Two people were feared dead in the early Monday morning’s downpour that caused flooding at the Trademore Estate in Lugbe along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Road, Abuja. In a video posted on Facebook by the resident of the area was heard calling on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike for help. She said two people had been swept away by the flood. The development has not been confirmed by the administration. Vanguard reports that the estate, which has been perennially affected by flooding, is home to several civil servants and other categories of people. The FCT…
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Contrary to social media reports, the immediate-past Director General of National Inland Waterways (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu has revealed that he has not resigned as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Labour Party. The APC chieftain admitted that the social media reports about him joining LP generated concern which made people across the globe to call him to confirm the authenticity of that report. The former member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC states categorically that if he decides to leave the APC, he would announce it publicly. Moghalu disclosed this on Sunday…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that it has no plan to abolish patrol points in four South-eastern States of Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Abia. The acting Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in statement issued on Sunday noted that its attention has been drawn to the press statement published in some media platforms insinuating that the corps has abolished patrol points in four Southeastern states of Eboyi, Enugu, Imo and Abia. He said the misleading statement was attributed to the address presented by the Zonal Commanding Officer of Zone 9 Headquarters Enugu, Assistant Corps Marshal Uche Chukwurah…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has revealed that efforts are underway to tackle the menace of airports tours and extortionists. Keyamo made this known in a post on his verified X account on Sunday. The minister expressed sadness over the prevalence rate of touts and extortionists at the country’s international airports. Keyamo lamented that he had received a series of complaints from Nigerians concerning both situations, saying it was giving the nation a negative image. He said: “Just to set the records straight, most of the agencies involved in this menace are not under the control…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 76-year-old grandfather, Mr. Francis Omofa with 340.8kg drug consignment in Abuja. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday also revealed that the agency also raided a snake guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin city, Edo state. He said different quantities of illicit substances such as methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743 kilograms, were pulled out from the deep hole dug in the wall of the shrine building. Babafemi stressed that…
The Rivers State caucus in the House of Representatives has disowned one of its members, Hon. Dumnamene Deekor, insisting he has no permission never to speak on behalf of the caucus. The Leader of the Caucus, Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, in a statement issued yesterday said the leadership of the Rivers caucus in the House has always been based on seniority. He noted that a second term lawmaker cannot therefore lead the caucus when there are more senior lawmakers. Abiante also dismissed the call for the sanction of the coordinator of the G-60 Lawmakers in the House, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere. He…
Sierra Leone has passed a historic bill to ban child marriage after girls across the country and Save the Children joined a campaign to criminalise the widespread practice. TheHintsNews reports that Sierra Leone has one of the highest child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal mortality rates in the world, with about one-third of girls married before the age of 18, and another third giving birth before the age of 19, according to the Ministry of Health. Save the Children Sierra Leone Country Director, Patrick Analo in a statement issued Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024 seeks to…
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo states governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned against the use of the power of incumbency to deny opposition parties and candidates access to public facilities for rallies and other campaigns. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Friday said these actions often result in violent clashes among party supporters and a breach of public peace. The electoral body also decried the imposition of excessive levies and fees for outdoor and media advertising, and even the removal or vandalisation of billboards and posters.…
Lawyers representing detained Nigerian professors have decried their prolonged detention in Cameroon. In a statement issued Thursday by the legal team representing the detained professors, Joseph Fru lamented that the significant delays was due to the non-appearance of crucial officials from the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Cameroonian High Commissioner, the UNHCR Coordinator, the Attorney-General of the Federation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The legal team noted that the delay was highlighted at the recent hearing of the public petitions committee in the National Assembly. It noted that the committee chairman had pledged to explore further legal actions, including…
He is influential. He is courageous. He is a lover of equity and justice. He is not one who shy away from taking a position when critical matter of national development is under discussion, especially when it happens to do with the South-south region or the entire nation. No doubt, he is a notable political figure in Nigeria. Yekini Nabena has become a household name in Nigeria politics having held the position of the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in acting capacity for a while. Yekini Nabena hails from Bayelsa State in the South-South region…