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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the reason given by his Ebonyi counterpart, David Umahi, for dumping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the movement was because of Mr Umahi’s ambition to be the APC’s presidential candidate in 2023. Mr Umahi had said he defected from […]
Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army staff, has said his men are professional in the discharge of their duties. Speaking when he received members of the House of Representatives committee on army at the force’s headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday, he said the troops will never operate outside the rules of engagement. He said the army […]
International media house CNN today released a mini documentary on the Oct. 20th Lekki tollgate shooting in Nigeria. The five minutes fifty four seconds video sheds new insight on the #EndSARS protest. The documentary used video footage, time stamps and geo-locations, as well as documents tracing the bullet casings found at the site of the […]
A Magistrate Court in Yaba has granted bail to embattled #ENDSARS protester, Peter Eromosele in the sum of one million naira and two sureties who must be family members. The court also rejected a request by the police to detain Eromosele for another 30 days to enable them conclude investigations. Eromosele is accused of providing […]
The Federal Government on Monday expressed concern over the inadequacy of qualified teachers in the country, saying that the 1.4 million teachers in the system were not enough for the over 42 million pupils in basic schools. The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Hamid Boboye, stated this in Abuja after […]
The Okpako Orere and elders in council of Okere Urhobo Kingdom have accused chairman of Warri South LGA Michael Tidi of using thugs allegedly backed by security personnel to intimidate, harass and install a parallel youth executive in the kingdom. At a press conference held at Otor Orere, the elders also alleged unlawful interference […]
The Senior pastor, Daystar Christian Centre and Principal Consultant of the Sam Adeyemi Global Leadership Consultancy, Dr. Sam Adeyemi has announced his membership in the Forbes Coaches council. Dr Sam announced this on his social media handles on Tuesday. In a statement signed by him, Dr. Sam said “I’m excited to share something with you […]
Minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva says Nigerians will get used to the deregulation of the pump price of petrol the same way they adjusted to similar actions with diesel and kerosene. Sylva was addressing state house correspondents on Monday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday. According to […]
2.5 million Nigerian children under the age of 5 years are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This disclosure was made by Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning at flag-off of the 2020 Nigeria nutrition week in Abuja on Monday. The minister noted that “despite concerted efforts by […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate has climbed to a 30-month high, as it rose further to 14.23 percent in October, the latest figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The report published on the website of the bureau shows that the new inflation rate is 0.52 percent points higher than the rate recorded […]
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