George Obiozor, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, says the Igbo are prepared for the presidency of Nigeria. Obiozor said this in response to an article by Fredrick Nwabufo, a journalist and writer. Last week, in the article entitled, ‘What did PDP do to deserve the loyalty of Igbos?’, Nwabufo said the Igbo are not prepared […]
Amid the controversy trailing the planned removal of fuel subsidy, Mr Femi Adesina says the Federal Government did not rescind its decision because of the coming elections. Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “It is […]
Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of some suspected armed thugs allegedly on their way to Ekiti from Ibadan. The suspects were arrested at Ita Ore, Efon Alaaye, Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti State, by military men. Efon Alaaye shares border with Ijebu Ijesa town in Oriade Local Government area of Osun […]
Senator Rochas Okorocha has declared to run for presidency in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Okorocha made this known in a letter to the Senate President which was read by Ahmad Lawan at plenary. He said he will address a world press conference on Monday 31st January 2022 to officially […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to resuming the prosecution of Boko Haram suspects. Malami, while receiving the Nigerian Ambassador to Netherland, Eniola Ajayi, said machineries were in motion to continue the special courts’ proceedings in Kainji, New Bussa, Niger State, for prosecution of suspected […]
Ebonyi State Government yesterday declared wanted a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Linus Okorie. It accused him of posting inciting statements on his Facebook page, which heated up the polity, particularly in Ikwo Local Government. The government said that the statements by Okorie, who represented Ohaozara, Ivo and Onicha Federal Constituency between […]
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has announced the commencement of implementation of the 2022 budget of amounting to N381.4 billion. Special Adviser to the governor on Public Enlightenment, Eze Ugochukwu, explained that the budget comprised 74 per cent capital expenditure of N284.7 billion, while recurrent expenditure amounted to N96.7 billion anchored on the administration’s of […]
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has replied the Nigeria Police and Army in Imo State, telling them to stop deceiving the public with lies, describing the two security agencies in Imo State as feeding fat from lies against it and Eastern Security Network, ESN. The agitating group also alleged that the two security agencies […]
Tanker drivers protested against alleged extortion in Owerri, the Imo State Capital, yesterday, a development that grounded government and business activities in Owerri, the state capital. The drivers, who blocked Owerri-Onitsha and Owerri-Port Harcourt ends of the roads, thereby preventing vehicles coming into the town from both ends. They demanded the presence of Governor Hope […]
An Anambra High Court has ordered the state government and the state Commissioner of Police to remove all roadblocks in the state. In his judgment in the case of Francis Moneke v. Anambra State Govt. & Ors., delivered on Tuesday, Justice Ike Ogu held that the state government and the police had no legal justification […]
