Onyeme Urges Political Office Holders To Be Selfless In Their Actions

Onyeme Urges Political Office Holders To Be Selfless In Their Actions

POLITICAL office is to serve the electorate and not for selfish gains, Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme has said. Onyeme, stated this on Thursday at Government House, Asaba, when the people of Onicha-Ukwuani clan, Ndokwa West Local Government Area…

Borno: Zulum swears in SSG, 3 Advisers, Perm Sec

Borno: Zulum swears in SSG, 3 Advisers, Perm Sec

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday presided over the swearing-in of the Secretary to Borno State Government, three Special Advisers and a permanent secretary to the Borno State Civil Service. In a ceremony conducted at the International Conference Hall of…

Tackling Maritime, Riverine Insecurity, Promoting Community Resilience in Bayelsa State

Tackling Maritime, Riverine Insecurity, Promoting Community Resilience in Bayelsa State

Piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have posed significant challenges in recent years. While 2022 saw a massive reduction in piracy incidents, UNODC in partnership with the Bayelsa State Government and with the financial support of the Government…

FG Says Over 3.5 million Children Suffer from Diarrhea

FG Says Over 3.5 million Children Suffer from Diarrhea

The federal government has revealed that more than 3.5 million children suffer from diarrheal diseases, calling for improved hygiene from Nigerians. Speaking at the Year’s National Environmental Sanitation Day (NESD), the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Mr Ibrahim Yusufu lamented that hygienic…

We’ve charged Emefiele to Court — DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday said that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with the order of the court. This was contained in a statement made…

AAU ALUMNI PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON Worldwide President, Omozeghian ***DISOWNS, Warns FRIDAY EHIOROBO 

AAU ALUMNI PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON Worldwide President, Omozeghian ***DISOWNS, Warns FRIDAY EHIOROBO 

The Branch Chairpersons of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association Worldwide, Ekpoma, have passed a vote of implicit confidence on the Presidency of the Alumni Association, worldwide ably led by Dr. Clifford Omozeghian. They commended the recent interface with the University Management…

Former Minister Appointed SSG in Borno

Former Minister Appointed SSG in Borno

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has appointed the former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development under the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Mallam Bukar Tijani as the Secretary to Borno State Government (SSG). The governor also reappointed Prof Isa Marte as…

At visit by UN- DSG, Malala, Zulum wants 500,000 girls enrolled in Borno

At visit by UN- DSG, Malala, Zulum wants 500,000 girls enrolled in Borno

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday hosted the United Nation’s Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, alongside Malala Yousafzai, a girl-child education activist and UN peace ambassador in Maiduguri. During the visit, Zulum said his administration have enrolled thousands of out-of-school…

Torture: ECOWAS Court Awards N60 million Against Nigeria

Torture: ECOWAS Court Awards N60 million Against Nigeria

ECOWAS Court has awarded N60 million in damages against the Nigerian government for the torture of Sunday Olaniran Ayodeji by a police officer. Ayodeji, leg was amputated as a result of gunshot by a Police Officer in Kaduna State and had his…

SAPELE MAIN BRANCH OF AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMEND OMOZEGHIAN LED ADMINISTRATION

SAPELE MAIN BRANCH OF AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMEND OMOZEGHIAN LED ADMINISTRATION

The Executive Committee of Sapele Main Branch of Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, ably led by Hon. Barr. Odiete Arierhie has commended the National Executive Council of Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association ably led by Dr. Clifford Imade Omozeghian Esq. for ensuring…

Delta underscores Igbo entrepreneurial spirit 

Delta underscores Igbo entrepreneurial spirit 

Delta State Government on Tuesday lauded the enterprising and wealth creation spirit of Ndigbos to the economic development of the country.  Senior Political Adviser to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo stated this when he received on courtesy visit, the Chairman and…

FG Asked to Take Immediate Action Against Revenue Leakages

FG Asked to Take Immediate Action Against Revenue Leakages

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has called on the federal government to take immediate action to block revenue leakages and implement measures to improve the economy without further delay. The call was made on Tuesday on the heels of the interception…

National Chairman APGA, Ezeokenwa Call On FG To Release IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu

National Chairman APGA, Ezeokenwa Call On FG To Release IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu

–BY SUNNY A. DAVID: Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has pleaded with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu for the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…

