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Federal Government Secretly Reviews NDDC Act.

The Federal Government has discreetly commenced the re-evaluation of the Act setting up the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, without the knowledge of the National Assembly and stakeholders of Niger Delta. Sources said the unannounced re-appraisal and other ongoing considerations were the reasons President Muhammadu Buhari has tactfully declined to give his nod to the inauguration of the governing Board of the Commission as provided in the establishing Act. The […]

todayJune 27, 2022 69

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NDLEA Arrest Over 218 People for Drug-Related Offences In Imo State.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA says it arrested over 171 males and 47 females allegedly involved in drug-related offences in Imo state. The commander of NDLEA in the State, Reuben Apeh, who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri yesterday, to mark international day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drugs trafficking, said so far, 51 suspects had been convicted and 146 cases are still in court. Apeh, said the […]

todayJune 24, 2022 91

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President Buhari Wants Foreign Nations to Ban IPOB.

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the nation’s western allies to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB as a terrorist organization. Buhari who made the remarks in an interview with Bloomberg while responding to a question about his administration’s record on fighting insecurity and corruption said the country is safer than he met in 2015 and proscribing IPOB, a group seeking secession of parts of Southern Nigeria, will improve the situation. He […]

todayJune 22, 2022 90

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Archbishop Chukwuma Warns Against Revolution as A Result Of Worsening Poverty Situation.

Following the level of political, socio economic and security challenges bedeviling the nation, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province and Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma has cautioned that a revolution that will reshape the state of the country is almost here. While noting that the church is very much concerned about the state of the nation, Chukwuma during his pre-Synod press conference […]

todayJune 22, 2022 75

Foreign

European Union Urges Nigerian Youths to Get Their PVC Ahead Of 2023 Elections.

The European Union EU has charged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter Cards, register and vote on the election day come 2023 general elections. The EU in a statement issued yesterday by its press officer, Modestus Chukwulaka, pledged to support the mobilisation of voters to fully participate in the polls, adding that it would embark on the Youth Vote Count Campaign 2.0, organised in collaboration with Independent National Electoral Commission […]

todayJune 22, 2022 101

National

President Buhari has hailed Founder and Chancellor of Abuad.

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University Abuad, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, as well as management and members of staff of the institution in celebrating the favourable rankings of best University in Nigeria, and 400th in the world. Buhari in a statement signed his Senior Special adviser on Media and publicity Femi Adesina lauded the visionary and scholarly leadership style that continues to shape the curriculum, […]

todayJune 21, 2022 86

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Nigerians To Witness Improved Power Supply From Start Of New Month.

The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission NERC, Sanusi Garba, says Nigerians will witness improved power supply from July 1 following renewed efforts by industry stakeholders. Garba gave the assurance at an interactive session with newsmen after the Second Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry NESI meeting yesterday in Lagos, attended by top officials of NERC, Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN, Generation Companies as well electricity Distribution Companies Discos. He said NERC had […]

todayJune 16, 2022 781

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EFCC in Enugu State has arraigned one Kelechi Vitalis Anozie.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC in Enugu State has arraigned one Kelechi Vitalis Anozie before Justice I.M Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering. The clergy was arraigned alongside three others who are currently at large, including, Azubuike Bright, Amarachi Blessing Ito and Kelechi Patrick Iro. Anozie who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Wanted List, was […]

todayJune 7, 2022 108

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