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By Idahosa Musa  Akoko-Edo – A devastating rainstorm has blown off the roofs of over hundreds of houses in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo state, Nigeria. The rainstorm also reportedly led to the collapse of buildings in the affected communities which includes, Ojirami, Oja, Dagbala, Ososo, Akuku and Ate. The member representing Akoko- Edo 1, at the Edo State …

By Idahosa Musa  Benin City, Nigeria – Director-General of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCDC), Dr. Emem Omokaro, has said that the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), has become Nigeria’s first NSCC-NBTE/UNESCO Centre of Excellence-accredited National Skills Qualification (NSQ) training provider for Geriatric Social Care. Dr. Omokaro made the assertion on Tuesday in Benin during a visit to UBTH’s …

Messrs Wike and Fubara have been locked in a protracted fight over the control of the political structures in Rivers State, which initially split the assembly into two factions. President Bola Tinubu Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Oduand and all elected lawmakers of the state House of Assembly for an …

Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any solution to the crisis.  With the …

The Rivers State Government has stated that it is too early to make comments on the presidential declaration of a state of emergency in the state. President Bola Tinubu in a nationwide broadcast, Tuesday, had suspended the the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, as well as the members of the State House of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure following a call with US counterpart Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. But Putin said that, for a wider truce to work, Ukraine must not be allowed to rearm and must halt mandatory mobilisation. The Kremlin said the two leaders had a “detailed and frank …

President Bola Tinubu Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Oduand and all elected lawmakers of the state House of Assembly for an initial period of six months. Mr Tinubu, who issued the declaration in a national broadcast Tuesday night, appointed Ibokette Ibas, a retired vice admiral, as Administrator “to take charge …

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested  the suspended Coordinator of Edo State Public Safety Response  Team (PSRT), Mr. Kelly Okungbowa (a.k.a Ebo Stone) for alleged naira abuse. The EFCC’s Head,  Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement yesterday. Okungbowa, who was suspended  by the state government over the reckless behaviour of …

JUST IN: Wike Revokes PDP’s New National Secretariat Land The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land title for the new national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which has been under construction in Abuja. In a letter dated March 13 and titled “Notice of Right of Occupancy” (file no: MISC 81346), the Director of …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. This is according to a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy). Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for …