BY MARTINS DURU The armed attack on Labour Party members meeting at Awgu community on Sunday, September 4, has raised fresh security concerns ahead of next year’s general elections. A similar incident occurred about a week earlier at the neighbouring Nenwe, in Aninri Local Government Area. This was as gunmenContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, has said that although as a loyal party man, he wishes his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) to win the 2023 presidential election, but the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, will win substantial votes from theContinue Reading
By Adolphus Duru The European Union is launching a €39 million programme on Monday, September 12, aimed at promoting transparent, inclusive, and credible elections in Nigeria. The programme tagged EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Phase II, is a €39m initiative funded under the EU’s Neighbourhood Development andContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin on Friday arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested at their hideouts, following actionable intelligence about their alleged involvement in internet- related fraud. They include; Akele Aisosa, Idemudia LawsonContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and SafetyAgency, NIMASA and the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS have agreed to deepen existing interagency collaboration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on Seafarers’ Travel document amongst others. This agreement was reached when the Comptroller General of the NIS, Mr. Isah Idris Jere led senior officials of the Service on a workingContinue Reading