The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its planned nationwide protest against the recent 50 per cent hike in telecom tariffs approved by the Federal Government. The labour union aborted the planned rally scheduled for Tuesday (today) following a meeting with government representatives at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja, on Monday. The telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, had defended the 50 per cent tariff increase, citing rising operational costs driven by inflation, foreign exchange fluctuations, and higher energy expenses. In a statement,…
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Budget or Bazaar? Hon. Alex Ikwechegh Unmasks Billions in Suspicious
The ongoing budget defence sessions at the National Assembly have once again reignited a long-standing debate: Is Nigeria’s budgeting process truly a mechanism for national development, or is it merely an avenue for unchecked financial mismanagement? As lawmakers scrutinize budgetary allocations, recent revelations suggest that corruption, reckless spending, and unaccountable fiscal practices continue to plague government agencies, leaving many Nigerians questioning the integrity of the system. At the forefront of this debate is Honourable Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, a vocal advocate for financial transparency and accountability in governance. During a live…
Read MoreIGP Issues Serious Warning to Officers Against Involvement in Land Matters, Incessant Transfer of Cases
Egbetokun emphasized that transparency, professionalism, and accountability must remain the guiding principles of policing in the country. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has issued serious warning to his officers. Speaking on Tuesday he warned them against the “unwarranted and unethical” practice of transferring ongoing cases and the misuse of public offices by certain officers. The IGP warned that any officer found engaging in the indiscriminate transfer of case files or misusing their office will henceforth “face strict disciplinary actions.” The police boss, in a statement issued Tuesday…
Read MoreI Challenge Anyone to Suspend Me from PDP – Wike
According to Channels TV, The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has boldly challenged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or take disciplinary action against him, asserting that no party chieftain has the power to remove him from the party. Wike made this declaration during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, where he addressed speculation regarding his political stance and relationship with the PDP leadership. The former Governor of Rivers State clarified that before accepting his current ministerial appointment…
Read MoreUzodimma to UAES: Aspire to be the best globally
…Inaugurates 16-man Governing Council In continuation of his efforts to strengthen critical agencies of government for optimal performance in service delivery to Imo people, the Governor of Imo State, Senator Uzodimma Monday, February 3, 2025 inaugurated the Governing Board of Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo with a charge that the institution should aspire to be the best globally. He urged the University leadership to partner other great institutions to translate the vision of sustainable and mechanised agriculture into reality. Performing the ceremony at the New…
Read MoreIgbo enemies taking advantage of my detention to attack Southeast –Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has said the enemies of Igbo have taken advantage of his detention to attack villagers in the Southeast. Kanu said nobody or entity would have attacked any Igbo community in the Southeast if he was free. He disclosed this after his routine meeting with his legal team headed by Lead Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. In a statement he issued on X, Ejimakor said Kanu was reacting to lamentation by residents of Amegu Nkalaha Community accusing the Nigerian military and the…
Read MoreGeo Cassidy Hails Onukwugha , Wifes On Their Chieftancy Installation
Elder Geo Cassidy Josiah, the Chief Executive of an Owerri-based exotic Fashion centre, Geo Cassidy Fashions has rated an Abuja-based expert in Real Estate management, Chief Nnamdi Chinedu Iheoma, an indigene of Amaimo political ward as one capable of transforming the socio-political and economic landscape of Ikeduru local government area of Imo state. Speaking to news men in Owerri, after following the activities and views of Chief Nnamdi Iheoma on issues concerning Ikeduru, Geo Cassidy described the Abuja-based business man as the missing rib in Ikeduru political equation presently.…
Read MoreUMUAGWO: UAES Inaugurates First Student Representative Committee .
The University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo, in a ground breaking event on Friday, January 17, inaugurated its first ever Student Representative Committee . The grand event which held at the Institution’s Entrepreneurship Centre marked a significant leap in the management and students relationship in the school. A release by the Acting co-ordinator, IPRP, Ozumba Chibuoyim stated that the Student Representative Committee which would in the interim cover for a properly elected Student Union Government were selected from each of the five faculties of the institution with every one…
Read MoreTension, High Court Sealed: Collapsing Judicial Building Scares Lawyers, Litigants Away From Court Premises In Imo.
…NBA lamented absence of state CJ. By Williams Odunze Court sittings have been temporarily suspended in Imo State High Court following alleged shaking of one of the Federal High Court buildings suspected to have been caused by what they termed a structural defects in one of the buildings. For safety of their lives, the lawyers were seen scared of entering into the said building which is said to be one of the tallest buildings in the Court premises. It was also gathered that, the new Federal High Court buildings were…
Read MoreOBULIMBA Madukaji Congratulates Harritex, Ogbonna, Lemchi, Akackem, Onyeukwu
It was literally a Celebration galore in Ihiagwa, Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, Wednesday, January 8, as Hon Obulimba Innocent Ekeh and hundreds of his followers, rejoined the APC. More than anything else, the roll call of who is who from the local government area and beyond,who graced the event speaks eloquently to the excitement and happiness that defined the occasion. The array of stalwarts that witnessed the momentous return, included, Hon MacDonald Ebere,PhD, Imo APC Chairman,represented by the State Organizing Secretary, Hon Sunday Umeh, Hon Victor Osuigwe,…
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