NBS Declares Delta 2nd Least Poor State in Nigeria, Okowa Govt Reacts
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Delta State ranked as second least poor state in the country. The bureau, in its latest Poverty Index Report, ranked Delta second after Lagos among the states with low poverty rate, and said…
CNPP Poise for War: Says Forced Vaccination Bill Must Be Resisted, Warns on it’s Dangers
…As CNPP Says It’s Time National Assembly Members Got a Dose of the People’s Wrath The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has strongly lashed out at Nigerian legislators who it accused of working to impose a forced vaccination law…
Ogbete Traders Violates Terms of Partial, Guided Reopening of Main Market
Ogbete Main Market traders in Enugu, Enugu State have disregarded the conditions for partial and guided reopening of the market as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus disease in the state. The traders failed to observe social…
How My Ministry is Funded – TB Joshua
Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has revealed his position regarding asking for monetary offerings through his popular Christian television channel Emmanuel TV. Although Joshua was not physically present during the broadcast of Sunday, May 3, 2020, his ministers responded to a…
COVID-19, Border Policing: Group Commends Patrick Omeje, Nsukka Council Boss
A Pro-democracy group, the Nsukka Democratic Movement (NDM) has commended the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, High Chief Patrick Omeje over his proactiveness and commitment to securing the lives and property of the residents of the council in line…
NDAF Wants ECTDA, Other Agencies’ Intervention on Ongoing Construction in Nsukka
The Nsukka Democratic Awareness Forum (NDAF) has called on the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) and other relevant bodies in the state to halt the ongoing distortions caused by an ongoing building construction at Opi Junction, in Nsukka area…
N4.5m Onitsha Drug Market Vote Buying Saga: Intersociety Writes DSS
…Reveals Identity of Culprits as Sold At Onitsha Drug Market Election The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) in a letter to the Department of State Services (DSS) detailing how elective seats at Onitsha International Drug…
World Press Freedom Day: Gov Okowa’s EAC, Oghenesivbe Celebrates Nigerian Journalists
…As Oghenesivbe Urges Media Practitioners, Social Media Influencers To Abhor Disinformation Nigerian Journalists and Social Media Influencers have been commended for their inestimable sacrifices, contributions to nation building and result oriented partnership with Delta State Government. The commendation was made…
World Press Day: Governor Inuwa Yahaya Hails Journalists for Their Sacrifice
By James Ezema As Journalists in Gombe State join their counterparts the world over to commemorate the world Press Freedom Day today, 3rd May, 2020, the State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has paid tribute to media practitioners in the…
COVID-19 Spread in North: Group Accuses Shehu Sani of Reckless Tweets
As the figure of Covid-19 infections rise in some northern states, a youth group has blamed what it called the reckless optimism displayed by politicians as responsible for encouraging public disregard for preventive instructions. In a statement, Comrade Lawal Shehu…
Press Day: NGIJ Demands Strengthened Press Freedom in Nigeria
As the world commemorates the global Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has called on the Federal as well as state governments in Nigeria to ensure that the media is independent and journalists…
