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A middle-aged man said to hail from Enugu State has committed suicide in Etegwe-Epie, a suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The 45-years-old man identified as Oliver Osieme, hanged himself inside his room. When newsmen visited the area,it was gathered that the deceased, a truck driver, committed the act in …

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has threatened a showdown with the Presidency over alleged anomalies in the recent recruitment exercise being conducted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The body of Ijaw youths worldwide warned of dire consequences if the NNPC and those in the Presidency refuse to accord …

Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly and Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, urged the governors of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, and Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, to immediately resolve the crises that have engulfed the respective Houses of Assembly in their states. Obasa asked …

Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that the current chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, is a distraction to the Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Odigie-Oyegun also described the crisis rocking the Edo state house of assembly as “unfortunate”, adding that Oshiomhole is heating up the …

On the Edo State horizon are suspense, intrigues and power game that will define the shape of things to come in favour or against Governor Godwin Obaseki’s favour. Adibe Emenyonu writes From all indications, the relationship between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, and his predecessor and National Chairman of …

Governor: You’re biased, hear all the sides APC Chairman: You violated every process known to law The last has not been heard about the feud between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Both at the …

Appointment of ministers is a constitutional requirement and should be seen as such; it is not an avenue to reward party faithful, appointing friends or incompetent persons into such very demanding offices. Section 147(1) of the Construction 1999 (as amended) provides that there shall be such offices of ministers as …

An airline, Air Peace, on Saturday reportedly overshot the runway and skidded into the bush at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Rivers State. The incident, which was said to have happened about 4pm, caused panic among airport officials. It was gathered that no life was lost and none …

AT least 10 persons were killed as a pipeline exploded on Saturday in Komkom community, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The deafening sound of the explosion about 6.45am was said to have caused serious panic in the community as residents began to make enquiries about what happened. While …

Ondo state elders called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Delta State indigenes as the next Chairman and Managing Director of the Commission. The elders, who spoke spoke in Akure, said the position of the managing director was the privilege of the four leading oil producing states of Delta, Bayelsa, …