By Ehichioya Ezomon As noted in part one under this header on Monday, April 29, 2024, Governor Siminalayi Fubara voluntarily and freely signed the peace agreement emanating from his solicitation for President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers State that’s pitted the governor against his predecessor in office and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike. Fubara signed the “Eight-point Resolutions” in the presence of his backers, such as former Rivers Governor Peter Odili, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu and chairman of Rivers chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aaron Chukwuemeka, and with…
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The National Chairman of the Zenith Labour Party, Dan Nwanyanwu, has insisted only fresh election can reinstate the 27 lawmakers from Rivers State who who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to him by voluntarily switching political allegiances, the lawmakers have effectively relinquished their previous seats, with no avenue for reinstatement. Despite directives to INEC to refrain from taking action, Nwanyanwu argued that delaying elections merely prolongs the inevitable outcome. According to In an interview with Arise TV, he remarked, ”I agree with Wike that nobody will remove the 27 lawmakers but they have…
The alleged rape of a female student of the Ajayi Crowther University by two security guards is not being treated with kids gloves as the authorities of the institution have commenced investigations This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Olufemi John Atoyebi. Atoyebi said, “Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of an alleged rape of one of our female students last night, Thursday May 9, 2024 by two members of our vigilance group. “The Management promptly handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the…
**Arrests 75-year-old grandpa, 70-year-old grandma for illicit drugs dealing Three trailer loads of opioids comprising 3,450,000 pills and 344,000 bottles of codeine syrup at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state by the peratives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Director of Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said three suspects were also arrested in connection with the seizure. According to him, the multi-billion naira consignments were loaded into two 40-ft container trucks and another 20-ft truck at the AML bonded terminal, Abule-Osun, near the International Trade Fair complex before…
***Police Confirms Rescue of 14 Students By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. KOGI State Government has announced that some students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara abducted by gunmen have been rescued safely by combined force of local hunters and conventional security agents. A statement released by Mr Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications on Sunday in Lokoja said the breakthrough came few hours after Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo visited the institution to assure parents of his commitment to rescuing the students. According to the statement, the local vigilante men and security agents engaged the…
***describe them as jobless detractors, paid hecklers, defenders of Injustice Lawyers who dragged the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede to the United Nations, United Kingdom and other international nations have been called out by 30 civil society groups The lawyers had on Friday accused the EFCC boss of flagrantly disregarding valid court orders and breaching the constitutional rights of Nigerians. At a press conference on Saturday, the Convener of the 30 Civil Societies and Chairman of Conference of Civil Society of Nigeria, Mr. Adams Otakwu, indicated that the allegation against the EFCC by the…
By Maikudi Tanko Yahaya Many of my generation can relate with a very popular song; What’s Gwan released in the early ’90s by Aniocha North-born Okeleke Elumelu, better known by his stage name, Ras Kimono. The dread locked wearing reggae exponent who brought his rustic village, Onicha Olona in Delta state to national, regional, and to reasonable extent global recognition ruled the airwaves along his other colleagues like Mandators, late Majek Fashek, Orits Williki and few others. The wide-eyed dance hall crooner who by the way would have being 66 years old this month, according to news reports slumped at…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA), a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) has decried the poor knowledge of the electoral law among Nigerians, which it has attributed to the shoddy outcomes of elections The organization made the observation through it’s executive director, Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu in a speech delivered at a one day town hall citizens meeting at Tashir Guest Palace in Dutse, Jigawa state. Election stakeholders gathered at the townhall to be enlightened on the need for everyone to be abreast with the knowledge of the electoral law. The executive director in his…
In his determination to contain the menace of drug abuse in Kogi East, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs, Sen Isah Jibrin (Echocho), has helped to establish a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), area command office in Anyigba, Dekina local government area of Kogi State. The Senator who was represented by his Legislative aide, Mr. Okpanachi Yakubu during the official flag off of the office explained that Anyigba in Dekina Local Government deserves to have an area command office of the NDLEA. A statement by his special adviser on media Mikail Ibrahim quoted the senator to…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has promised to do all within his power ensure the safe return of students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, who were abducted from the on Thursday. Hia Special Adviser on Media Ismaila Isah in a statement quoted the Governor to have given the indication when he visited the university campus on an assessment of the security situation in the wake of the security breach that led to the abduction of the students. He assured that every necessary step including non-kinetic measures have been activated to ensure the safe return…