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Stakeholders in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have called for the immediate removal of Chief Dan Orbih as the Vice Chairman, South South of the party. The stakeholders made the demand during a meeting in Benin City, which was attended by party leaders and chieftains from all the senatorial districts in the state. A leader …

Edo State Government has urged workers in the state to be diligent and committed to effectively discharging their duties so as to complement the government’s efforts at improving the livelihoods of the people and ensuring economic prosperity for the state. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq. gave the charge when he received officers recently sponsored on a …

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday, said the pills recovered from the mansion were no less than 13,451,466 and worth N8.8bn in street value. According to him, the mansion belongs to a billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu …

• PDP, not Ayu, paid NWC members housing allowance – Aide Aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday met in Enugu to plot their next move, following the visit of the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in his private residence on Thursday in Abuja. L-R: Makinde, Ikpeazu, Wike, …

The floodgates for 2023 general elections campaigns were opened last Wednesday, following the timeline of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The 18 registered political parties would jostle for legislative and governorship seats. The most coveted diadem is however the presidency of Nigeria. Arguably, the race for the top seat offers Nigerians the strongest options never seen since the Fourth Republic began …

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, at an event organised by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects, monitored by SEGUN ADEWOLE, laments the injustice done to the Niger Delta region and the Federal Government’s decision to place the Niger Delta Development Commission under the Ministry of the Niger Delta Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has alleged that about N17bn allocated …

…… Recovers N8.8billion worth of tramadol from mansion in residential estate. The National Drug Enforcement Agency( NDLEA), has busted yet another drug cartel in Lagos with the recovery of  drugs with street value of N8,860,000,000.  The drugs were recovered in the mansions of a suspected  billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, on the highbrow residential estate, Victoria Garden City, Lekki area …

The US Central District Court in California has postponed the sentencing of Ramon Abbas, a Nigerian Instagram celebrity, popularly known as Hushpuppi, who has pleaded guilty to multi-million-dollar fraud charges. Hushpuppi was apprehended in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in June 2020, and subsequently taken to the US, where he pleaded guilty to the charges in July 2021. The …

Peter Obi’s supporters got their noses in front of the field in the opening week of the campaigns for the 2023 presidential election. While the two major parties are still trying to put their houses in order, the upstart Obidients are already in the streets showing off their numbers in simultaneous outings across the country. They appeared to have seized …

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB Sunday said that there will be no sit-at-home on Tuesday 4th October 2022, because its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not appearing in Court on that day. Contrary to the speculation that IPoB, leader Mazi Kanu is going to appear in court for his continued trial in Abuja, and as usual the Igbos and …