– appreciates integrative spirit of the sports fiest Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has received the symbolic torch to kickstart the Niger Delta Sports Festival taking place in Uyo. Receiving the torch from the State famous Olympic medalist, Mr. Aniefiok Udobong at Government House, Uyo, Governor Eno appreciated the privilege done the State by the NDDC to host the sports festival. He acknowledged the gains the event has impacted on the State, stressing that sports talents will be discovered through the regional sports event. “I so much appreciate the integrative tendency of the sports festival as it will…
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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to agricultural revolution and tourism development as critical enablers of growth and progress. Speaking at the inauguration of an 8 – man Agriculture and Food Security Committee at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo, the Governor charged the committee to drive food revolution in the State, by reviewing the State’s food policies, and working closely with small holder farmers, and other stakeholders to achieve food security and price stability. Governor Eno who served as Executive Director of the State’s Directorate of Agriculture Investment in the last…
Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has advised President Bola Tinubu to perish the thought of a second term in office because Nigerians are eager to vote him out come 2027. Meanwhile, the National Secretary of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Agunloye, has confirmed that the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has joined the party. He, however, acknowledged concerns raised by some party members in Kaduna, on the legitimacy of his membership. The Pro-PDP group urged the President to do himself some good by shelving the thoughts of retaining the Presidency beyond May 29, 2027,…
Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 39 suspected oil thieves and dismantled 18 illegal refining sites in a series of operations conducted across the Niger Delta region. The operations, which took place between March 24 and 30, 2025, were part of an ongoing crackdown against Crude Oil Theft (COT) and associated crimes0. The troops worked in conjunction with sister agencies to confiscate over 60,000 litres of stolen products and other items. Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, in a statement, said the operations were carried out across the Joint Operation…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to look into the plight of contributory pensioners in the country. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), appealed while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Osogbo. He noted that delayed or non-payment of pensions, inadequate funding, and corruption within the pension scheme had led to hardship and financial stress for pensioners. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said that since 2004, when the federal government enacted the Pensions Reform Act (PRA 2004) that introduced the contributory pension scheme, pensioners…
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, yesterday, ordered the arrest of six commissioners and the Chairman of Afikpo North Council for their involvement in the breach of contract terms regarding the building of 140 housing units of Izzo and Amaze communities in Ishelu Local Council. The arrested commissioners are Prof. Omari Omaka (Tertiary Education), Victor Chukwu (Environment) and Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Ifeanyi Ogbuewu. Others are the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Uchenna Igwe, the Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma, the Commissioner for Project Monitoring, Felix Igboke, and the Chairman of Afikpo Local Council, Mr Timothy…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has defied security restrictions imposed on Kogi state hours to her homecoming rally. The lawmaker, who arrived in a chopper on Tuesday, was received by a jubilant crowd in Okehi local government area. Her return comes after the Kogi state government banned public gatherings and rallies over alleged security concerns. Amoka Monday, chairman of Okehi LGA, had also declared a curfew across the council area. “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira person; this is my land,” she said in Ebira language. “I’m the daughter of the late Jimoh…
Nigerians Will Buy Petrol ₦750 Soon–NIPPSS The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies has assured Nigerians that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, will drop as Dangote Refinery and other local refineries begin operations. Before the fuel subsidy removal, petrol was sold for less than ₦200 per litre. Now, prices have surged to around ₦930 per litre, depending on location. Despite the increase, NIPSS Director-General Ayo Omotayo said there is hope for relief in the future when he featured on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, Omotayo explained that as more refineries start working,…
President Donald Trump said Monday that Americans want him to run for another term, a step banned by the US constitution but which he continues describing as possible. “People are asking me to run,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the possibility of a third term. “I don’t know. I never looked into it. They do say there’s a way you can do it, but I don’t know about that, but I have not looked into it,” Trump said. Trump was asked about the prospect of a race pitting him against former president Barack Obama, who…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to hold Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo and his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, responsible if she and her supporters are attacked. Akpoti-Uduaghan raised the alarm in a post via her official Facebook. She said, “My dear people of Kogi Central, I look forward to our peaceful Sallah celebrations today. “However, should we be met with or infiltrated by violence, Nigerians should hold Gov Òdodo, Yahaya Bello & SP Godswill Akpabio wholly responsible.” Her warning comes a few hours after she vowed in a…