The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, George Ebong, in a statement on Friday night said the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the minister had met their demands. The News … Read more
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on the revocation of a plot of land belonging to the Muhammadu Buhari Trust Foundation in Abuja. In a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, Mr Buhari explained that he was not the owner of the plot allocated to the Foundation named after him. PREMIUM … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday, called on judges to be more intentional in improving the quality of their judgements, just as she admonished them to avoid conducts that could bring shame to them. Her admonition comes as the Nigerian judiciary faces a severe confidence crisis. “Our actions as judicial officers … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says the local election slated for 5 October will produce a new, people-oriented political structure in the state. Mr Fubara’s spokesperson, Nelson Chukwudi, quoted the governor as saying this when he received members of the Simplicity Movement in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. The Simplicity Movement is a … Read more
The community of Agwan Hakimi, Orozo situated in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has been left in turmoil after a devastating flood swept through the area, killing two residents and destroying vital infrastructure. The flooding, which occurred on Tuesday, marked the second deluge in just five days, leaving a trail of destruction and despair … Read more
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has refused to shut down all expenditures of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly. The faction of the assembly is loyal to Mr Fubara’s predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister. The two estranged allies … Read more
The police in Rivers State on Monday allowed former chairpersons of Rivers local councils to hold protest marches in some parts of Rivers, the same day the police had advised the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the state to suspend its planned protest. Most of the former chairpersons of the local councils … Read more
There was chaos in some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as youths took over the Port Harcourt City council secretariat, demanding former Council chairpersons in the state to vacate office after their tenure expired on Monday. Governor Siminalayi Fubara, in a broadcast on Tuesday morning, directed heads of local government administration to … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Arterial Road N20, which runs from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Arterial Road N20 is one of the transverse arterial roads connecting the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) through the sector centres. It will … Read more
The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said his relationship with one of his predecessors, Peter Odili, whom he referred to as his political father has soured. Mr Wike, now FCT minister, disclosed this while speaking with reporters in Abuja on Tuesday, Channels television reported. “As it is today, politically, we don’t have … Read more
