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Appeal Court: APC Welcomes Verdict, Ready to Field Candidates For Rivers Assembly Elections without Amaewhule, Others

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2024June 15, 20240

The All Progressives Congress Reform Group (APCRG) has welcomed the Appeal Court’s verdict on the removal of Martins Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The APC group described the ruling which refused to reverse the removal of the former lawmakers as a resounding victory...

Group Salutes Appeal Court Refusal To Reverse Removal Of Amaewhule, 26 Rivers Assembly Members

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2024June 15, 20240

The National Vanguard for Rule of Law (NVRL) has saluted the Appeal Court’s refusal to reverse the removal of Martins Chike Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Amaewhule and others had approached the apex court seeking to vacate the Interlocutory Injunction of a...

NITDA: Dev’t, Regulatory Agency That Encapsulates Other Sectors

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2024June 15, 20240

By Omoba Kenneth Aigbegbele The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) established by the NITDA Act of 2007 to regulate standards, guidelines and frameworks for the development and standardization of Information Technology practices in Nigeria, is also clamouring for the actualization of the Bill at the National Assembly for the...

Orompoto the first female Alaafin of Oyo

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2024June 15, 20240

Oranmiyan the grandson of Oduduwa founded the ancient Oyo empire at the beginning of the 14th century (after establishing a new dynasty in Benin). He became the first Alaafin (Keeper of the Palace) of the kingdom at Oyo lle.Subsequent Alaafins exercised authority over a territory that stretched as far as...

Kogi East PDP Stakeholders Reject Danjuma Lah’s Attempt to Hijack State Executive For Dino Melaye His Friend

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2024June 15, 20240

The political landscape in Kogi State is heating up as stakeholders from Kogi East have expressed their strong opposition to the caretaker chairman, Sen. Danjuma Lah, and his secretary, Sen. Philip Aruwa Gyunka, imposing their preferred candidates on the party ahead of the state congress. The stakeholders, comprising party elders...

Former Rivers Speaker Amaewhule, Colleagues Will Deny Tinubu Soon

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

The Concerned Members of the All Progressives Congress (CMAPC) has warned the ruling party to deal with Hon. Martins Amaewhule and his 26 colleagues in the Rivers State Assembly with kids’ gloves over their denouncement of the party. Recall that the lawmakers had publicly announced their defection from the People’s...

Senator Echocho’s Rain of Rice Floods Kogi East, SDP, PDP Among Beneficiaries

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

To keep to his creed, Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho, representing Kogi East, has donated hundreds of bags of rice to his constituents, providing relief from the current economic challenges. The gesture is part of his efforts to support his people during the Sallah celebration. The rice donation has benefited various...

Man bags 4 years imprisonment for removing condom during sex

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

A court in the UK has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Guy Mukendi, to four years in prison for removing the condom he wore while having sex with a woman without her knowledge, despite her initially consenting to sex only if he wore protection. Under English law, non-consensual condom removal is...

Nasarawa earns first signature bonus in mining

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

…to access 4m USD for business enabling reforms For the first time since its creation, Nasarawa State will earn its first signature bonus in mining following the agreement reached with Avatar New Energy Materials Co Ltd that will establish its second lithium factory in Udege. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this...

Nigeria’s Democracy at 25: Group Eulogies Gov Bago’s Sacrifices, Contributions To Good Governance

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

The Middle-Belt Conscience Guard (MBCG) has commended Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago for his selfless sacrifices for democracy and contributions to good governance in the country. The group in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Odeh Ralph Odeh, on Democracy Day, lauded the the Governor for prioritising human...