The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Kanu has alleged that “enemies” are seeking loopholes to blackmail the group. According to Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who visited him at the Department of State Security Service facility in Abuja, the embattled leader urged IPOB members to be circumspect in their dealings. In a statement posted …

Former Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has congratulated another former governor of the state, Dame Virginia Ngozi Etiaba on her 80th birthday. Obiano, the immediate past governor of the state, extolled Etiaba’s virtues in Awka, the state capital. He described her as an astute politician and a woman of great wisdom and courage, who exhibited maturity when she returned …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has assured flood victims in the region that relief materials would get to them soon. A statement on Thursday by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr Abosede Ibitoye referred to the recent visit to the NDDC headquarters by some affected victims of communities in Bayelsa and Delta States, and stated that action was already …

Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has decried government apathy toward entrepreneurship and technological development, just as he urged engineers, scientists and technologists to proffer solutions to the ugly trend in the country. Prof. Kunini also wondered why Nigerian governments and authorities have not shown keen interests on patronage and promotion of the various …

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has set aside the contempt proceedings and all the orders of conviction for contempt against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa. Justice Chizoba Oji set aside the proceedings on Thursday after hearing an application brought by the EFCC Chairman. The application was brought pursuant to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday commended the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe for his leadership, especially during the institution’s stormy period. He described Ogundipe as an astute academician who put the name of the university on the map of institutions of repute in the world. The Governor, spoke at the launch …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) is battling to rescue an unidentified woman who plunged into the Lagos lagoon on Thursday from the Third Mainland Bridge. LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanayintolu said that the victim has not  been seen yet as rescue operation begins. He said that, on getting information about the incident, the agency’s Response Team, swung …

As the Nigerian labour market suffers increasing loss following high rate of emigration, employers are having to embrace customised work arrangements, new research has found. In 2021, 73 percent of Nigerians were looking to emigrate with their families, a 41 percent increase compared to 2019 results. According to data gathered by Africa Polling Institute (API), career professionals across levels, support …

A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kano Central, Alhaji Abdulkareem Abdussalam Zaura (popularly known as AA Zaura). He is to be arraigned in a fraud-related case. Justice Mohammad Nasiru Yinusa gave the order on Thursday after the prosecution informed …

The Federal Government has assured that it would not allow any social media platform to plunge Nigeria into crisis. At the third edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration Scorecard 2015-2023” programme in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that the warning to social media platforms became imperative because of the spike in …