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JUST IN – Helicopter accident claims three in Port Harcourt

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2024October 24, 20240

Three persons have been confirmed dead after a helicopter ditched into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Channels Television reports that the accident occurred at 11:22 am on Thursday, along the waterways in Port Harcourt. The helicopter, a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG and operated by East Wind Aviation,...

JUST IN – Rivers State govt approves 85,000 new minimum wage

NewsDeskNgOct 18, 2024October 18, 20240

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved a new minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants under the employ of the Rivers State Government. The decision was reached during a closed-door meeting chaired by the Governor, attended by representatives of organized labour under the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council at...

JUST IN – Rivers crisis: Fubara architect of violence — Wike

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of being the architect of the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. Wike made the accusations on Tuesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The minister said the governor was wrong to go ahead...

FNHE: Group issues 2 weeks ultimatum, calls for suspension of Dr. Unogu

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2024September 24, 20240

Group Calls for Suspension of Dr. Unogu’s Confirmation as Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital CMD *issues 2 weeks ultimatum A coalition of civil society and human rights groups, Joint National Actions Front Nigeria, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Staff, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)...

EFCC – Yahaya Bello wanted, not in our custody

NewsDeskNgSep 18, 2024September 18, 20240

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied reports that Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, is in its custody. Recall that the Director of the Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael, said he had honoured the invitation of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday. According to the release,...

Group Raises Alarm Over Plot by NNPCL to Manipulate Dangote PMS Price

NewsDeskNgSep 17, 2024September 17, 20240

*Says Regime of Corruption by NNPCL Targeting Local Refineries The Coalition of Energy Reforms Lawyers and Activists (CERLA) has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) of attempting to undermine Dangote Refinery’s efforts to address Nigeria’s energy crisis. At a press conference, the coalition’s spokesperson, Okwa Dan, alleged that...

Energy Reforms Advocates Expose Underhand Dealings in NNPCL’s Crude Oil Allocation: Matrix and GTT Under Scrutiny

NewsDeskNgSep 12, 2024September 12, 20240

The Energy Reforms Advocates, a formidable coalition of activists championing transparency and accountability within Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, has sounded the alarm over an alleged “unholy alliance” between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Matrix Energy Group. This purported partnership, according to the advocates, is specifically designed...

Exclusive: Inside Details Of How Zamfara Gov, Dauda Lawal Finances Gold Extraction, Settle Bandits From State Security Funds

NewsDeskNgSep 4, 2024September 4, 20240

Facts have emerged of how Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State misused security funds to finance his personal gold mining interests and pay off notorious bandits. A leaked memo reveals that a substantial amount of money was approved to finance a reconciliation project, totalling over one billion Naira. However, sources...

Tinubu, Chinese PM Xi Jinping currently meeting in Beijing

NewsDeskNgSep 3, 2024September 3, 20240

President Bola Tinubu and his Chinese counterpart, Prime Minister Xi Jinping are currently engaged in bilateral meeting in Beijing, China. The meeting is part of the China-Africa Collaboration Summit expected to attract more foreign direct investment to Nigeria. Among those attending the meeting are prominent officials of the Chinese government’s...

Gov Sule’s endorsement of Ganduje, betrayal of his region – APC forum

NewsDeskNgAug 31, 2024August 31, 20240

The North Central All Progressive Congress, APC Forum, has condemned the endorsement of the embattled national chairman of the party Abdullahi Ganduje, by the Chairman of the North Central Governors’ Forum and Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule. It also said the courtesy visit Sule paid to the party secretariat in...