a misunderstanding. The 30-year-old deceased, who is a physically challenged woman, was tragically murdered by her boyfriend on Wednesday in Obehira Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. The suspect, a 44-year-old, was reported to have allegedly stabbed

  The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday officially banned the use of Siren by unauthorized persons, pointing out that even those categories, who are authorised often use them intermittently without any cause. A statement, issued and signed by the Command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna explained that vehicles siren are meant for designated people in

Two ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission acting as subpoenaed witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party have admitted that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System failed to transmit the results of the election after the collation. The witnesses, Friday Egwuma and Grace Timothy told the Presidential Election Petition Court on Thursday that the BVAS

The Ondo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party had expressed its displeasure over the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from office due to ill-health. Akeredolu, according to the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, was indisposed. But the opposition party said since the governor was indisposed, he ought to have handed the