The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has officially welcomed its 28th Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo V. Uzuegbu, psc(+), who has assumed duty, succeeding CP Ahmed Ammani, fdc. CP Ammani has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Hailing from the Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State,…
The Chairman of a Kano State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, has expressed her anger over attempts by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to bribe her. Speaking in open court before the commencement of the session on Tuesday in Kano, the judge lamented how senior lawyers…
The newly appointed Enugu State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Engr. Prince Lawrence Ezeh, FNSE, COREN, resumed at his duty post Friday, with a promise to work assiduously to ensure that the State attains greater economic stability. The Commissioner, who arrived the ministry was ushered in by the entire staff who were visibly cheerful…
A massive oil field has been discovered in the Niger Republic, according to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum. The field, which is located in the Agadem basin, is estimated to hold up to 60 billion barrels of oil. This discovery is a major breakthrough for Niger, which has been struggling to diversify its economy away…
By Racheal Ayodele Niger Republic’s military junta has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve the political crisis in the country. Nigeria’s Intervention Team, comprised of scholars from various Islamic sects in the country, stated this in a statement on Sunday. The team, led by Sheikh Bala Lau,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner Group, gets involved in the crisis in the Republic of Niger. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, said this in an interview…
“After independence, in order to build a great nation, each country went to work. But in Nigeria, after independence, our people went to pray and fast.” “So, while we were praying, Malaysia came here and took our palm seedlings and build a great factory of it.” “While we were praying, Singapore went into investment in…
By Adebayo Paul In a shocking event on Wednesday evening, Ecuadoran presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated after a campaign rally in Quito. President Guillermo Lasso quickly took to Twitter to express his horror and pointed the finger at “organized crime” for Villavicencio’s death. “Outraged and shocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio….
Former Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, says if the Federal government commissions him and his group of boys, they will go into Niger Republic and defeat the junta. In a video shared on social media, Asari boasted that he and his boys have what it takes to defeat the military officers that overtook the Nigerien government….
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked alleged statement claiming that she is being attacked for visiting President Bola Tinubu. The former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance in a post on Twitter on Wednesday evening, described the statement which she said was being circulated on WhatsApp as “wickedly false designed…
