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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says that achievements recorded by the Commission in the recent past should be ascribed to the benevolence of God. Ogbuku spoke during the Annual Thanksgiving Service, organised by the NDDC Christian Fellowship at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. He enjoined NDDC staff to imbibe the culture of thanksgiving to attract more blessings from God, noting that the Almighty Father had been faithful and merciful to the Commission and thus deserved to be praised to pave the way for a more prosperous new year.Ogbuku declared, “We must glorify…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has faulted the Edo State House of Assembly for suspending the chairpersons of the 18 Local Government Areas in the state. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the minister said that it was only the legislative arm of local governments that could sack or place council chairmen on suspension. He said that under the current dispensation, local government chairmen cannot just be removed or suspended by any governor without following due process of law. On Tuesday, the Edo State House of Assembly suspended the chairpersons and their deputies…
AKWA Ibom State Government has announced the shock passing of Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno, Wife of the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno The State Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, in a release at dawn on Friday on the sad news, stated that the State 1st Lady died following a yet undisclosed illness. Ememobong’s statement tagged “Unexpected Sunset” read, “It is with heavy hearts that we (Akwa Ibom Government) announce the passing of the Wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Her Excellency, Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno, following an illness. She passed away peacefully at the hospital, on…
The Federal Government has suspended some senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over bribery allegations regarding controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky. A blogger, Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan, had alleged in viral videos that some officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) collected ₦15 million from Bobrisky for the anti-graft agency to drop money laundering charges against him during his naira spraying ordeal in April after which a court sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment. The blogger also alleged that Bobrisky paid some millions of naira to secure a choice place in prison. Bobrisky has…
CNN — Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 12-point lead over former President Donald Trump among voters younger than 35 – a group that’s largely dissatisfied with the influence it holds in American politics, but remains optimistic about the country’s future, according to new CNN polling conducted by SSRS. Harris leads Trump 52% to 40% among these likely voters younger than 35. That still suggests a tighter race among this group than in 2020, when President Joe Biden ended up with a 21-point margin among the same age group, according to exit polls. But it marks a return to more typical voting…
The Defence Headquarters says, troops of the Armed Forces and other security agencies, in the third quarter of this year have neutralised a total number of 1,937 terrorists, arrested 2,782 suspects, and rescued 1,854 kidnapped hostages while 65 terrorist commanders were wiped off the battlefield during. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, says the offensive actions culminated in the neutralization of several notable terrorist leaders, commanders, and combatants such as Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla (Dan Hausawan Jubillaram), Ameer Modu, Matawal Bitrus, Thomas Benedict, Mohammed Sani, Rimamy (aka Omo), Terkimbi…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for his victory in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 247,274 votes and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes. Fourteen other candidates contested the seat but got less than the three frontline candidates. In a statement on Sunday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu urged Okpebholo “not to gloat over his victory but to see it as a challenging…
After months of intense politicking in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the keenly contested Saturday 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 247,274 votes and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes. Fourteen other candidates contested the seat but got less than the three frontline candidates. “That Okpebholo Monday of APC having satisfied the…
The Council of Oro Traditional Rulers (COTR) on Saturday, carried out the presentation ceremony for the newly selected Ahta Oro VIII, His Eminence Ita Edet Okokon, Isonsi 1 and Paramount Ruler of Okobo Local Government Area. The event by the highest traditional institution in Oro Nation, conducted at Obio Ufre, Enweme in Okobo LGA of Akwa Ibom State, had in attendance three paramount rulers in Oro Nation; all clan heads from 11 clans of Oro Nation, village heads and titled chiefs. Presenting Ahta Ita Okokon to the people, the Chairman of COTR and paramount ruler of Urueffong Oruko, HRM Offong…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these specialized institutions of learning: MARITIME ACADEMY OF NIGERIA, ORON, AKWA IBOM STATE (1) Kehinde Akinola — Chairman (2) Shehu Maigari Doguwa– Member (3) Samuel Isichei — Member (4) Faisal Lawal Halidu — Member NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE (1) Anthony Manzo — Chairman (2) Ngozi Okuoma — Member (3) Durungunwa Abdulmalik — Member (4) Biodun Taiwo — Member (5) Florence Toyin Olorunfemi — Member The President expects members of the governing boards of these institutions to serve with integrity and…