Month: January 2021
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A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja has granted 20-million-naira bail to the Convener of #RevolutionNow, OMOYELE SOWORE. The second to fifth defendants were also admitted to 1-million-naira bail and one surety in like sum. Chief Magistrate MABEL SEGUN-BELLO while ruling on the bail application on Monday admitted SOWORE to 20-million-naira bail […]
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, has hailed Nigerian Armed Forces personnel for their commitment to safeguarding the sovereignty of the country and ensuring internal peace. Governor WIKE said this at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt during the interdenominational Church Service marking the 2021Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrations. WIKE said the one-off contributions made […]
Minister of State for Health, Doctor OLORUNNIMBE MAMORA, says the ongoing National Identification Number enrolment may be suspended over COVID-19 risks. He also urged the National Identity Management Commission to go back to the drawing board and re-order the enrolment process to avoid large crowds at its centres nationwide. Doctor MAMORA, who is a member […]
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), FAISAL SHUAIB says provision will be made for President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Vice-President YEMI OSINBAJO and other prominent Nigerian leaders to take the COVID-19 vaccine in the full glare of the public. Speaking at the media briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed Vice Chancellors of universities to resume academic activities on January 18, 2021. It explained that the instruction was given in line with the directive of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on the resumption of schools across the country. NUC’s directive was contained in a statement signed […]
The Rivers State Task Force on Street Trading, Illegal Markets and Motor Parks has sacked 11 members of the newly-formed task team for alleged extortion. Our correspondent gathered the affected task force members were dismissed yesterday after reports emerged that they were extorting money from motorists around the Choba axis of Obio Akpor Local Government […]
Students Union bodies in Rivers State are disturbed by the crime wave perpetrated by young people in tertiary institutions. To this end, the student leaders have identified what they described rigorous and serious academic study as one the best ways to reduce crime among the student population.0 This was one of the issues highlighted in […]
A Magistrate Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has granted a five hundred thousand naira bail to the suspended Principal of Deeper Life High School, NDIDI SOLOMON and four other staff members in child molestation suit. The school officials are accused of involvement in the alleged molestation and starvation of a JSS1 student of […]
The Minister of Power, SALEH MAMMAN, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in Dec. 2020. In a statement by Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, in Abuja said the reversal to the […]
The Federal Government says there will be repercussions for Very Important Personalities (VIPs) and government officials who flout travel protocols. In a video posted by the Ministry of Information and Culture via Twitter, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Doctor SANI ALIYU, vowed to clamp down on officials for failing to […]
