The Disciplinary Sub Committee for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup have banned two players from the competition. The two players, Bernard Ebadan and Epini, were axed from the grassroot tournament for double registration. Ebadan was registered for the competition to play with Excellent FC and at the same time as …
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Why I did not Join Other Govs. to Protest NDDC board nominees – Wike
The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has explained why he didn’t join other Niger Delta Governors to protest the newly nominated board members of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Wike said NDDC was turned into a cash cow to sponsor elections against him and his Party in Rivers …
Read More »22,000 Nigerians Missing in North-east, Says Red Cross
Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported missing in the North-east region due to a decade of conflict in the area, according to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. Maurer told reporters Thursday in Lagos that the figure is the highest number of missing …
Read More »E.K. Speaks Out over alleged Burning of Mosque in Kiagbodo
is uneasy calm at Kiagbodo community, the hometown of elder statesmen, Senator Edwin Clark, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, over an attempt by an indigene, Mallam Abubakar Korokeme, to build a mosque in the predominantly Christian community. The matter has been simmering for some time until last …
Read More »How Omo-Agege Carpets Oboro in Election Petition Tribunal
…Erue congratulates Deputy President of Senate …Tribunal Has Refused to Give Us Copy of Judgement to Appeal, Evelyn Oboro allege After a pulsating five hours, the A.M. Abubakar-led 3-man Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State capital, on Saturday September 7, 2019, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition …
Read More »Election Tribunal Dismisses Akpabio Petition, uphold Ekpeyong’s election
The National Assembly election petitions tribunal sitting in Uyo has Dismissd the petition filed by Sen. Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the declaration of Ekpenyong by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in the Feb. 23 election, and …
Read More »158 Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday morning received another batch of 158 Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, the Head of NEMA Territorial Office in Lagos, told newsmen that the agency received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …
Read More »Prince Austin Isire Congratulates President Buhari On His Tribunal Victory.
Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund(NSITF) Management Board, Prince Austin Enajemo Isire has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Tribunal on Wednesday. In a statement made available through his Media Aide, Itietie Godspower, the Insurance and Banking expert hailed the Judgement upholding President …
Read More »Gov. Wike to PDP: River state will fight you to standstill
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party not to toy with the state. Wike, who said it would not be in the interest of the PDP to toy with the state, cautioned that Rivers State was capable of withstanding and fighting the party to …
Read More »South Africa Govt. initiates new Immigration rules to prevent Nigerians evacuation
The South African Government have been accused of cancelling Visas already issued to evacuating Nigerians, introducing new Immigration rules to prevent the Nigerian Government from evacuating Nigerians who are willing to leave the country. This was disclosed by the chairman, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and returnees who arrived the …
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