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Otti Gives Acceptance Speech As Abia Governor-elect

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti, on Wednesday gave his acceptance speech after emerging victorious at the state governorship election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Nnenna Oti, declared the LP candidate the winner at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Umuahia, the state capital, after completing the suspended collation...

Rhodes-Vivour Visits Victims Of Election Violence

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The Lagos State governorship candidate under Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has visited persons that were injured at the just-concluded governorship election in the hospital. Rhodes-Vivour, shared photos of the victims receiving treatments on his Twitter page on Wednesday. He said, “Elections are not war. Governance should be about protecting, not...

NLC Directs Members To Cripple Activities At CBN Offices Nationwide

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, directed all workers to picket all the offices of Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide starting from next week over current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive at an ongoing press briefing at Labour House in...

Chad Jails Over 400 Rebels For Life After Ruler’s Death

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

More than 400 rebels in Chad were handed life sentences on Tuesday following the death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed in 2021, a public prosecutor said. After a mass trial, they were sentenced for “acts of terrorism, mercenarism, recruitment of child soldiers and assaulting the head...

INEC Chairman never worked under me, says Wike

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

…Urge Security agencies to invite Amaechi over alleged incitive comment Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has denied allegation by former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi that Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) worked under him as a Minister. The governor noted that Amaechi claim of opposing the...

INC, IYC, Kio-Briggs applaud Ndiomu for empowering ex-agitators

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

The Ijaw National Congress (INC), Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and prominent activist, Ann Kio-Briggs have commended the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (retd), for the various economic schemes which his led leadership has used to empower ex-agitators of the Niger Delta region. President of the INC, Prof...

ICA to Inaugurate Regional Chapter in Rivers

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Coordinator of ICA Nigeria Chapter, Ms Ekaete George The International Communication Association (ICA) has set aside Thursday March 24, this year for the inauguration of its Nigeria regional chapter in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The ICA President, Noshir Contractor who disclosed this said the inauguration will be held as a kick-off-event...

Fallout of Saturday’s election: Engineer Sule tasks security agencies on need to remain vigilante

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has tasked security agencies operating in the state on the need to remain vigilante, following the protest staged by members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the winner of the guber election. Engineer Sule laid...

Buhari Unveils NSA Office, Counterterrorism Centre In Abuja

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, unveiled the new Office of the National Security Adviser and National Counter Terrorism Centre headed by Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.) in Abuja. The Personal Assistant to the President for Broadcast Media, Buhari Sallau, shared the photos of the event on...

Alleged N6.9bn: Court Adjourns Fayose’s Fraud Trial Till May 8

NewsDeskNgMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, adjourned further hearings in the trial of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, over an alleged N6.9 billion fraud until May 8, 2023. This was disclosed in a statement shared via the Economic and Financial Crimes...