The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is advocating an innovative approach, which will be inclusive, for conflict management and dispute resolution in the Niger Delta region.Speaking during a capacity-building programme in Port Harcourt, the Chairman of the NDDC Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, said it was necessary to equip traditional rulers,
A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an interim order that restrains the Senate Ethics Committee from proceeding with its planned investigation into the actions of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central. This order was granted by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Tuesday, following an
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has declined requests for live television coverage of its sessions, as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, is set to appear before the panel regarding allegations of misconduct on Wednesday. The committee’s chairman, Senator Neda Imasuen, made this announcement during
The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N700 billion fraud. Emmanuel,served as the governor of Akwa Ibom State between 2015 and 2023, Udom reportedly turned himself in when he arrived at the EFCC’s headquarters
The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of Rev. Father Philip Ekweli and Seminarian Peter Andrew by suspected armed herders at St. Peter Catholic Church in Ivukwa community, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state.The command spokesman, Moses Yamu, in a statement, said that one of
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation after a rigorous selection process.His appointment, approved Tuesday, takes effect from 7th March 2025, the same day the incumbent Oluwatoyin Madehin will retire.Ogunjimi, 57, was first named as Madehin’s successor last December.A selection
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said his administration has constructed about 1000km of roads since its inception in 2019.He spoke at the commissioning of the 3.12 kilometers Oke-Erinja-Ilobi road in Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, even as he promised to ensure the completion
Lagos State has transited to the most important stage in its rollback strategy against malaria — a killer disease that records 200,000 fatalities annually in Nigeria.The State became the first sub-national in the country to launch the Pathway to Malaria Pre-Elimination and Digitisation Programme — an initiative aimed at reducing
A former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Paradang (rtd), died in a hotel he checked in on Monday,The Police disclosed this in a statement and debunked media reports that he was killed by kidnappers.Also, a Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footage obtained from Joy House
Edo State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon Paul Ohonbamu has called on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to refrain from heating the polity and inciting violence in the state with the yet to be delivered judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal hearing the Edo State governorship election petitions in