4,560kg skunk seized in raids in Lagos, Adamawa, Osun

4,560kg skunk seized in raids in Lagos, Adamawa, Osun

No fewer than 4,560 kilogrammes of skunk have been seized in interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the last few days. The Operatives also raided a skucchies factory in Ogun…

FG Takes Waste to Wealth Programme to Grassroots

FG Takes Waste to Wealth Programme to Grassroots

The federal government has taken it’s waste to wealth programme to the grassroots, promising to segregate waste to wealth in Kuchingoro community, a suburb in Abuja. Speaking during this year’s National Environmental Sanitation Day commemorated on Saturday at Kuchingoro, the Director, Pollution…

AAU FEES INCREASE DEBACLE RESOLVED

AAU FEES INCREASE DEBACLE RESOLVED

-By Joseph Obaro Ikupa, Worldwide Publicity Secretary, AAU Alumni Association: The impasse created by the purported astronomical increase in fees at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State has been laid to rest. This was disclosed by the Worldwide President of the…

UN Says SDGs in Peril, Raises Campaign to Galvanize it

UN Says SDGs in Peril, Raises Campaign to Galvanize it

The United Nations has raised an alarm that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 is in peril and that something urgently needed to be done to galvanize it. The world body in order to achieve this last Wednesday kicked off a communications…

Over 800,000 People in Nigeria, Other Sahelian Countries May Resort to Survival Sex, Early Marriage to Meet Needs- WFP

Over 800,000 People in Nigeria, Other Sahelian Countries May Resort to Survival Sex, Early Marriage to Meet Needs- WFP

Lack of funding for humanitarian assistance in Nigeria, and other countries in the Sahel, may make over 800,000 people in desperate need resort to engaging in survival sex, early marriage, or joining non-state armed groups, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)…

Nigeria, Germany takes 200,000 Nigerian youth off labour market with training in skills

Nigeria, Germany takes 200,000 Nigerian youth off labour market with training in skills

The collaboration of both the federal government and the German government have assisted in taking about 200,000 Nigerian youths from the labour market. The collaboration which is in the areas of training in arts, fashion, painting, baking, ICT, fishery among others, also…

Flooding: FG Warns Nigerians Against Indiscriminate Dumping of Waste

Flooding: FG Warns Nigerians Against Indiscriminate Dumping of Waste

The Federal government has cautioned Nigerians to refrain from dumping waste indiscriminately and to promote good hygiene practices in order to arrest the ravaging flood. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had recently raised an alarm that 14 states and 31 communities…

65 Nigerians sponsored by CCECC to China return with degrees… To be deployed in Nigeria’s transport sector

65 Nigerians sponsored by CCECC to China return with degrees… To be deployed in Nigeria’s transport sector

Sixty-five Nigerians sponsored by the CCECC Nigeria Limited to study at Chinese universities have returned to the country after graduation to contribute to the development of the transport sector. The programme is a joint effort between CCECC Nigeria Limited, and two Chinese…

NDLEA promotes 3,248 officers, honours 12 Commands, 148 personnel

NDLEA promotes 3,248 officers, honours 12 Commands, 148 personnel

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has promoted 3,248 officials, including seven senior personnel to the position of Deputy Commander General and Assistant Commanders General. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) personally decorated the three…

FG to sanction erring carbon traders

FG to sanction erring carbon traders

The Federal Government is planning big on revenue from evolving a policy on minimization of carbon emission in the country, issuing a strong warning to carbon emission reduction traders to adhere to all rules guiding the trade or face the wrath of…

Group Commends Senegalese President’s Decision on Third Term

Group Commends Senegalese President’s Decision on Third Term

Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity has welcomed the announcement by Senegalese President Macky Sall not to run for a third term. Africans Rising, a global Pan-African movement of people and organisations working for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity on…

Rwanda Waives Entry Visas for Nigerians, Other Africans

Rwanda Waives Entry Visas for Nigerians, Other Africans

Rwandan government has waived entry visas to Nigerians, other Africans and members of the Commonwealth in order to promote the ease of doing business and attract investors into the Central/Eastern African country. Speaking at the commemoration of Rwanda’s 29th anniversary celebration and…

Delta safe for investment, Oborevwori assures investors

Delta safe for investment, Oborevwori assures investors

Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has assured investors of a peaceful investment climate in the state. Oborevwori gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received on courtesy visit members of the Ndigbo Cultural Forum Asaba chapter at Government House,…

