By Goodluck Ikiebe Hajia Rafatu Salami, a Broadcast journalist with the Voice of Nigeria, VON, is dead. The vibrant broadcaster, unionist and activist died on Thursday night after a brief illness. Her remains had been laid to rest according to Islamic rites immediately after the Jumat service by 2pm today. […]
Day: December 20, 2024
GOV FUBARA KICKSTARTS N30.4BN ROAD PROJECT TRAVERSING NINE KALABARI COMMUNITIES
•As Ajumogobia Flags-Off 19.7km Buguma-Abalama-Tema-Degema-Abonnema Road With 7 Bridges. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is propelled by strong conviction and genuine love for Rivers people to develop all sections of the State equally, which is why N30.4billion has been voted again to execute the Buguma-Abalama-Tema-Degema-Abonnema […]
Police in Anambra Declare Woman Wanted For Withdrawing N2M From Blind Woman’s Account.
By John Obi The Anambra State Police Command has declared a lady wanted for withdrawing the sum of N2m from a blind woman’s account under the pretext of helping her to use the ATM. According to a statement credited to Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, the incident […]
SHIRORO – KATAMPE TRANSMISSION LINE VANDALIZED- TCN.
By Adaobi Ikem The Shiroro – Katampe transmission line has again been vandalized,a statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN said on Friday. The TCN states that vandals stole part of the conductor between towers T216 and T218, thereby disrupting bulk power supply It says its lines maintenance crew […]
Navy Approves 146 Promotions ,24 Commodores 16 Captains Elevated .
By Ishak Mohammed The Navy Board on Thursday 19 December 2024 approved the promotion of 146 senior officers to various ranks in the Nigerian Navy. A breakdown of the promotions released showed that 24 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral,26 Captains were elevated to the rank of […]
ARMY COUNCIL APPROVES PROMOTION OF SENIOR OFFICERS TO NEXT RANKS.
The Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General, respectively. According to a statement by the Army dated Thursday, December 19,2024,a total of 35 Brigadier Generals have been promoted to the rank of Major General, while 73 Colonels have […]
Yuletide – CBN Temporarily Reviews BDC’s Weekly Purchase To $25,000.
By Ken Chiwendu The Central Bank of Nigeria , CBN has granted temporary permission to Bureau de Change BDC operators, to purchase up to $25,000 in foreign exchange weekly from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched earlier this month. According to a circular dated December 19 and signed […]
Breaking : Appeal Court Sacks Samuel Anyanwu, affirms Ude Okoye as PDP National Secretary.
By Ken Chiwendu The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Friday afternoon sacked Sen.Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. The court declared Rt.Hon.Ude Okoye as the new national secretary of the PDP to complete Anyanwu’s tenure voided by his decision to contest in […]