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Owerri – The Imo state government on Wednesday said the World Bank has rewarded the government with a whopping sum of Four million US dollars which he said was about (N6.8 billion)for engendering good governance and accountability in the ease of doing business in the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation…
The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated an online Compendium of Circulars—a service-wide portal designed to make circulars easily accessible to civil servants irrespective of their locations. Inaugurating the portal in Abuja, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), said the initiative was a significant leap for advancing progress…
A group of concerned women in Edo State took to the streets of Benin City on Tuesday to protest the alarming rise in cult-related killings that have claimed over 50 lives in the past two months. Dressed in black and holding placards, the protesters called on the Edo State government, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and…
Manhattan prosecutors, on Tuesday, rejected President-elect Donald J. Trump’s request to dismiss his criminal conviction following his electoral victory, instead suggesting a potential four-year freeze of the case while he served as president. This marked a pivotal legal development as Mr. Trump prepared to become the first convict to hold the United States…
A Florida-based cruise company, Villa Vie Residences, has offered Americans a four-year escape from President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, the Independent News reported on Monday. Villa Vie Residences recently announced the launch of its Tour La Vie programme, allowing passengers to spend up to four years visiting over 140…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has claimed that a day after the September 21 governorship election in his state, he found a dead bat on his bed. Okpebholo said the incident happened while he was awaiting the results of the poll but that God Almighty saved him. He urged Edo residents…
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has filed a lawsuit against Baltasar Engonga, the former Director General of the country’s National Financial Investigation Agency, for alleged misconduct connected with a sex tape scandal. The government stated that the actions of the ex-anti-graft agency chief “violate the ethical and moral values of noble Equatorial Guinean society.” Through…
The State government of Akwa Ibom has announced its readiness to pay an extra one-month salary to workers in its employ in the month of December, popularly known as Eno-Mber. It could be recalled that the current administration started the payment of Eno-Mber last December in its commitment to the welfare of workers. The state…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident that occured at Ntigha junction, along the Abia State section of Enugu- Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday. The Sector Commander of Abia State FRSC Command, Ngozi Ezeoma confirmed the incident on Monday. She said that the accident, which…
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are raising urgent concerns over persistent power outages disrupting their lives, businesses, and economic activities. The worsening electricity supply has prompted widespread calls for Minister Nyesom Wike to declare a state of emergency on power in the FCT. While inconsistent electricity has long been an issue in Nigeria,…
Few days after regaining their freedom, some of the protesters detained during the August 2024 EndBadGovernance protest have denied being tortured while in custody at the Department of State Security (DSS) office in Kaduna State. The protesters, who were released a month ago, told journalists that no mistreatment occurred during their detention. They clarified that…
A Bolt Driver, Stephen Abuwatseya has appealed to House of Representatives member representing ABA North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh for the ensued altercation during a delivery of a package to him. In a video released to the press, Mr Abuwatseya felt remorseful as he appeals to all that got…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared a three-day mourning period in the state, beginning on Thursday, in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. The death of Lagbaja, an indigene of Ilobu, Osun State, was announced in a post on X on Tuesday by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo…
The body of the former president of the Senate, Dr Joseph Wayas, who died on Nov. 30, 2021, would be laid to rest on Nov. 30, three years after his demise. This was disclosed at a news conference by Dr Dorn-Cklaimz Enamhe, Secretary, Central Planning Committee for the burial of late Wayas on Thursday in…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has confirmed the death of Isaiah Edegbo, a senior staff member at its National Secretariat. A statement released by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, released a statement stating Edegbo death on Monday, October 28, in Abuja. Edegbo, who was 48 years old and from Kogi State, served as…
Two armed robbers who had terrorised Atim Edem Rise and Efio Okoho neighbourhoods of Calabar South LGA in Cross River State were violently killed yesterday by angry youths. The names of the suspects were not made available at the time this report was filed. Eyewitnesses confirmed that both resided in the same neighbourhoods. One eyewitness,…
