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The charges were filed by the Office of the Department of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice on Monday. A copy of the charges was obtained on Thursday. It shows that Nwaoboshi is to be tried for allegedly making false assets declaration in his Form CCB1 submitted to the Code …

A lecturer at the Rivers State University, Professor Emmanuel Amadi, was on Tuesday murdered by a group of gunmen suspected to be armed robbers. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident, which happened about 8pm in Rumuolumeni in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Details later… Source :The …

Ondo state police command has arrested two members of an armed robbery syndicate in the state. The suspects are Kingsley Ngbi (30) and Jibril Alazigha (37) of Kayama Local Government of Bayelsa state. Parading the suspects on Thursday in Akure, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Femi Joseph said they …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie 0mo-Agege, has approved the appointments of Dr. Otive Igbuzor as his Chief of Staff and Mr. Yomi Odunuga as Special Adviser, Media and Publicity. He also announced the appointment of Ms. Lara Owoeye-Wise as Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and New Media. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mele Kyari to head the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This is the second appointment the president will be making since his inauguration in May. Kyari, who is the current group General manager, crude marketing division, will assume office as NNPC GMD on July 7. …

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has called for the re-organisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-south. According to him, the re-organisation will make the party work towards clinching some positions in 2023. He added that it would change the notion that the region is a stronghold of …

The just-disbanded team was an unmitigated failure: true, there were a number of proven technocrats with impressive past records, but Buhari’s lack-lustre aura, his insouciant approach, sectionalism and poor leadership ensured that there was no sterling performance to speak of and the cabinet was dissolved with no major achievement or …

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria told President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday that the country’s economy remained “fragile”, much as it appreciated his commitment to perform better in his second term in office. “It is clear that our economy is still fragile,” the President of MAN, Mansur Ahmed, said when the …

In the light of conflicting and often confusing claims and counterclaims on how our nearly 60-year old Republic can achieve stability, make real progress and stand the test of time, we once again urge a revisit to the very nature of federalism, which was reinforced on us in 1967 in …

A Kaduna State High Court has declared as illegal the Religious Regulatory Bill passed by the House of Assembly, saying it infringed the fundamental rights of pastors to propagate Christianity in the state. Specifically, Justice Hajara Gwadah ruled that the plan by the government to issue licences to the pastors …