The state government has requested to book all hotel rooms in Owerri, the state capital, Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State. The state Commissioner for Tourism, Jerry Egemba, in a memo addressed to all Chief Executive Officers of all the hotels in the Owerri metropolis, stated that the state government […]
Justice Simeon Amadi, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, has been suspended amidst a sudden government shake-up on Monday. Crispus Ovoh, one of Governor Fubara’s associates, confirmed this to FIJ. He also revealed that the governor’s chief protocol officer had been removed. All 23 local government chairmen were sacked too. This was after Ehie […]
A foremost lawyer and pioneer Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor Ben Nwabueze, is dead. The family, in a statement by Eni Nwabueze, said the Senior Advocate of Nigeria passed on Sunday at the age of 94. He said burial arrangements would be announced in due course. “With great sadness, we announce the […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed that it has launched an investigation into the “security situation” at the Rivers state house of assembly complex. In a statement on Monday, the police said it will take immediate action against those responsible for the chaos at the complex. On Sunday, a section of the assembly […]
President Bola Tinubu has warned government officials and family members against attending the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting without invitation. Tinubu issued the warning before the commencement of FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. “Last week, I noticed people sneaking in and out of this council. People had access to this […]
Sanctions and suspension of international finance and aid have left the economy of Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, hanging by a thread three months after a July 26 military coup. International Financial Support Suspended The European Union (EU), a key partner for the Sahel nation, had allocated 503 million euros (554 […]
The National Bureau of Statistics has said the prices of food items such as beef, rice, beans, onion, yam and others increased in September. It stated this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2023 released in Abuja on Monday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of boneless beef […]
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Simeon Amadi has been suspended while a new speaker for the house of assembly has emerged. In a counter move to forestall the impeachment of the Governor, the former Majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie has emerged the speaker of the house. The […]
Members of the Kano State Chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, on Monday shut down the state House Assembly as they joined a nationwide strike declared by the union’s national body. The chairman of the state chapter of PASAN, Bashir Yahaya, confirmed the closure of the Assembly on Monday while speaking to […]
Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court (FHC), Awka Division, has died. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Riman died in England on Saturday after a brief illness The Chief Judge (CJ) of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, made the announcement in a statement released by the court’s Assistant Director of […]
