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Ondo State governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed his administration’s zero tolerance for drug trafficking, cybercrime, cultism, kidnapping, and other related offences. He stressed that security and the rule of law remain the cornerstones of his development agenda. The governor stated this yesterday when he received a delegation of the United Nations Office on Drugs […]
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the inspector-general of police (IGP) from arresting, detaining, or interrogating popular on-air personality, Chinedu Ani, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia, over an allegation of breach of contract. Justice Dipeolu granted the interim order after listening to an ex-parte application filed by Nedu and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kamilu Sa’idu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency by-election in Zamfara State. The Returning Officer, Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau (FUG), announced that Sa’idu polled 1,181 votes in the supplementary election to defeat Muhammad Lawal Kurya […]
Wife of the Senate president, Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, has begun a voter enrolment campaign with an appeal to the electorate to participate in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), describing it as the major franchise to make the right choices. Addressing a forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, stakeholders and youths of Etim Ekpo […]
Dust scooped up from an asteroid by a NASA spacecraft 200 million miles from Earth has been found to contain material that is older than our sun.
Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (D-SUBEB), has enrolled over 2,000 out-of-school children through community outreaches and campaigns. The executive chairman of the D-SUBEB, Hon. Samuel Mariere, disclosed this yesterday while dismissing allegations of bribery and kickback collection under his leadership, describing them as “false, malicious, and baseless.” Addressing journalists at the D-SUBEB headquarters in […]
Cross River State Ministry of Education has taken steps to shut down illegal and unaccredited schools in the 18 local government areas. The commissioner for Education, Senator Stephen Odey, announced this yesterday, during an interactive session with LEADERSHIP Friday in Calabar. Odey who marked two years in office, said the ministry had secured approval from […]
Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, minister of Housing and Urban Development Mr. Musa Dangiwa and the deputy governor of Anambra State, Mr. Onyekachukwu Ibeziem, have attributed the incessant building collapse in the country to quackery, unprofessional conduct and lack of strong regulatory frameworks. They charged the Nigerian Institute of Building to intensify advocacy against quackery, […]
A group under the aegis of Civil Society legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for economic cooperation among the three South South States of Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Rivers to unlock economic potential and prosperity in the Niger Delta region. The executive director of CISLAC, Comrade Auwal Ibrahim, made the call during a two-day […]
World Bank Housing Estate Residents’ Association, Umuahia, have protested over Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) increase of their electricity bills from N9,000 to N47,000 per house for July. They displayed various placards with inscriptions: “World Bank houses power bills higher than house rent”, and “Estimated billing illegal and criminal”, among others at the EEDC office […]