Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has said poverty is not a crime, rather a virtue of God. Akpabio made the statement during a live interview with Nigeria Television authority, NTA, last night when he was asked to made a remark on his trip to Rome, Italy to represent Nigeria at the burial of Pope Francis. Speaking […]
The Chairman Senate Committee on Southeast Development Commission SEDC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu came out to clarify the statement he made last week concerning the performance of APC in Abia State, which was misunderstood largely on social media. Kalu while answering questions from journalists through a video chat he made public on his official Facebook […]
In 2022, the current Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Iormem Alia was suspended from his priestly duties by the Catholic Diocese of Gboko over his involvement in partisan politics. An X user @harreceipts posted the letter on his X handle, titled “Suspension of Revd. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia from Sacred Ministry”, signed by Bishop William […]
Abia State governor, Alex Otti has been mentioned amongst other high profile members of the Labour Party that may defects to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. In a story published by Vanguard, Friday, opposition Labour Party will soon experience a mass defection following crisis rocking the party. It was gathered that while some of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered an interim forfeiture of three property linked to an Abia House of Assembly Member and Aide to former Governor of Abia State, Mr Erondu Erondu, to the Federal Government over alleged money laundering to the tune of N28 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after […]
Nigeria lawmaker, Senator Okorie Ani, representing Ebonyi South Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, has been spotted sharing brand new cooking pots to his constituents. The senator was said to have empowered his people by giving them cooking pots as means of empowerment. The empowerment has caused lots of buzz on social media as netizens reacts with […]
In a stunning political twist, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement came after a high-level, closed-door meeting held at the Government House in Asaba, the state capital, on Wednesday evening. Governor Oborevwori, who won the 2023 gubernatorial […]
Two Belgian teenagers have been arrested in Kenya for trying to smuggle 5,000 live ants worth $7,700. Two other men including a Vietnamese were also arrested for collecting 400 ants. They kept them in syringes and test tubes to keep them alive for smuggling. They all pleaded guilty during arraignment in court, reports says. The […]
Governor Hyacinth Alia has exonerated Fulani herdsmen from the killings in Benue State, saying that the attackers are not Nigerians, but Malians. Alia made the statement during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He said that the attackers’ Hausa accent is not Nigerian as testified by some indigenes of the state. The […]
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Dr. George Oshiapi Egabor, over recent incidents of kidnapping and killings in his domain. The suspended monarch, who presides over the Uwano Kingdom in Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state, was sanctioned following a […]
