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Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, a body of staff working in the National and State Assemblies has expressed disappointment over non-implementation of financial autonomy for state legislative houses. Speaking after the session of the National Executive Council meeting of PASAN in Abuja, National President of PASAN, MOHAMMED USMAN said President MUHAMMADU BUHARI last year […]
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the nation’s economy has formally entered into recession as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted for the second consecutive quarter by 3.62 per cent in the third quarter of 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, in its GDP report for third quarter of 2020 said the nation recorded […]
The Rivers State Police command has confirmed the kidnap and killing of a former Rivers State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), EBENEZER KALABO AMAH. The former Chairman was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen who trailed him to his residence in Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state […]
A former aviation minister and foremost chieftain of the main opposition political party in Nigeria, Chief OLUFEMI FANI-KAYODE has praised the immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as the most humane, civilized, and decent politician in Nigeria. FEMI in a short birthday essay posted on his social media platform, said those who betrayed […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, has confirmed that an agent of the Department of State Services attached to him shot and killed Ifeanyi Okereke, a newspapers vendor in Abuja. The Nigeria Police Force had denied that its officer shot the vendor. GBAJABIAMILA, in his second statement on Friday, identified the DSS […]
Musician, CHARLES OPUTA, also known as Charly Boy, says it took several months to come to terms with the fact that his daughter is a homosexual. Charly Boy who is also referred to as The Area Fada said this in a post on his social media handles this morning, he said months before his daughter […]
The Rivers State Governor NYESOM WIKE has criticized his Ebonyi State counterpart Governor DAVID UMAHI, over his statement that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, never contributed to his political ambition. WIKE speaking on a televised programme, described Governor UMAHI statement during his defection to All Progressives Congress as a display of arrogance. Governor WIKE also […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, described the report by US-based media giant, CNN as “irresponsible journalism”. The Minister added that CNN should be sanctioned for misinformation and irresponsible reporting. He said, previous reports done by CNN on Lekki Shootings lack balance while insisting that […]
The Civil Society Groups have identified youth skills empowerment in artisanal refining of crude oil as a key strategy to reduce crime in the Niger Delta region. The non-governmental groups including the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, are of the opinion that this will stop artisanal refining, reduce incidence of pollution in the region. To […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, is set to launch sting operations at motor parks in Port Harcourt and its environs to increase the compliance level of drivers on the use of alcoholic beverages. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Rivers State, SALISU GALADUNCHI said it was illegal for hawkers and other traders to […]
