Alia slams Ortom, Akume, Suswam, warns them to desist from interfering in administration
Benue State Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has warned his predecessors to stop interfering in his administration. Governor Alia gave the warning while briefing journalists on his return from USA on Friday in Makurdi. He said he not allow them to distract and destabilize his administration. Alia said, “I can’t allow anyone whether a former […]
NEITI made progress in 2022-2023 industry reports – Agency
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), says it has advanced progress in its conduct of the 2022-2023 industry reports of the oil, gas and mining sectors. NEITI said it is ongoing nationwide, assuring that it would be ready in five months. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, the Executive Secretary of NEITI, while briefing newsmen, explained […]
Fresh crisis as court stops Rivers State from withholding local govts financial allocations
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Rivers State Government from withholding the financial allocations of the 42 local government areas in the state pending the determination of a motion on notice for interlocutory injunction instituted by the chairmen of the council against the state and nine others. In a ruling on Friday, […]
Yahaya Bello: Court summons EFCC boss Olukoyede over alleged contempt
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV gave the order while ruling in Suit No. HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No. HCL/190M/2024, brought before him by ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello […]
Rangers ready for Plateau United challenge
Rangers says they are anticipating an epic battle against Plateau United this weekend. The Flying Antelopes will do battle with Plateau United at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Sunday. Plateau United snatched a narrow 1-0 victory in the last meeting in 2022. “Throwing it back to our showdown in Jos with Plateau United, We’ve indeed […]
Nasarawa Amazons demands hard work from players ahead NWFL playoff
Nasarawa Amazons players have been charged to work more harder ahead of the Nigeria Women Football League Super Six playoffs. The Lafia club have picked a spot in the season ending tournament. The Chairperson of the club, Hajiya Husaina Suleiman Nagog gave the encouragement in an address to the players. The clubs management also doled […]
Troops avert terrorists’ attack in Sokoto, recover arms, ammunition
The Nigerian Army said troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in North West region in conjunction with a team from the Department of State Services (DSS) responded to a distress call, which resulted in the interception of an armed terrorist group on rampage to wreak havoc in Modachi general area of Isa Local Government Area of […]
‘Naira depreciates because I travelled out of Nigeria’ – Prophet Odumeje
Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, also known as Odumeje, said he has returned to Nigeria to stop the appreciation of the dollar against the Nigerian currency. Odumeje, in a video recorded at the airport while returning from London, boasted: “This is Indaboski Bahose. The war and the […]
Nigeria’s unity sacrosanct – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared the unity of Nigeria sacrosanct. Makinde made this declaration in his office while receiving members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters, including the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on […]
Junior Pope: Family of late Nollywood actor releases burial date
Funeral arrangements for the burial of the late Nollywood actor John Paul Odonwodo have been released by his family. Junior Pope and four other actors drowned after their boat capsized in the Anam River in Anambra State on April 10 while returning from a movie shoot. Of the 12 individuals who boarded the ill-fated boat, […]