The newly appointed chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Petroleum Resources (downstream), Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere has offered an insight as to why Speaker Tajudeen Abass assigned key committees of the House to his rivals in the Speakership race. Messrs Ahmed Wase,
A civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Friday, tackled the Federal Government for describing it as illegal and in contempt of court, the notice of protest and action declared by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). HURIWA, in a
The OBIdients Movement Worldwide has denied the purported endorsement of Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State for a second term in office. Specifically, the group dissociated itself from the activities of some individuals, who have been tarnishing its image. In a statement issued
Pioneer Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Professor Elochukwu Amucheazi, an octogenarian, is the Acting Chairman of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT). One of the few in this clime that could still call a spade by its name, the globally acclaimed political scientist,
By Femi Aderotimi The historic payment of interim dividend by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited into the Federation Account less than three months into the stoppage of payment for fuel subsidy by the Federal Government has proven that Mallam Mele Kyari, the
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked those behind the Monday sit-at-home in the southeast region to stop the exercise. Kanu who spoke through his lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said he does not believe in the sit-at-home, insisting
A 24-year-old graduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (name withheld) has alleged that a suspect already in police custody robbed and raped her at gunpoint at a hotel in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on July 11, 2023. The victim also Identified
Lagos governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR), has expressed shock over the state government’s plan to conduct mass burial for 103 victims of the year 2020 #EndSARS protest, describing the development as
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, lawmaker representing Edo North senatorial district, on Sunday, slammed the Federal Government over the N30,000 monthly minimum wage, describing it as a “criminal wage”. According to the former Edo State governor, his cleaner gets paid no less than N60,000. “What
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has blamed the Federal Government for the deplorable state of the Benin-Sapele Road; where his convoy was recently trapped. A social media user had recorded a video of the convoy struggling to pass through the flooded road. After
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
As the world steps into 2025, Mr. Okwuosa Charles Chinedu, CEO of Birotojob, has called
As the dawn of a new year brings renewed hope and aspirations to homes across
In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