The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) yesterday urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone their presidential tickets to the South ahead of the 2023 election. It called for a new constitution and the restructuring of the country. SMBLF, in the... Read more
The Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the killing of six members of the Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) who it accused of killing Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Gulak was shot dead on his way... Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been accused by the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) of plotting the ouster of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Sunday, the organisation said the sinister plot was being hatched by “a former civilian president” and “a gang of “conspirators”. It said the conspirators... Read more
The Imo State Police Command has explained the murder of Ahmed Gulak, a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, killed by gunmen in Owerri on Saturday as owing to the fact that he did not inform the police and its allied agencies before leaving his room at the... Read more
FIFPRO and FIFA have signed a three-year cooperation agreement to provide health support to hundreds of recently retired professional footballers facing the challenges that come with career transition. Developed by FIFPRO, FIFA and Amsterdam University Medical Center, the After-Career Consultation Programme will include a free initial medical examination and... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the All Progressives Congress (APC) intends to use ongoing constitutional amendment to vest power on Chief Justice of Nigeria to set up a panel to hear appeals from election tribunals.And concerned about this inordinate scheme, the governor has urged members of... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the new Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simeon Amadi, to be firm , courageous and surpass the achievements he is inheriting from his predecessor.He gave the charge at the swearing in ceremony of the Chief Judge at Government House,... Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the Chinese government for imposing sanctions on former USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore. The sanctions were reportedly imposed in retaliation for the U.S. Department of State’s 2020 International Religious Freedom Report and subsequent sanction against a Chinese official for abuses against Falun... Read more
The Bayelsa government on Wednesday said it remains committed to the regulation of cooperatives societies and the safety of investors’ funds. Mr Otokitio Oparminola, Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, in a statement dissociated the state government from an earlier directives given the Bureau for Cooperative Development to cooperatives... Read more
Economic activities at Twon Brass, hosts to Agip’s Oil Export Terminal in Bayelsa have remained grounded as residents continued to occupy the premises of the oil firm even when power supply has been partially restored. Residents had on May 14 disrupted activities at the oil firm by blocking... Read more
