The Presidency has denied claims that Vice President Kashim Shettima criticized the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara during a recent book launch. In a statement released on Friday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, the Presidency clarified that Shettima’s remarks were taken out […]
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Stop enriching DISCOs with public funds, Senate urges FG
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to stop using public funds to indirectly enrich private electricity distribution companies, DISCOs. During plenary today, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment, Senator Yunus Akintunde, described the current approach as unjust and unsustainable. He decried the practice of government purchasing transformers for […]
Presidency Debunks Claim Nigeria Cancelled 5-Year US Visas
The Presidency has faulted the United States over its recent visa policy shift and denied claims that President Bola Tinubu cancelled five-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens. In a statement today, Presidential Adviser Bayo Onanuga described the reports as “fake news,” insisting that Nigeria continues to issue five-year visas under […]
Anambra Police Command Vows to Eradicate Cultism
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, says the command is fully prepared to eradicate cultism and other crimes across the state. In an interview today in Awka, CP Orutugu described cultism as an offshoot of religion, often used as a tool for revenge or social status. He […]
Police arrest man with woman’s body part, rescue kidnapped driver
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Samuel Eze, for being in possession of a woman’s breast part.The police also rescued a kidnapped driver and recovered a truck loaded with custard powder worth N9.5 million and arrested three suspects involved in the criminal act.This was […]
Tinubu should show more compassion to Nigerians — Obi
2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to show more compassion to Nigerians.This is as he said that the office of the Nigerian president requires sacrifice and compassion, not detachment, luxury, or fear.Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Obi said the Tinubu administration […]
Tinubu’s sudden food reform driven by panic, fear of losing 2027 election: ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of acting out of fear rather than genuine concern for Nigerians, following the government’s recent pledge to remove obstacles to food security and boost exports.In a statement released on Sunday by the ADC’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji […]
Police on Red Alert as Neo-Black Movement Plans Mayhem in Anambra.
Tension is mounting across Anambra State as the dreaded Neo-Black Movement of Africa allegedly plots cult-related violence, sparking a swift and strategic response from the state police command.In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, ordered […]
NDLEA arrest 37 suspected drug traffickers, recovers 345.421kg of Drugs in Edo.
The operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 37 suspected drug traffickers in the state. Kpakpando reports that the State Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Benin City while reeling out the achievements of […]
NNPP rejects ADC coalition Says They won’t abandon Their party.
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has explained that it chose not to join the coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) because it does not want to abandon its own political structure for an alliance whose direction and outcome remain uncertain.The Secretary of the party’s Board of Trustees, […]