Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has replied to persons opposed to the recent decisions of Southern governors on open grazing and other issues saying the governors’ demands are irrevocable. Wike, insisted that their demands must be respected reminded critics of Read more…
Month: May 2021
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) related abuses and the Lekki Tollgate Incident, Saturday compensated two victims of police brutality with N11million. The widow of the late Rasheed Olanrewaju Kareem Read more…
A spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that US President Joe Biden reached out by phone for the first time to discuss the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip. Saturday’s call between Biden and Abbas is the first Read more…
John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, met privately with Pope Francis on Saturday, afterward calling the pope a “compelling moral authority on the subject of the climate crisis” who has been “ahead of the curve.” The former U.S. Secretary Read more…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone A in Ibadan, has confirmed the death of three persons in clashes between the officers and rice smugglers. No fewer than four persons were hit on Thursday in Iseyin area Read more…
The Director General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has called on Nigerians to look beyond the frenzy of restructuring canvassed by the Southern Governors during their summit held recently in Asaba, Delta State. Okechukwu, a chieftain of the All Read more…
•Denies allegations of corruption Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi has told a High Court how his administration transformed the state through prudent application of scare resources. The governor who dismissed allegations of corrupt practices and financial misconducts against him, stated that his Read more…
The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, near Owerri, has begun the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and explosives. The exercise is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Owerri by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Read more…
•Permit us use juju to enforce it, OPC, Agbekoya Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday, applauded the decision of the southern governors to ban open grazing, saying any Nigerian opposed to their position has a hidden agenda. The governor, who stated Read more…
This week, precisely on Tuesday, May 11, the governors of Southern Nigeria stood up to be counted. Perhaps for the first time, they shunned party differences and sacrificed their political interests for the collective good. The occasion was the meeting they Read more…
Former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, yesterday, said it is not only the South West and South East that are agitating for self-determination, alleging the northern part of the country is also preparing to leave. The elder statesman said while Read more…
‘It’s not over,’ Netanyahu says, as Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes 14 May, 2021 17:30 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. © Reuters / Yuval Chen Follow RT onIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “reach” Palestinian Hamas Read more…