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At least five of the achievements listed by Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo to commemorate his first 100 days in office are seen as absurd by Nigerians. These include a meeting with Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), which has got people talking. Yahaya Bello passed the baton of state leadership to Ododo on January 27. On Wednesday, the governor marked his first 100 days in office, highlighting what he considered his achievements within the period. The digital flyers posted on Ododo’s official X handle on Wednesday contained 31 items across five major areas, such as governance, agriculture, education,…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to provide steady power supply in the South East region or shut down and vacate the region immediately. IPOB made the demand in a statement issued on Friday by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful.   Powerful also lambasted the power distribution company for excessive estimated billing of electricity consumers in the South East.   According to the IPOB spokesperson, EEDC is engaging in what he described as a deceptive strategy to sway the people of the South East by claiming that IPOB criticisms over…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Friday took over some quarters of the Rivers State House of Assembly amid the unrest between the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. It was gathered that the police took over all the entrances to the House of Assembly quarters located along the Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the state capital. According to PUNCH, It was found that both the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate were safeguarded by about 30 armed policemen, while about 25 patrol vans were…

Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa has condemned the “tragic killing of Mrs. Alade Kalu Elem” of Obiezu/Ohabuike Isu community, Arochukwu LGA following the communal clash between Isu community in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State and Ukwa community in Odukpani LGA of Cross River State. Osonwa in a statement signed by him on Friday in Abuja, called on all parties involved in the dispute to come together, saying: “violence only begets more violence, and the cycle must come to an end.” He said: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the tragic…

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu says he has been rewarding best graduating students from the University of Nigeria (UNN) since 2014 through Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation. The lawmaker disclosed this in a post on his verified Facebook page on Friday morning, while congratulating the benefiting students for the 52nd convocation ceremony of the elite university. While congratulating the beneficiaries, Kalu noted that education remains the best legacy for all, saying: “In 2014 at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation instituted three categories of awards for the best graduating students. This action was solely to encourage…

Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu has congratulated the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona Ogbagba II on the occasion of his 90th birthday anniversary. Kalu, who emphasized the noble contributions of the monarch to nation building in various capacities, extolled the outstanding and selfless leadership qualities of the paramount ruler. The Senator applauded the Awujale for sustaining his humanitarian gestures in advancing the cause of the people, adding that the monarch is a rallying point for his contemporaries and the younger generation. While calling on leaders across the country to emulate…

Prof Khalifa Dikwa, the Dean of Borno Elders Forum, has said that most of the appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are either weak or lopsided. Dikwa stated this while commenting on the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He accused the Tinubu administration of provoking Nigerians by introducing harsh policies. He urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw the policy. Professor Dikwa said, “Northern elite are not happy with Tinubu because each of these policies affect the north entirely. There is an issue with his appointments because most…

Popular socialite and businessman Emeka Okonkwo, widely known as E-Money, has denied an allegation of fraud. The Whisperer reports that a Lagos-based Vehicle dealing company, Autocorp Limited, had petitioned the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, over an alleged ₦1.21 billion dispute with E-Money. In a petition to the FCID, Raymond Olaiya, the lawyer representing the vehicle-dealing company, described the monetary dispute involving the company and the businessman as one of “stealing, fraudulent conversion, and criminal sale.” According to the petition, the company stated that it contracted Okonkwo’s company, Emy Cargo and Shipping Limited, to clear eight vehicles from…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicted a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in an alleged contract fraud involving his daughter and in-law as well as fraudulent practices associated with the Nigeria Air debacle. The indictment is captured in the charges instituted against the ex-aviation minister by the EFCC. On April 30, the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed to journalists about the anti-graft agency’s plans to prosecute the former minister. “He (Sirika) is going to be charged to court, but it may not be able to be either now or…but definitely, he is going to be sued.…