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The suspended Abia State Commissioner for Health, Ngozi Okoronkwo, has resigned her position from Governor Alex Otti’s cabinet. Recall that the governor of Abia State had on June 11, 2024, suspended the Health Commissioner over alleged financial misconduct, and set up a committee to probe the allegations against her.. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku, Otti accepted the commissioner’s resignation and thanked her […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended Akomolafe Michael, an officer stationed at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos, over multiple charges of alleged drug trafficking. This suspension follows internal processes and allegations made in May 2024. The NIS, through its spokesman DCI Kenneth Udo, on Wednesday in Abuja,stated that the officer is currently being arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos. The NIS has expressed its support for […]

The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the Southeast Development Commission Bill into law. In a press statement issued on Wednesday by Ubah’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communications, Chuks Ogbonna, highlighted that the bill would foster rapid development and unity in the region while Ubah praised Tinubu's commitment to addressing the developmental challenges in the Southeast region. Ubah emphasized […]

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arraigned a senior immigration officer, Michael Akomolafe, currently serving at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja-Lagos, before the Federal High Court for drug trafficking. Akomolafe was docked before the justice, Daniel Osiagor alongside Babatunde Olufemi, on a nine count-charge of alleged conspiracy, unlawful possession, import and dealing in the prohibited substances. They were accused of trafficking 8 kilograms of Methamphetamine and 7.60 […]

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has voiced his support for the Dangote Refinery, urging the Nigerian government to resolve ongoing conflicts and provide necessary assistance for the project’s success. In a statement on Tuesday via X, Obi emphasised the critical importance of the refinery to Nigeria’s economic future. Obi stated that The recent conflicts between Dangote Industries and some government agencies are deeply troubling,” Highlighting the refinery’s […]

Niger Delta women under the aegis of the Voice of Niger Delta for Equity and Justice, along with the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), have appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara to end the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. Recall that there has been a strained relationship between Fubara and his erstwhile political godfather, throwing the state […]

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory operated by a 56-year-old suspect, Eunice Eze. The Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia in Uyo on Tuesday. Ayilara said that the suspect, who specialises in running a baby factory at World Bank estate in Owerri was arrested on July 15, through actionable […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied reports on social media that his administration will pay ₦80,000 as minimum wage to workers in the state and local government areas. Governor Fubara made this clarification through a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, today. The statement said, the attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that the Governor of […]