Gunshots at Rivers assembly as lawmakers begin governor’s impeachment

Gunshots at Rivers assembly as lawmakers begin governor’s impeachment

There were gunshots and firing of teargas within the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Monday as some lawmakers sat to begin an impeachment process on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. About 23 lawmakers, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, who presided over the sitting, resolved to begin the process. The lawmakers also suspended the leader of the House, Edison Ehie, and some of their colleagues believed to be loyal to the […]

October 30, 2023 102

NEWS

Abia uncovers 70 bodies in forest raid

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has disclosed that 20 decomposing bodies and skeletons were discovered by security operatives during a raid of forests around the Lokpanta Cattle Market in the Umunneochi axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. He said another 50 bodies were also found around the market, while the payment of ransom to suspected kidnappers was equally traced to the market. Otti disclosed this on Sunday during the […]

October 30, 2023 121

ENTERTAINMENT

FULL LIST: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2023 winners

The 19th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards was held on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the prestigious Balmoral Convention Centre in Ikeja, Lagos. Filmmakers from around the world gathered at the awards gala to honour and recognise the outstanding achievements in African cinema. The event served as a platform to celebrate the very best in the industry, bringing together talented individuals from diverse backgrounds under one roof. Nancy […]

October 30, 2023 149

NEWS

Aggrieved customer attempts to set bank on fire in Ogun

A man identified as Sodirudeen Rufai has been arrested for attempting to set fire to the Guaranty Trust Bank building situated in the Oke-Ilewo Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday. it was gathered that the suspect claimed he decided to raze the bank after his several complaints that an unauthorised N500,000 was debited from his account fell on deaf ears.

October 25, 2023 36

POLITICS

No assassination attempt on me, says Bello

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has clarified the incident earlier reported as an assassination attempt on him, which was widely reported on social media, saying it was a minor disagreement between the security details attached to him and some military personnel providing security on the road. In an interview granted to the press a few moments ago at his residence in Abuja on Sunday, Governor Bello stated that […]

October 23, 2023 83

BUSINESS

Fuel imports gulp N843bn, stakeholders lament inactive refineries

Oil marketers said the average ex-depot price of petrol from the only importer of the commodity was N580/litre. NNPCL is the sole PMS importer currently. Other marketers stopped importing the product due to their inability to access foreign exchange, among others. With the average daily consumption of petrol at 48.43 million litres and an average ex-depot price of N580/litre, the national oil company would spend N28.1bn daily on PMS imports. […]

October 16, 2023 89

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BUSINESS

German-Nigerian trade volume hit €3bn in 2022- Envoy

The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Günther, on Thursday, said both country’s trade volumes hit €3bn in 2022. Günther stated this at a press conference on Thursday. She said Germany’s main exports to Nigeria are “Machines at 28 per cent; food products at 20 per cent; and chemical products at 19 per cent while Nigeria’s main exports to Germany are crude oil at 83 per cent, food products at 12 […]

October 6, 2023 115 2

ENTERTAINMENT

Oyebanji apologises to Ekiti athletes over NYG ‘embarrassment’

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebnji, has apologised to the state’s athletes at the just-concluded 2023 National Youths Games in Asaba, Delta State over the shabby manner they were treated by the Ekiti State Sports Council officials. The Governor, who spoke in Ado Ekiti during a reception for the athletes on Wednesday evening, said the incident had strengthened the state government’s resolve to develop sports, and assured the youngsters and their […]

October 6, 2023 90

POLITICS

Chicago record: Tinubu betrayed me, I’ll fight till Supreme Court verdict, says Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 poll, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said he did not betray President Bola Tinubu, over the allegation of certificate forgery he levelled against him at the court. Rather, he said the former Lagos State governor abandoned him as well as the Action Congress of Nigeria and supported Umaru Yar’Adua of the PDP in the 2007 presidential poll. Atiku also recalled […]

October 6, 2023 109

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