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The Senate has postponed the passage of the 2023 budget until Wednesday, December 28th, 2022. The lawmakers also postponed the passage of the Finance Bill till December 28th. Senate President Ahmad Lawan made these announcements during plenary on Thursday. He explained that the Senate is postponing the budget passage because of some challenges in receiving the […]
Amid the menace of the so-called ‘Unknown Gunmen’ criminal group in the southeast, the Anambra State government has asked the public to disregard a piece authored by an unidentified writer who counseled against travelling home for Christmas and New Year. reports have it that the now-viral report listed some roads in Anambra, asking people of […]
Four persons including one policeman have been killed in an attack that was repelled by the police on the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Port Harcourt Road in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, Mike Abattam, said the gunmen numbering over 10 came around […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has resumed operations at the Kaduna-Abuja railway, eight months after they were suspended. In March, Boko Haram attacked a passenger train along the route, leading to deaths, abduction, and injuries to the passengers. The NRC in the wake of the attack suspended the service with the abducted persons released piecemeal. But on Monday, […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed Oladipupo Adebutu as the winner of the Ogun State Governorship Primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after dismissing a suit by Jimi Lawal for lacking reliable and credible evidence. Lawal, who contested the May 25 governorship primary election of PDP, had challenged […]
The Committee on Governor Hope Uzodinma media excellence award has announced winners for different categories in the 2022 edition of the contest. Among the winners is Cosmos Chukwuemeka of Darling 107.3 FM who emerged best sports reporter with an average score of 58.57%. Addressing newsmen at the Ministry of Information & Strategy, Owerri, Committee Chairman […]
Cameroon goalkeeper, Andre Onana, will play no further role at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after being kicked out of the squad hours before facing Serbia on Monday. Onana started Cameroon’s first group match against Switzerland last week, where Breel Embolo’s goal decided the contest. The 26-year-old had been expected to maintain […]
Poised to take the campaign against gender-based violence, particularly sexual abuse against women to a commendable level, the wife of the governor of Imo State, Mrs Chioma Uzodimma has inaugurated the sexual assault referral centre (SARC) in Owerri named “The Deborah House”. She said the activism against gender-based violence campaign has kicked-off globally. Speaking […]
Ahead of the planned resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train services, the Federal Government has said that passengers on the route must register their phone numbers and National Identification Number (NIN) at the point of ticket purchase. The government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said identity verification devices will be deployed at each train station […]
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of Ibadan (UI) branch on Monday protested what they described as “merciless treatment” of university lecturers by the Federal Government. The protesting lecturers moved within the campus with placards and sang to register their displeasure. A congress would be held immediately after the rally. […]
