In accordance with the directive from Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, the state government has begun disbursing gratuities to civil servants who retired from January of this year. Confirming this development to reporters in his office on Tuesday, State Accountant General Mr. Anthony Okenwa explained that the process started with those retirees who had … Read more
Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and arraignment of 32-year-old Loveth Helen Alo for making false testimony at the Zion Prayer Ministry Movement Outreach in Lagos, Nigeria. A statement from Enugu Police Command spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, revealed that the suspect was apprehended by detectives from the Legal Section of the State Criminal … Read more
Abuja, FCT – The Conference of Progressive Nigerians (CPN) has condemned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) alleged plan to suspend the naira-for-crude oil swap deal with domestic refiners, calling on the federal government to investigate the move. The deal involves the NNPCL supplying crude oil to domestic refineries, including the Dangote Refinery, with … Read more
Anambra State Government has clarified the ban on street and market evangelism, saying the target of the law is not to stop the spread of the gospel but curb noise pollution. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor gave the clarification in a press release he issued to journalists in Awka on Tuesday. Mefor … Read more
V Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has opined that no politician who frequently switches parties has ever become Nigeria’s president. Omokri said this in a post on X on Tuesday, March 11, amid the defection of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Omokri … Read more
Ekiti, Ekiti state – Babafemi Ojudu, a one-time Senator representing Ekiti Central, has released a disclaimer concerning the ongoing controversy surrounding the marriage of skitmaker Ganiyu Morufu and his wife, simply identified as Dara. Morufu, commonly called Ijoba Lande, recently claimed that Dara had left him after discovering her infidelity with at least 21 men … Read more
There was an explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos state on Tuesday evening, March 11, leading to panic as a result of massive fire. According to Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the blast happened about 8:08 p.m. and it involved a petrol tanker leaded with petroleum products. Margaret Adeseye, the director of the … Read more
FCT, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 11, uncovered Chinmark Homes and Shelters Limited and 57 other “fraudulent companies” operating as illegal investment schemes, “defrauding Nigerians of their hard-earned money”. Legit.ng reports that Chinmark Homes and Shelters Limited is owned by Marksman Chinedu Ijiomah, a prominent Nigerian ‘businessman’. According … Read more
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has demanded the arrest of self-proclaimed “Prophet” Ebuka Obi for allegedly deceiving people with false prophecies and fraudulent miracles. Sowore criticised law enforcement for targeting a woman, Loveth Helen Alo, instead of Obi. Alo, 32, was arraigned in an Enugu court for falsely claiming ownership of … Read more
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the Nigerian Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken her suspension from the Senate and her harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland. The Kogi Central lawmaker described her suspension as “illegal”. She said the circumstances she faces reflect the challenges women face … Read more