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Operatives from Delta State Command have raided a hideout of kidnappers located on  Pan Ocean Road, by Koko junction, Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state, and rescued a female victim, Mohammed Sekinat.   This was confirmed by Police Public Relations Officer of the State command, Mr. Bright Edafe,  who said in a […]

  The National Executive Committee of the opposition People’s Democratic Party on Thursday approved the zoning of its chairmanship position to the Northern part of the country.   This decision was the high point of the 94th NEC meeting in Abuja, according to the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, in his briefing […]

  Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has declared that the threat to impose a state of emergency on the State does not have the support of President Muhammadu Buhari.   Governor Obiano made this disclosure on Thursday to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]

The Nigerian Army has explained that popular Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, was arrested for soliciting support for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.   Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesman for the Army, provided this explanation in a statement on Thursday, under the title, ‘Troops Arrest Chiwetalu Agu While Soliciting Support for Proscribed IPOB’.   Nwachukwu […]

Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability    Delivered By:    His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari       President, Federal Republic of Nigeria       At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja        Thursday, October 7, 2021       PROTOCOLS       1.            […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2022 budget estimated expenditure of N16.39 trillion based on a target exchange rate of N410.15/$.   The budget is based on a projected gross domestic growth of 4.2 percent and a 13 percent inflation rate.   The budget has a deficit of N5.01trn, which will be financed through […]

  The opposition People’s Democratic Party has cautioned the Federal Government over the threat to slam a state of Emergency on  Anambra State.   Abubakar Malami the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice dropped hint in Abuja Wednesday that the government did not rule out the possibility of imposing an emergency Anambra to ensure the governorship […]

The Federal Government has said it does not rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency in Anambra to stem the tide of current violence there and ensure that the governorship election scheduled for November 6 holds as planned.   This hint was dropped on Wednesday by the Attorney-General of the Federation and […]

  The Nigerian Communications Commission has proposed the disqualification of anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in the country.   The plan by the regulator of the industry is contained in a draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the NCC’s website. […]

The government will pay N75,000 to each student in public universities studying education programmes per semester, it has said.   Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2021 annual World Teacher’s Day celebrations. Students of colleges of education will receive N50,000 per semester, Adamu added.   He said […]

  Governors of the South-East region rose from a meeting on Tuesday with a condemnation of the sit-at-home order being issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra every Monday.   The meeting, also attended by selected traditional rulers noted that the order was having a crippling effect on the socio-economic activities in the region. […]

  Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, current and former state governors, past and present lawmakers, businesspeople, a popular pastor, and many others have been reported to be involved in the Pandora Papers.    The list is on which Africa is fairly […]