The outgoing Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has stoutly defended his administration’s construction of a 2,000-capacity ecumenical centre in Asaba for the Christian Association of Nigeria. Okowa, while speaking at the inauguration of the newly-constructed 2,000 seating capacity ecumenical centre in Asaba for the CAN on Friday, described the Delta State Christian Centre…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new chief executive officers for parastatals and agencies under the federal ministry of information and national orientation. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to the statement, those appointed include, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General / CEO National Orientation Agency (NOA), Salihu…
Elder statement and convener of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has that Muhammadu Buhari failed abysmally as President for eight years. He said the Buhari administration was full of insecurity, economic collapse, injustice, religious bigotry and lack of direction. According to Clerk, Buhari pushed the country five decades backward. The elder statesman…
Parents of the 27 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna, who were freed on Wednesday after 56 days in kidnappers’ den, have appealed to the federal government to ensure safety of educational institutions so as to give parents the confidence to send their children to school. In a statement on Thursday in…
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the revocation and withdrawal of the broadcast licenses of 52 broadcast stations across the country, including African Independent Television (AiT) and Silverbird television by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). In a statement in Lagos on Friday, the MRA described the action as ill-advised, insensitive and antithetical to the…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and a broad spectrum of citizens have raised concerns over the amended Electoral Act, urging the National Assembly to revisit aspects of the reform. Central to their demand is the mandatory real time electronic transmission of election results as a means of restoring public confidence…
