BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than four policemen have been killed in a fresh attack by gunmen in Imo State, police authorities said on Friday. Also killed were two civilians along Okpala Junction in Ngorokpala Local Government Area of the South-Eastern state.’ The Imo State Police Command confirmed the unfortunateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has asked the Muslim faithful and his supporters to remain focused on peace and the rule of law, even as the Ramadan is commemorated. Mr Obi in a statement shared via his official Twitter page, also assureContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension from office of Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), of Adamawa State, pending the completion of investigation by the Inspector General of Police on the conduct/actions of the REC during the Supplementary election in Adamawa State. ThisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation according to the United Nation’s data published on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, India’s population stands at 1.4286 billion as against China’s 1.4257 billion people, according to mid-2023 estimates by the UN’s World Population dashboard. China’s figures doContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has declared Friday 21st and Monday 24th of April 2023, as Public holidays to mark this year’s EIdil-Fitr Celebration. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuiab Belgore noted that the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has summoned the State Commandant, Muhammad Bello, to its National Headquarters in Abuja. This is a follow-up to the controversy surrounding the just concluded Adamawa State governorship rerun election where theContinue Reading
Dr. Basil Omiyi Seplat Energy, which describes itself as Nigeria’s leading independent energy company, has just published its 2022 Annual Report. Alongside details of another strong year of operations were some disclosures that will attract attention. It was a successful year for Seplat Energy, with revenues up 30% to $952Continue Reading
Exactly one month after the March 18 governorship elections, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has emerged as the winner of what some might describe as a drama-filled supplementary election in Adamawa State. In last Saturday’s rerun, Fintiri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 9,337 votes besting Senator Aishatu ‘Binani’Continue Reading
. Says IPOB leader suffering nose haemorrhage, needs medical attention Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Leader BY GODWIN OBI Prince Mandela Umegborogu, one of the lawyers of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has bitterly complained over the alleged relocation of a tuberculosis inmate near Kanu’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has refused to vacate an interim order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, the National Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as leaders of the party.BY He rather fixedContinue Reading