Traditional rulers from the five Local Government Areas in Ondo South Senatorial District have applauded the Niger Delta Development Commission for completing and commissioning the132KV Transmission Line and I32KV/33KV electricity substation at Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Speaking on behalf of the royal fathers during the […]
Day: May 23, 2024
Sanusi Returns as Kano Emir.
By Goodluck Ikiebe The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, is back on the throne, following the amendment of the Kano State Emirate amendment and Deposition Law by the House of Assembly. Sanusi, who fell out with ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, was dethroned in 2020. Ahead of his […]
GOV FUBARA AT DAY TWO OF RIVERS ECONOMIC SUMMIT
•As Sanusi Faults Tax On Income Instead Of Growth. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, attended the State Economic and Investment Summit, day two with its theme: ‘Rivers Emerge: Advancing Pathways To Economic Growth And Sustainability’. The epochal event held at the main Auditorium of the Obi Wali […]
Why Cross River Speaker Was Impeached.
By Ken Chiwendu On Wednesday, Seventeen out of the twenty five members of the Cross River Assembly gathered at plenary to impeach the Speaker,Elvert Ayambem for gross misconduct Ayambem ,who represents Ikom 2 State Constituency was elected Speaker of the Assembly on June 13 ,2023 following the proclamation by Governor […]
JUST IN:Police Abduct Another Editor in the Presence of Family Members in Abuja.
By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigerian Media once again came under attack on Wednesday, 22/5/2024 as the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Newspaper (Online), Mr. Madu Onuorah, was abducted and whisked away by men of the Nigerian Police Force at about 6pm. About ten fully-armed policemen stormed his residence in Lugbe, […]
Kano Assembly Repeals Emirates Council Law, Reinstates Sanusi Detrones new emirs.
By our Reportorial Desk …as Netizens react The Kano Assembly has nullified the Emirates Council Law, resulting in the removal of all positions created under the previous law as outlined in the new legislation. Subsequently,all positions created by the previous law are no longer valid according to the new legislation. […]
Minimum Wage: Labour Unions Drop Demand To N500,000 AsFG Adamant on N54,000, Private Sector Mulls N57,000.
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Organised Labour Unions at the ongoing Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage meeting has reduced its demand from N615,000 to N500,000, in a bid to shift ground so as to ensure speedy conclusion of negotiation on new national Minimum Wage in Nigeria. The government team […]
EFCC Arraigns Hadi Sirika, brother over ‘N19.4bn contract fraud’.
By John Obi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister, over an alleged contract fraud. Sirika was arraigned alongside his brother,Ahmad Abubakar Sirika, and Enginos Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Abubakar; on a 10-count amended charge dated May 13 and filed on […]
BREAKING: Kano Assembly Dissolves Ganduje’s New Emirate.
By Ijeoma Wilfred Kano Assembly on Thursday sacked all the five emirate councils created under the Abdullahi Ganduje ‘s government in the State, The Assembly while removing the emirs declared that Governor Abba Yusuf has the sole constitutional powers to appoint new emir(s). During plenary on Thursday, the Kano State […]
GOV FUBARA CONGRATULATES MUHAMMAD SANUSI II ON REINSTATEMENT AS 14TH KANO EMIR.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has congratulated His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II on his reinstatement as the 14th Emir of Kano. This is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary Mr Nelson Chukwudi on Thursday,May 23rd in Port Harcourt. Governor Fubara said that he received […]