BY GODWIN OBI The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on his re-election in the Saturday off-cycle governorship poll in the state. Ganduje also expressed happiness with the overwhelming support exhibited by the electorate in Kogi StateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has adjusted the foreign exchange rate for its tariffs and duties. The new rates were reflected on the single window trade portal of the federal government. According to information on the portal, the NCS exchange rate has gone up by 1.59 perContinue Reading
The keenly-contested November 11, 2023 Kogi State Governorship Election has finally produced a winner with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, clinching the much-coveted seat. The State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced Ododo as theContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has held the first off-cycle polls since the 2023 general elections with Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi State residents deciding on their governors for new four-year term A total of 46,084 regular and ad hoc staff were deployed in the three states, according to theContinue Reading
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR (right) exchanging pleasantries with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during the Public Hearing on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) in Abuja. BY GODWIN OBI The Director General of theContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU In this report, ADOLPHUS DURU examines the recent trend of scams that involve sending financial inducement promises, malware links, and part-time online job offers via SMS to mobile phone subscribers and messaging platforms with the intent to defraud those unlucky to fall prey The sudden beep onContinue Reading
BY JAMES EKE The Imo State Collation Centre in Owerri, the state capital, was thrown into disarray as two party agents exchanged blows on Sunday. The collation, led by the returning officer, Prof Abayomi Fasina, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University in Oye, Ekiti, began at 2:40am on Sunday. TheContinue Reading
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria will commence a nationwide strike by midnight, Tuesday 14th November, 2023. The nationwide strike is coming on the backdrop of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023, directing its affiliateContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the collation of results for the Imo State Governorship election. The exercise started around 2:40 am on Sunday at the state collation centre in Owerri, the state capital. The Returning Officer is Professor Abayomi Fasina Vice Chancellor of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI In a dazzling spectacle at the Grand Finale held in Lagos, Ogunyemi Oluwajoba Adebisi, aka DEMIGOD, clinched the coveted title of Season 2 Winner of the Nigerian Maritime Ambassadors (NIMA) Reality TV Show. Hailing from Inisha in Osun state, the 26-year-old sensation triumphed over 32 formidable competitors,Continue Reading