AKHERE Godwin Benin PANDEMONIUM broke out Tuesday in Benin City,Edo state capital as a commercial cab driver and some members of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Edo State chapter sustained series of injuries while protesting unpaid differential salary arrears of two and eight months. The protesters who adorned themselves with black attire, […]
NWABUEZE AKABOGU The sad news of the monumental tragedy that struck the commercial city of Onitsha on that black Sunday, May 31, 2015 was received by many people with great shock and utter disbelief. According to the media report, a petrol tanker fully laden with petroleum products otherwise known as PMS which was heading towards […]
Simeon Nwakaudu Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Rivers State Governor, is a politician and administrator that you underrate at your own peril. He is a master strategist with an unwavering commitment to the stability and development of Nigeria. On May 31, elected National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, trooped to Port Harcourt, the Rivers […]
Lateef Raji It is no longer news that Osun State is one of the 24 States that are currently feeling the weighty brunt of the current national economic crunch occasioned by the theft of 400,000 barrels of oil daily, slump in global oil price, which subsequently led to the reduction in monthly allocations to States. […]
Against the wishes of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bukola Saraki of APC and Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have emerged Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively. Immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark was elected Senate Leader in a show of […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division held Tuesday that the Nigeria Police Force can prosecute all offences, including those under the National Security and Civil Defence Corps Act, 2007. This ruling was delivered sequel to an appeal in Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) vs Daniel Abuh, where the Federal High Court, held that the Nigeria […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the state Judicial Service Commission (RSJSC). The Governor ordered the immediate dissolution of both commissions relying upon the directive from the Rivers State House of Assembly which indicted both commissions for official misconduct and recommended their […]
The Group of Seven industrialized nations, G7, has resolved to support the new Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group’s acknowledgment of the way and manner of his emergence and the tremendous challenges faced by the government he leads, not of his making, especially in its efforts to combat the Boko Haram insurgents. A […]
The trial of two officials from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation implicated in Economic Reforms and Governance Project contract fraud, Dogonyaro Audu (aka Abdullahi Dogonyaro Mohammed) and Yahaya Ayodeji, was stalled Tuesday in Abuja due to the unpreparedness of their counsel, Abubakar Sadiq Oderiku, forcing the trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu […]
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, said he did not owe any debts or borrow from any Organisation, both within and outside the country when he was Governor. He spoke through his Media Aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem. Obienyem who said that his attention was drawn to the news publication in the Pilot […]
A second second half display ensured the Edwin Okon ladies began their 2015 Women’s World Cup campaign on an impressive note after forcing the Europeans to a draw on Monday night. Nigeria played a 3-3 draw with their Sweden opponents on Monday night at the Winnipeg Stadium.
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has declared that the predominance of conventional universities in Nigeria to the detriment of specialized universities is largely responsible for the current unemployment challenges confronting the Nigerian economy. Receiving Management of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Governing Council of the Nigeria Maritime University […]
The case involving a former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been adjourned till June 10, 2015. Sylva along with Francis Okokwo, Gbenga Balogun, and Samuel Ogbuku, allegedly used three companies – Marlin Maritime […]
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Yemi Adeola and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka have called on the organized private sector in the country to compliment the effort of the government in the repositioning of the nation’s education sector. The duo who spoke at the third Convocation ceremony of […]
The current management of the Nigeria Police, under the leadership of IGP Solomon E. Arase, NPM, fdc has recorded another milestone in its quest to reposition the Police for optimal service delivery. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, this came with the donation of Data capturing machine by […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, held a meeting with petrol tanker drivers and other stakeholders in the transportation sector on the way forward for the incessant tankers accidents in the state, setting up a committee to examine the immediate and remote causes of the incidences in the last one week. The Governor […]
One-time Special Adviser on Health to former President Shehu Shagari, and former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), late Archbishop Friday Osaro Nwator, has been laid to rest in his home-town, Ogale in Eleme local government area of Rivers State. Until his death on April 6, 2015, at the age of 74, Nwator was […]
Pan-African bank, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ade Ayeyemi as its new Group Chief Executive Officer. His appointment is effective from 1 September 2015. Ayeyemi, 52, will replace Albert Essien, who retires on 30 June, 2015 after 25 years of meritorious service with the […]
AKHERE Godwin, Benin Exactly one year after the Edo state legislature was forced out of holding plenary at the state assembly complex on Ring road, Benin City, due to internal crisis among lawmakers, politicians elected on the APC and PDP platforms, Monday, returned to the complex for their formal inauguration as the Sixth Edo assembly. […]
Urhobo leaders, Monday, expressed profound appreciation to Delta State House of Assembly members and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party for finding Honourable Monday Igbuya credible to be elected the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly. Spokesperson of Union of Urhobo People (UOUP), Dr. Joseph Oki, in a statement issued in Mosogar, […]
Delta State House of Assembly has elected former Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Monday Igbuya, as Speaker of the 6th Assembly following the expiration of the 5th Assembly which was inaugurated by former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on June 6, 2011. The election of Hon. Monday Igbuya, representing Sapele State Constituency followed the unanimous adoption […]
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Former Acting Governor of Bayelsa State and a two-time Speaker of state House of Assembly, Hon Nestor Binabo has accused the leadership of the House of lacking financial autonomy. Hon Binabo who was acting governor of the state for the short period when former Governor Timipri Sylva left office handing over to […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to urgently fix all deplorable roads and also rehabilitate the refineries in order put an end to incessant tanker accidents that result to fire outbreak across the country. In a statement issued, Sunday, a factional Deputy President of the NLC, Issa Aremu, described as […]
