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Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, dissolved his cabinet, and sacked his political appointees   Those sacked included his 25 Commissioners, the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Senior Political Adviser, among others.   Announcement of the sack was given to journalists by the immediate past Commissioner for Information, […]

Abidemi Rufai, a Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, faces up to 30 years in prison following his arrest in New York for employment fraud.   Rufai was arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for $350,000 employment fraud.   FBI agents arrested Rufai on Friday evening at the John […]

Gunmen in the early hours of Monday kidnapped a female Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology of the University of Jos, Grace Ayanbimpe, along with her husband. The couple was abducted from their residence after the gunmen gained entrance into their house located behind Haske Quarters, Lamingo in Jos North Local Government Area of […]

Members of the Biafra Zionists Federation have said they will go ahead with their plans to celebrate Biafra Day on May 30, despite the threats from the Federal Government. This adds to the cacophony emanating from the Southeast regarding the celebration of the 54th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra Republic Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu in […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila said on Monday that the current level of insecurity in the country amounts to a state of way.   Such a state of hostility has therefore made it imperative for the government to provide additional funding for the nation’s armed forces, he said.   Nigeria is […]

The deadly assault on Police officers and facilities in parts of southern Nigeria continued on Sunday as unknown Sunday killed three police officers in an attack on Nsukwa Police Divisional Office in Aniocha South Local Government Area in Delta State.   The three officers killed were part of the four on duty, while the fourth […]

Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State, has hit back on those who are opposed to the call for restructuring and a National Dialogue, canvassed by Southern Governors at their meeting in Asaba this week.   It would be recalled that on Thursday, Lawan, who was at the presidential villa, Abuja for prayers criticized the governors’ […]

Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, has declared that he will implement fully the ban on open grazing, which was part of the resolutions passed by the Southern State governors in Asaba, Delta State this week.   The decision has generated controversies arising from northern interests who are opposed to it, but Wike said that […]

Uduak Frank Akpan, the alleged killer of late Miss Iniubong Umoren, a job seeker, has confessed to the crime and said he is prepared to die for it if this would assuage the aggrieved society.   Speaking on Friday when he was paraded along with his father, Mr Frank Akpan, at the Police Headquarters in […]

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board may change the dates of the year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Registrar,   Prof. Is’aq Oloyede, announced Friday.   The Board will decide whether there is a need to extend the registration period and change the date, he said at a zoom meeting titled, ‘Briefing session for the […]

…wants “former APC,” “former PDP” dichotomy ended    Chief Tom Ikimi, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party in Edo State, has called for a harmonization of the membership of the party in the state to eliminate frictions among members.   Such a harmonization should be done through a […]

  The Police will continue to detain Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, until the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria called off its nationwide strike, Lagos Commissioner of Police has said.   Hakeem Odumosu, the head of Police in Lagos State, explained that when the judiciary workers end their strike and the courts resume […]