I CHERISH MEMORY OF MY FATHER, CELESTINE UKWU’S DAUGHTER Barrister Cynthia Chikwado Ukwu, the only child of highlife music legend Celestine Ukwu, shares her experiences and plans regarding her father’s legacy in an interview with Fred Iwenjora. Born on December 27, 1977, Cynthia came to understand her identity as the daughter of Celestine Ukwu around the age of 11. She …

FG UNVEILS NEW NATIONAL ID WITH PAYMENT, SOCIAL SERVICE FEATURES The Federal Government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services to be powered by AfriGO, a national …

HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF INSENSITIVE, INHUMAN – REPS MINORITY CAUCUS The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives says the hike in electricity tariffs across the country by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is insensitive, inhuman, and uncalled for. Representative Kingsley Chinda, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. …

NIGERIANS REACT AS TINUBU GOVT AWARDS ABIA BEST PERFORMING STATE IN SOUTH EAST Social media users are reacting to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s decision to award Abia state with the best-performing state in the South East award. Nedu Eleke, the deputy chief of staff for Alex Otti, the governor of Abia state, shared a photo of the prize on …

SETBACK FOR ENUGU WATER PROJECT AS HOODLUMS INVADE INSTALLATION SITE, DESTROY FACILITIES The Enugu State Government has alleged that some hoodlums, on Friday, destroyed several machines and other equipment being installed to ensure water supply in the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this during a press briefing in Enugu on Friday afternoon. “In …

MILITARY IDENTIFIES PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF SOLDIERS IN DELTA COMMUNITY A militant leader known as “General Amagbein” has been identified as the mastermind behind the massacre of soldiers in Okuama village, according to General Christopher Musa, who is the Chief of Defense Staff. He divulged the information that Amagbein and his accomplices were the ones responsible for the planning …

ENUGU GOVT TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES ON CLEAN WATER The Enugu State government has announced plans to partner with rural communities in the state on the provision of clean water. Briefing newsmen in her office in Enugu, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Chika Mbah, said the partnership would be government-driven and financed …

NNAMDI KANU APPEALS HIGH COURT RULING ORDERING CONTINUATION OF TRIAL The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed against the decision of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja dismissing his objection to his trial continuation. Kanu, in a notice of appeal dated and filed March 28 through his team of lawyers led by …

KANO GOVT DRAGS EX-GOV GANDUJE, WIFE, SIX OTHERS TO COURT OVER BRIBERY, DIVERSION OF FUNDS The Kano State Government has dragged former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Umar Abdullahi Umar and five others to court on eight count charges relating to bribery allegations, misappropriation and diversion of funds among others running into billions of naira This was …

NORTHERN ELDERS FORUM BERATES TINUBU OVER INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF, SAYS PRESIDENT HAS BETRAYED TRUST OF NIGERIANS The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the recent increase in electricity tariff, saying that he has betrayed the trust that Nigerians had in him. In a statement which was released by NEF and signed by its Director …

FUBARA PLOTTING TO OBTAIN COURT ORDER TO DECLARE RIVERS ASSEMBLY ILLEGAL – APC; ALLEGATION BASELESS, STATE GOVT The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of plotting to procure an interim order of Court, which will declare the present Rivers State House of Assembly illegal. APC caretaker committee chairman in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, …

NIGERIAN GOVT, INTERPOL COMMENCE EXTRADITION PROCESS FOR BINANCE CHIEF NADEEM ANJARWALLA The Federal Government and the International Criminal Police Organisation have commenced extraditing a Binance chief, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped detention in Nigeria on March 22. Security agencies had arrested Anjarwalla and Tigran Gambaryan, two executives of the crypto-currency firm Binance Holdings Limited, over alleged money laundering in February. They …

UPROAR AS ASARI DOKUBO CALLS HIMSELF AN IGBO MAN In a video that is currently going viral, former freedom fighter, Asari Dokubo, identifies himself as an Igbo Man, and it has sparked reactions on social media since the former agitator have always bashed Ndi Igbo on social media. So, many netizens were surprised for the change of mind. Recall that …

BREAKING: NIGERIANS TO PAY MORE FOR ELECTRICITY, TARIFF GOES UP BY OVER 300% The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has given the go-ahead to raise the electricity rates for customers in the Band A category. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Vice Chairman of NERC, Musliu Oseni, announced that there will be a rise in electricity tariffs. …

FRESH CONTROVERSY OVER 13 VACANT PLATEAU ASSEMBLY SEATS As confusion continues to trail 16 vacant seats in the Plateau State House of Assembly, the 13 candidates of the Labour Party (LP) assembly election have vowed to press on for the enforcement of the court judgments they secured against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The candidates had prior to the …