The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has been caught on camera ordering his security detail to assault and deal with an Islamic cleric. It was gathered that the governor gave the order during the 3-day Fidau prayer for the wife of his deputy, Hajiya Zainab Yakubu Garba who died after a brief illness in Minna on Monday. Fidau is a special prayer offered after 3, 7 or 40 days after a Muslim ummah died. Sources at the event told news reporter that the cleric had volunteered to offer prayers…
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ACPN Summit: Pharmacists want govt to end sale of drugs in open market, blames such for fake drugs
…Pharmaceutical industries should diversify, says Reagan Remedies MD By Ebenezer Ojor A one-day business summit organised by the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, Imo State Branch, held in Owerri, Wednesday, with a call on government to end the sale of drugs in the open market. In a chat with newsmen during the event, ACPN national president, Pharm Wale Oladigbolu blamed the sale of fake drugs to the practice of selling drugs in the open market. The ACPN helmsman who hinted that the association was concerned with how to…
Read MoreI’m not worried about Appeal Court judgment, says Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is neither deterred nor worried by Thursday’s Appeal Court judgment which returned Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers to the state House of Assembly. The Appeal Court had nullified the order of a Rivers State High Court which restrained Amaewhule and the other lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from parading themselves as lawmakers. The court also said only the Federal High Court has the jurisdiction to entertain the matter of the lawmakers. Meanwhile, Fubara…
Read MoreImo Charter of Equity: Okigwe Traditional Rulers Endorse Owerri Zone For 2027 Imo Guber
…Hails Gov’s infrastructural developmental strides Traditional Rulers from the six Local Government Areas of Okigwe zone have endorsed the clamour for Owerri zone to produce the next Governor of the state, in line with the Imo Charter of Equity affirmed by the Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma and the Imo Elders Council. The Monarchs declared their support for Owerri zone in a communique issued after a meeting they held at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area on Friday, June, 28. The communique signed on behalf of Okigwe Council of Ndi Eze by…
Read MoreObi Laments Nigeria’s Exclusion from Harvard Business School 2025 Immersion Course Program
Peter Obi lament Nigeria’s negative image as Harvard Business School Class of 2025 program settled for Kenya, Ghana, Morocco and Rwanda in its Immersion Course He said Nigeria’s negative image was on display as Harvard Business School class of 2025 program has selected 16 countries for its global immersion course, but notably excluded Nigeria, despite the program leader being a Nigerian professor. Instead, Kenya, Rwanda, Morocco, and Ghana were chosen as the four African focus countries for this initiative. This program aims to teach students leadership, teamwork, and cross-cultural understanding…
Read MoreSenator Hope Uzodimma Hands Over Sam Mbakwe International Airport To Staff Of The Art Electronic Tollgate To The Federal Airport Authority Of Nigeria
Governor Hope Uzodimma Of Imo State has officially handed over a state-of-the-art, electronic tollgate at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport to The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The tollgate, located at the airport’s entrance, was donated by the Imo State Government to enhance the airport’s beauty and functionality. According to Governor Uzodimma, the facility aims to improve traffic management and provide quality service to airport users. He acknowledged that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu had earlier commissioned the airport’s road, and now, the tollgate is ready for use. The…
Read MoreHe Poured Salt into My Mouth,Raped Me At Gun Point–SS2 Student.
…Court remands suspect in prison. He was pouring salt into my mouth during intercourse’, SS2 student raped at gun point recounts ordeals A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikirun, Osun State has ordered a 24-year-old man, Wahab Taofeek to be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a teenage girl. It was gathered that the girl, an SSS student, was allegedly defiled and sexually abused by the accused person at gunpoint. The incident, it was gathered, happened on June 1, 2024 when the 16-year-old victim (name withheld) was at their…
Read MoreCourt Sacks Edo PDP Governorship Candidate
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the PDP’s primary held on Feb. 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct of the poll and the party’s constitution. Justice Ekwo, who said that Exhibit PDP 1 tendered by the party was bereft of evidence, held that the plaintiffs, through the…
Read MoreAll Available Evidence Confirmed That FG Is Implementing Four National Budget Concurrently -Peter Obi
Peter Obi, a prominent Nigerian political figure and former Vice Presidential candidate, has raised serious concerns about the country’s fiscal management. In a tweet from his verified account, Obi criticized the Nigerian governmentfor implementing four national budgets simultaneously, a movehe describes as chaotic and detrimental to the country’s financial stability. “All available evidence has confirmed that the Nigerian government is implementing four national budgets concurrently. This is in blatant disregard for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability,” Obi tweeted. He further warned that such actions are “a recipe for chaos, confusion,…
Read MoreImo LGA Polls: My Deep Concern: Letter To IMHA Member, Nkwerre State Constituency, Barr. Chisom Ojukwu
…A Call For Equity, Justice, Fairness By Chigozie Nwadike Needless to harp on the importance of giving everyone involved in a stake an equal sense of belonging, because what is sauce for the goose, is also sauce for the gander. I wire to express my opinion which I am very sure is in tandem with the opinions of thousands of indigenes of the affected communities in Nkwerre LGA and many who have a fair view mindset from Nkwerre ancient kingdom. In Nkwerre LGA, we have Ten(10) political wards and these…
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