Governor Udom Emmanuel has stated that the reactivation of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON located in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, will stimulate the entire economy in the country. He has promised that his administration will partner with the federal government to ensure that the Aluminium factory comes …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deregistered seventy-four political parties. This suggests that only eighteen political parties survived the deregistration process. The commission carried out a review of the performance of political parties after the 2019 general elections to see which parties qualify to exists. The Chairman of INEC, …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the management of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) to deploy a fleet of 65 buses along major routes from Monday, February 3, 2020. The directive follows a recent ban on the operation of motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of the State. According …

The United State Embassy in Nigeria has described report that it denied Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State and Living Faith Church Worldwide, visa as false. Thisday had reported that the US Embassy denied Oyedepo Visa and that the preacher blew hot over the denial …

The Prosecution witness, Jackson Joseph Edet, in the ongoing trial of the former director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba, and four others before Justice Mojisola Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, debunked the claim of the second defendant Patrick Areh. He denied that he …

By Victor Effik.The journey to the historic signing of NNPC/Chevron Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) Agreement, which is bound to revolutionize Nigeria’s energy sector, was a long and tedious one. The 6th and 7th Senate battled to resolve the dispute arising from this joint venture sharing contract between the Nigeria …

The partial closure of Nigeria’s borders is not caused solely because food products, particularly rice, were being smuggled into Nigeria, but also because arms and ammunition, as well as hard drugs were being ferried into Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.Holding a bilateral meeting Monday in London at the sidelines …

A few minutes after the verdict of the Supreme Court that reaffirmed his victory, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state, has called on all the opposition to come and join hands with him for the continued development of the state. “We thank Allah for the victory that made it …

By Anietie Ekong. Reading through the article by Aniekeme Finbarr, a Personal Assistant on Media to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, one is left wondering whether he means well for the Governor or is an agent provocateur on a mission to destroy the good relationship presently existing between the Senate …

The immediate past representative of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has pleaded with Transportation Minister and other top officials of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State to end the in-fighting and let peace return to the party. He said that no …

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Friday for London to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January 20, 2020.Hosted by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, the event, according to the organisers, is expected to bring together African leaders, international business chief executives and heads of …

The national grid on Thursday experienced its first collapse in 2020 resulting in blackout across the country. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the development in a statement on its Twitter page which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “There was system disturbance which …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the appointment of Mr Umana Okon Umana as the Managing Director/CEO of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) for a second term of three years with effect from 23 December 2019.Mr Umana has since resumed duty.Signed:SA MEDIA to MD/CEOOGFZA

Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received the Certificate of Return from the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as the governor-elect of Imo State. He was awarded the certificate on Wednesday in Abuja, barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha as …

Ebere Ihedioha, wife of Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state, has consoled her husband over his loss at the supreme court. On Tuesday, the apex court declared Hope Uzodinma, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 9 governorship election, as the duly elected governor of the state, effectively removing …

It is indeed a perplexing paradox: Hope Uzodinma may not have won the 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election, yet the Supreme Court, on the facts, was right in declaring him the winner of that election in law. The error was not the Supreme Court’s, but that of Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s …

The seven-man panel led by Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad unanimously declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 19 governorship election. The appellant, Senator Uzodinma contended that he scored the highest number of votes in the election, but the Independent National Electoral …

..ASSURES ON IMPROVED FUNDING  The State governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has ordered all contractors handling projects in the state to resume work at their different sites. He also made it compulsory that soil test should be conducted on all projects sites with proper documentation to ascertain quality and suitability of …

A Ugandan Imam has been suspended for unknowingly tying the nuptial knot with a fellow man, Daily Monitor reports. Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba, the Imam of Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque in Kayunga District, was suspended as investigations into the shocking incident commenced. According to regional Kadhi Sheikh Abdul Noor Kakande, the …

Justice I. E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has summoned the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele to appear before him. Emefiele is summoned to answer questions on why he should not be committed to prison for defaulting in the payment of $53,000,000.00 (Fifty Three Million US …