The Executive Governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi has revealed that South East governors will consider approving May 30 as Biafra day. Umahi stated this during a television interview yesterday…
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Senate Passes Bill Abolishing HND/BSc Dichotomy
The Senate on Wednesday passed a Bill prohibiting discrimination between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders for the purposes of employment and promotion, into law. The decision followed the consideration…
Gunmen kill Governor Ortom’s Aide, AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd)
Unknown gunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital. Dega was said to have been shot…
EndSARS Protest Triggered Police Confrontation And Criminalities – Osun CP
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, on Tuesday said the EndSARS protest in 2020 had emboldened hoodlums to attack police formations and officers across the country. Olokode, who spoke…
532 Workers Sacked Over Falsified Records In Plateau
Plateau Governor Simon Lalong has said that the state Govt. has sacked 532 workers, over falsified documents following findings of investigation of a committee, on the verification and audit of staff strength….
Borno Sets To Open NYSC Camp After 10 Years
Ten years after the permanent orientation camp of the National Youths Service Corps ( NYSC ) was shut down following killings by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri, the Borno State government…
Just In: Edo PDP Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi Suspended
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, have been suspended over alleged misconduct said to have caused disaffection within the party. In a statement signed by…
Umahi Gives Helpless Ortom Strategies To Tackle Insecurity Facing Benue State
Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi has asked his counterpart in Benue state, Ortom to cede an ‘attacked’ community in the state to Ebonyi for allegedly not protecting Ebonyi indigenes in…
Senate Approves Upgrade of Ilaro Polytechnic to University
The Senate has approved the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun state to a university of technology. The development followed the third reading of a bill for an Act to provide…
Unknown Gunmen in Southeast Are Igbo Youths – Gov Umahi Reveals
Ebonyi state governor, Engr. David Umahi, believes those responsible for the rising security challenges in the southeast are Igbo youths. The governor made the comment when he was interviewed virtually by Channels…