IPOB: Chiwetalu Agu re-arrested by DSS
The Department of State Service (DSS) has reportedly arrested veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu, after his release from the custody of the Nigerian Army. This development was confirmed by the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, who spoke to The Punch on Friday. Agu was arrested by soldiers on Thursday at the […]
Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers emerge most indebted states in Nigeria
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that Rivers, Lagos and Akwa Ibom states are the three most indebted states in Nigeria, accounting for 29 per cent of Nigeria’s subnational domestic debt. This was disclosed in the recent data released by the agency for the second quarter of 2021. According to the DMO, subnational domestic […]
Remove fuel subsidy – IPMAN to FG
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged the Federal Government to remove subsidies on petrol products. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the association’s National Operations Controller, Mr Mike Osatuyi, said the removal of subsidies will increase the sector’s contribution to the nation’s economy. Osatuyi said […]
#EndSARS: The government has failed in creating an enabling environment for youths – DJ Switch
Nigerian entertainer and disc jockey Obianuju Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has called out Nigerian leaders for failing to create an enabling environment for youths to thrive. Switch gained recognition in her role during the #EndSARS protests of 2020, where she streamed a live video of the Lekki Toll Gate shooting. In her speech […]
Reduce FG’s revenue share because it has abandoned its responsibilities to states – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has expressed displeasure over the revenue sharing formula that allows the Federal Government to receive 52.68 per cent leaving states and local government councils to receive 26.72 per cent and 20.60 per cent, respectively. In a meeting with the members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) […]
Time has come for victims of Fulani impunity and atrocities to unite for resistance – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on citizens, including their counterparts, the Oduduwa Republic and the Middle belt, to join it in its scheduled one-month sit-at-home order. The follows its demand to Federal Government to bring its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to court on October 21. A statement issued on Sunday by the group’s […]
Buhari’s regime gives excuses for its failures – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday took a swipe at the Buhari-led administration as one that lacks responsibility going by current happenings. Governor Wike made this assertion in Abuja, at the Executive Intelligence Management Course 14 (EMC14) during a lecture on the topic, ‘Governance, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa, Nexus, Challenges And Prospects: […]
Oil and gas companies to relocate to operational bases in the Niger Delta – Senate
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday initiated moves to ensure that all oil and gas companies in Nigeria, relocate to their operational bases in the Niger Delta. This decision follows a motion sponsored by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akwa Ibom North-East senatorial district and co-sponsored by 23 others. According […]
Amnesty International asks FG to investigate Military air strikes in Rivers and Yobe
Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to conduct an immediate independent and impartial investigation into the recent military airstrike that killed and injured several people in Rivers and Yobe states. In August 2021, a wooden passenger boat conveying passengers and their goods from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers state was attacked by a […]
FG inaugurates committee to tackle ‘Kpo Fire’
Kanu will not be happy that Ndigbo is being inflicted with hardship – Ohaneze
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dissented to the plan by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lock down the South East for one month, if its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not brought to court scheduled for his case. A statement by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday, alleged that the Federal Government […]
Resident doctors hesitant on returning to work, appeal court ruling
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday resolved to continue its strike despite the Federal Government’s plea for the professionals to return to work. The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja on Friday, ordered the striing doctors to return to work with immediate effect, but NARD said it would appeal the ruling. In […]