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The Enugu State Police Command, Wednesday night, confirmed the death of ten persons in two separate road mishaps that occurred at different locations along Enugu-Port-Harcourt expressway. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a release, also announced that about ten persons were injured in the crashes. According to him, “Two separate but tragic fatal road accidents that …

The President has announced that our nation’s revenue target for the year has now been achieved by August, which could mean a stabilising economy. Congratulations Mr. President. But Mr. President, if indeed the economy stabilises as you declared, then Nigerians must feel it in their daily lives. Borrowings must stop now. Huge Contractors’ bills, which are still owed should be …

A member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has suggested that there is resistance within the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the possible defection of former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the party. Jibrin spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He said some stakeholders in the Kano APC are opposed to …

Member representing Ezeagu and Udi Federal Constituency, Hon. Sunday Umeha, has flagged off three major road projects in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, describing the development as a “treble score” for the constituency. The projects are the Akama Oghe,, Amankwo Imezi-Ndiagu and Amansiodo – Ihuonyia–Oghe roads, all aimed at boosting rural connectivity and easing transportation challenges in the …

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has clarified his position within the African Democratic Congress (ADC)-led opposition coalition, insisting that questions about his party membership were secondary to the broader political alliance being built for the 2027 general election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, El-Rufai explained that both he and Labour Party’s Peter Obi were granted leeway to remain …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, met with the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, in a closed-door session that lasted over two hours, just as the emergency rule imposed on the oil-rich state winds down in days. The meeting comes barely two weeks before the September 18 expiration of the …

Details have emerged on why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, reversed the leadership changes he had earlier approved at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The President had announced the appointment of Rotimi Pedro as Director-General of the state broadcaster, replacing Salihu Dembos, alongside three other senior executives in the organisation and its subsidiaries. However, a week later, Mr. Tinubu …

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has expressed disappointment with his nominee and 2023 Labour Party candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi federal constituency, Emmanuel Ezeh, for rejecting the membership of the newly inaugurated Ebonyi Economic Team. In a statement issued by the governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Leo Ekene Oketa, the governor noted that “history would remember those who built bridges, not …

A trailer reportedly belonging to Dangote Group on Wednesday crushed an entire family at Four Corner Junction in Enugu State. Eyewitnesses said the victims, who were inside a vehicle, did not survive the accident. A video circulating online shows the car completely flattened by the truck. The development comes days after Ruth, sister of former Big Brother Naija winner, Phyna, …

There is disquiet among Kaduna State government officials over the reported resignation of Governor Uba Sani’s aides who are alleged to be in consonance with former governor and now opposition leader, Nasir El-Rufai. One of the state officials told SaharaReporters that Governor Sani’s strategy to flush out “double-faced officials” triggered the wave of resignations. He noted that the state government …