Forbes-rated billionaire and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her historic election as the first African and first female President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Kalu, in a statement signed on Thursday from Washington DC , hailed Coventry’s achievement as a groundbreaking moment for Africa and global […]
In a landmark gesture towards strengthening economic transformation in the Southeast, ROXETTES MOTORS, through the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMMA), has donated a BLAZE-X PICK-UP TRUCK to the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC). The donation aims to bolster SEDC’s mobility, ensuring the commission can effectively execute its mandate for regional economic revitalization. […]
The Rivers State sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) has arrived the Government House in Port Harcourt. He is currently in a closed door meeting with Senior Security Officers, Federal government delegation and State Government officials. Ibas was sworn in on Wednesday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after announcing State of emergency in the […]
The Federal House of Representatives on Thursday, approved President Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency for Rivers State. The house of Reps upheld the President declaration along with the six-month suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by Tinubu. Details later…
The Aba Power Limited (APL), has been barred from enforcing its new electricity tariff on residents of Aba, the Abia State High Court in Aba has ruled on Wednesday. While issuing restraining order, the court ruled that consumers should continue paying electricity bills based on the last tariff charged in December 2024 until the substantive […]
The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central in the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has maintained that her suspension was a direct consequence of her accusations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed in an interview with Sky News in London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday that Akpabio told her she had to “please him” to […]
Northern senators have reportedly turned down an appeal from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, ahead of the Senate’s decision on President Bola Tinubu’s proposed state of emergency in Rivers State. Wike, who was accompanied by Senators Philip Aduda and Sandy Onor, had a closed-door meeting with some northern senators last […]
Leaders of Abia North Senatorial District, under the umbrella of the Abia North Peace Foundation (ANPF), have declared their total support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the next general elections. The group emphasised that the […]
Honourable Idowu Ibikunle, lawmaker representing Yagba West State Constituency in Kogi State House of Assembly empowered his constituents with motorcycle tyre. Hon. Idowu, the house minority leader was recorded handing one piece of tyre to some selected youths of his constituency. Although, it was not clear on why he choose motorcycles tyre as an empowerment. […]
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a temporary suspension of the sale of petroleum products in local currency Naira. This was announced in a viral notice sent to petroleum marketers on Wednesday. In the notice signed by the Management of Dangote Group, it said the decision was necessary to avoid a ‘mismatch’ between its sale […]
