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The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, says no individual, including the suspended chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, can thwart the mission of the party to rescue Nigeria from bad leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike, who spoke in Port Harcourt in reaction to the Court of Appeal dismissal of Secondus’ application …

Brice Laccruche Alihanga, a once-powerful chief of staff under Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after a high-profile trial sparked by an anti-corruption crackdown. Laccruche, 41, became a powerbroker in the oil-rich state after Bongo suffered a stroke in October 2018 and spent months convalescing abroad. Shortly after Bongo returned to the political …

The Federal Government has again ordered armed personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) to make security at the nation’s custodial centres impregnable and take out invading forces without giving them the opportunity to attack such facilities. Aregbesola and CGC Banana Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola reiterated the directive on Thursday while inaugurating a vulnerability audit of the Nigerian …

The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, has dismissed a suit by the suspended national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, aimed at stopping the party’s convention scheduled to hold on Saturday and Sunday. The court gave the PDP leave to proceed with the elective national convention as scheduled. The panel of three judges led by Haruna Tsammani …

The National Association of Nigerian Students has given the Nigerian Army a 24-hour ultimatum to release the Tai Solarin University of Education students arrested on Friday. This came in a statement signed by the NANS President, Sunday Asefon, who stated that the arrest was a breach of the fundamental human rights of the harmless students which is against the constitution. …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said its newly launched e-Naira project is secure and dependable. The Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, stated this while speaking at the ongoing CBN-Fair in Abakaliki on Thursday. According to the apex bank, the security and dependability of the e-Naira stem from the fact that it uses cryptographic technologies encrypted with two …

The National Identity Management Commission is currently facing a network delay which has slowed down the generation of National Identity Numbers even as the deadline for customers to link their SIM to their NINs draws closer. The PUNCH learnt that while newly registered customers usually obtained their NIN within a day or two in the past, some now have to wait …

Facebook has changed its name to Meta in a major rebrand as the social media giant faces scrutiny over its business practices. The company said the new name would better “encompass” what it does now, a reference to its plans to invest in virtual reality. The firm has made clear its future goal is to create an online world, called Metaverse, …

There are indications that the Federal Government may, in the coming weeks, take punitive measure over the operating licences of some power distribution (DisCos) and generation (GenCos) companies. The Guardian gathered this may not be unconnected with the poor performance by some critical stakeholders in the value chain. While President Muhammadu Buhari had recently terminated the appointment of the minister …

The Women Wing of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NMA) has been urged by the wife of Edo Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki to assume their rightful position and contribute their quota to the development of the country.    Obaseki made the call in Benin on Wednesday during the female session of the ongoing 57th annual congress of the NVMA.   …