NDLEA, NCA-UK recommit to taking battle against drug to cartels

NDLEA, NCA-UK recommit to taking battle against drug to cartels

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom have both recommitted to taking the battle against drug to the doorsteps of drug cartels as part of efforts to stamp out serious organized crimes in…

MSF raises alarm over escalating malnutrition crisis in northwest

MSF raises alarm over escalating malnutrition crisis in northwest

Médecins Sans Frontières also know as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned of potential catastrophe due to escalating humanitarian needs in Northwest Nigeria in the coming months. The MSF in a statement on Tuesday said: “A malnutrition crisis is escalating in northwest…

Palliative for fuel subsidy removal: Zulum rolls out 80 buses, pick up vans to commune farmers to/from farmers

Palliative for fuel subsidy removal: Zulum rolls out 80 buses, pick up vans to commune farmers to/from farmers

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Tuesday released 80 buses and pick up vans to commune farmers free of charge from their communities to farmlands in the state. The intervention is aimed at beating down the high cost of living caused…

Mmesoma: NEFGAD Calls For Suspension Of JAMB Registrar

Mmesoma: NEFGAD Calls For Suspension Of JAMB Registrar

A civil society group Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) has called for the immediate suspension of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede to allow for a seamless forensic investigation…

Oborevwori not under pressure on choice of cabinet members

Oborevwori not under pressure on choice of cabinet members

Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Sir Festus Ahon says the Governor is taking his time to pick suitable and competent hands to be appointed into the State Executive Council. Ahon, who was reacting to reports in a section…

UN Condemns Burning of Quran

UN Condemns Burning of Quran

The United Nations has condemned the burning of Holy Quran in front of a mosque in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. A statement on Thursday read that: “The High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Mr. Miguel Moratinos expresses his…

OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REPORT AND PRESIDENT TINUBU’S REBUFF

OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REPORT AND PRESIDENT TINUBU’S REBUFF

By Austen Akhagbeme The fragrant dismissal of the EU’s report on the just concluded general elections in Nigeria by President Tinubu’s handlers, speaks volumes about what to expect in days to come. One of the many signs of a potentially aggressive and…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE EXTRA ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WORLDWIDE EKPOMA HELD ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH 2023 VIA ZOOM

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE EXTRA ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WORLDWIDE EKPOMA HELD ON THURSDAY JUNE 29TH 2023 VIA ZOOM

The Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association Worldwide held its general meeting on Thursday, June, 29th 2023. The meeting, which was attended by members from the United Kingdom, North America, East Africa and Nigeria, deliberated on the astronomical increase in tuition fees at…

NIS Promotes 7,000 Officers

NIS Promotes 7,000 Officers

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)has promoted 7, 000 officers across different ranks and departments in the service as approved by its Board. A statement from Acting Public Relations Officer of NIS, Kenneth Kure, disclosed that the promotion was contained in a letter…

World Bank lauds Delta govt’s exemplary partnership

World Bank lauds Delta govt’s exemplary partnership

The World Bank on Tuesday commended Delta State Government for its exemplary partnership in programme delivery. The Bank’s NG-CARES Task Leader, Professor Foluso Okumadewa gave the commendation when he led a delegation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Program…

UNODC Raises Alarm Over Growing Global Illicit Drug Supply

UNODC Raises Alarm Over Growing Global Illicit Drug Supply

Growing illicit drug supply and increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises and challenging health services and law enforcement responses, according to the World Drug Report 2023 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday. New…

Buni Promises to Collaborate with Assembly for Promotion of Democracy

Buni Promises to Collaborate with Assembly for Promotion of Democracy

The Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has promised to work closely and in harmony with the legislature to defend the interest of the people of the state and provide democratic dividends, while equally promoting democracy in the state. The governor…

Audi: NSCDC Has Zero Tolerance for Accidental Discharge

Audi: NSCDC Has Zero Tolerance for Accidental Discharge

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi on Monday said the corps has zero tolerance for accidental discharge of riffle by any personnel, insisting that officers must be grounded in arms handling. Audi, made…

Reopening of Seme border could stimulate economic activity in automotive sector- University Don

Reopening of Seme border could stimulate economic activity in automotive sector- University Don

The decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reopen the Seme border has been commended as in order since it could stimulate activities in Nigeria’s automotive industry with significant implications for the nation’s economy. The Head of Economics Department at Bingham University,…