By Imelda Osayande Benin, Jan. 9, 2023 The President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs. Precious Aigbonoga, was on Monday abducted by gunmen, around Ugoneki axis, on her way to Court in Igueben Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo.  The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa Edo-Osagie, in a …

As in ‘Alice in Wonderland’, it is getting ‘curiouser and curiouser’ that a few weeks to a critical general election, the Chairman of the Independent National Election (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu appears to be in the eye of some storm. He is being distracted and can be removed from office …

By Ibironke Ariyo Abuja, Jan. 8, 2023 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday, said it intercepted a consignment of illicit drugs about to be brought into the country by suspected criminals. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement in Abuja that …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Jan. 8, 2023 Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, Anglican Archbishop of Enugu, has tasked the Federal Government on winning and ending the war against Boko Haram, other forms of insurgency, banditry, corruption and oil theft. Chukwuma gave the task on Sunday while delivering his homily at the …

Gov. Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu   By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, Jan. 8, 2023 Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday felicitated with his wife, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on her 56th birthday. Dr Sanwo-Olu, a medical doctor by profession, clocked 56 on Sunday, Jan. 8. Gov. Sanwo-Olu, in …

By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, Jan. 8, 2023 The Nigeria Books of Record (NBR) Research Centre has appointed the General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere as Fellow of the organisation. NBR was established in 2009 as part of the “Change Begin with Me Campaign” of the …

…Edo Deputy Gov. Shaibu visits train station The Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare, has said that a combined team of the Military, the Police, men of the vigilante network and hunters are currently on the heels of the kidnappers that attacked the Igueben train station …

Leaders and elders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ughelli South LGA, have promised to make the election of the Governorship candidate of the party, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, in the Ughiewven nation, epochal. At a meeting hosted by Olorogun Ima Niboro, Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the Delta APC …

The inauguration of the Management Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) last week, the second under President Buhari, was greeted with mixed reactions by the people of the Niger Delta and most Nigerians. The people’s response is rooted in many issues, most of which are connected and straddling. …

By Ramatu Garba Kano, Jan. 8, 2023 The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Gaddafi Sagir, 20, for allegedly stabbing his stepmother with screwdriver and strangling his 8-year-old sister to death. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to newsmen on …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR, says international collaboration to attain standardized digitalization is essential for Maritime Administrations across the world and for all stakeholders in the maritime sector to effectively communicate in line with provisions of the International Maritime …

The Ondo State Government has approved the payment of 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for students in public schools in the state. A total sum of N523,948,400 was approved by the governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON. This followed a memo sent to the governor by …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Minister of Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba and the Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Professor James Momoh to immediately reverse the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022.” SERAP also …

January 8, 2023 The murders of Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, a few hours after the new year, have made me pensive and downcast since the news broke. That dastardly murder is one event of 2023 that throws me into spasms whenever my mind reflects on it. Unable to reconcile the …

By Olajide Idowu Osogbo,  Jan. 7, 2023 Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has reiterated his call on Nigerians not to vote for political candidates based on ethnicity or religion. Obi made the call during his presidential campaign rally held in Osogbo, Osun State capital, …

The Service of Songs for renowned journalist and Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of The Rainbow News, Deacon Chijama Ogbu, was held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Elijah Christian Centre, No. 1, Orowumi Street, Orile Iganmu today, Saturday, January 7, 2023 with personalities from all walks of life in attendance. Deacon Ogbu passed on …

Mrs. Hellen Boco Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, Jan. 7, 2023 A former Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mrs. Hellen Boco, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Boco, who deputised Usani Usani, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs in the 2019 general …

Some members of the Security Committee at the meeting By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Jan. 7, 2023 The Inter -Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Sokoto State has urged politicians in the state to checkmate their followers against violation of the Electoral Act ahead of the February and March …

By Edeki Igafe Koko (Delta), Jan. 7, 2023 A tank farm operated by Ebeco Global Link on Saturday went up in flames at Koko town in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta Command, DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the development to newsmen in …

** The PDP umbrella is torn, says former Okowa Commissioner A gale of defections has hit Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta state, as the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign train hit critical strongholds of the party. During the week, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s former Commissioner for Urban Renewal, Dr. Karo …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Jan. 7, 2023 The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has approved the redeployment of senior officers in an effort to ensure administrative and operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Saturday, …

The Young Progressives Party (YPP), in Akwa Ibom State has accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of arbitrary use of state funds to sponsor Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaigns in the state. This was part of issues addressed by the party in a Press Conference on Saturday January 7, 2023, in Uyo, …

General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has, again, said that God has not spoken concerning whether there will be general elections this year or who would win the Presidential polls if there was to be elections. He, therefore, said that anybody …

By Ige Adekunle Sango-Ota (Ogun), Jan. 7, 2023 The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Dr David Oyedepo, has called on the Federal Government to massively invest in human capital development to restore the lost esteem of the country. Oyedepo made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria …