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The member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, has reaffirmed his resolve to invest in the education sector for the benefit of his Ogoni people. The lawmaker who spoke in an interview , said education remains the bedrock of development and would rather …

Rochas Okorocha, Senator representing Imo West senatorial district. A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to desist from taking any further action against the former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, over alleged N5.7bn fraud. The court …

Transport Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi cannot run for the 2023 presidency if zoned to the South-East despite being an Igbo in blood and spirit. The South-East Patriots stated this during a political programme on AIT. The leader of the patriots, Mr Obunike Ohaegbu, said Amaechi is from South-South and not …

Oyo State Government has sealed off Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc offices in the state for disconnecting electricity supply to the state secretariat. The company said the state went ahead to shut its office despite that it was owing it N450 million over three years. The Chief Operating Officer of …

As part of efforts towards implementing the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) engages Lagos State stakeholders to establish a sustainable collaboration adequately needed for a viable digital ecosystem in the country. The engagement program ‘Creating Boundaries and Breaking Boundaries: Towards Digitalisation …

Tony Elumelu The United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian pan-African financial services group, financed the world-class Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon which hosted the AFCON final, the Group Chairman of the bank, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has said. Elumelu, who was in Yaounde for the continental soccer festival, said he was proud to …

Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, A. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. Multiple sources revealed that the bandits arrived at the area around 3 a.m. and laid siege to it for three hours, despite …

Begins distribution of over 100 million litres of clean fuel Last week, some limited quantity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as Petrol, with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification were discovered in the supply chain. The petrol, which was imported into the country by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Rivers State Command on Monday paraded 19 suspected dealers of illegal oil bunkering activities arrested in different parts of the state. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Abu Tambuwal, who paraded the suspects in Port Harcourt, said the command in the course of …

Abba Kyari/Hushpuppi Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, says the federal government is working with the US on the “possible extradition” of Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP). In July 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had revealed how Kyari allegedly collaborated with Hushpuppi, a self-confessed international …