Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says the Bakassi Deep Seaport project will be funded without the state taking any loan facility. Otu said that the project, a flagship of his administration, though not conceptualised by his government, would change the economic landscape of the state and that of the country at large. The governor…
The Vatican on Tuesday cancelled two of Pope Francis’s events at the weekend while the 88-year-old continues to receive hospital treatment for bronchitis. The Holy See had already indicated on Monday that the pontiff, who was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday, would stay longer than initially believed due to a “complex” clinical picture….
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed deep grief over the passing of Chief Edwin Clark, former federal commissioner of information and respected leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, describing him as a courageous leader who stood for what he believed in. President Tinubu also said that the late sage was never afraid to stand alone…
Nigerian music star David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba, accusing him of disregarding the rule of law. The accusation follows the violence that greeted Osun State on Monday, resulting in the death of the sacked chairman of Irewole Local Government, Osun State,…
The Minister of State for Works, Muhammad Bello Goronyo, has revealed that over 35,000 kilometres of Nigeria’s Federal Government road network will require alternative funding arrangements, as budgetary allocations alone have proven inadequate over the years. Goronyo made this statement during a visit to the Kogi State Field Office of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency…
The Anambra State Government has dismissed rumors claiming that it authorized the arrest of women not wearing bras and pants. In a public notice, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, debunked the trending announcement made by a town crier in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area, stating that…
The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state. This is as the political tension in the State took a new dimension on Monday, with some people reportedly killed.Meanwhile, the state government has rejected the call for a state of emergency…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has banned the Nigeria Police Force from parading suspects. A parade is a public display of a person suspected to have committed a crime. Senior police officers contacted in the Federal Capital Territory and Lagos State Police Command told our correspondent that…
Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, former Federal Commissioner for Information and prominent South-South leader, has died at the age of 97. The elder statesman passed away on Monday night, February 17, 2025, according to a statement signed by Prof. C.C. Clark on behalf of the family. The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes…
The National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, and Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kolapo Alimi, on Monday engaged in a heated debate over the breakdown of law and order in the state. The two politicians were featured as guests on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics…
