The Federal Government has directed contractors handling the 107km Enugu-Onitsha road dualisation to speed up work on the project. This directive was given by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, during a meeting with MTN, the Enugu State Government, and the contractors, RCC Ltd and Nigercat Ltd, on Friday. In a statement on Friday, the minister expressed disappointment over the slow pace of work on the project, stating, “Let me express my disappointment over the slow pace of work on that project. It is one of the worst roads in this country. “Everywhere we have diversion; diverting from the…
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The Nigeria Police Force has invited Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh to its headquarters in connection with an investigation into criminal defamation, cyberbullying, and forgery, among other charges. The invitation was issued by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit, which is handling the case. In the invitation letter signed by the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, A.A. Elleman, and obtained by our correspondent, it was stated that the actress’s name prominently appeared in the investigation being conducted by the unit. The letter, dated August 5, read: “This office is investigating a case of criminal defamation, forgery, falsehood, cyberbullying, and criminal…
The quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene and Chidi Okezie, have been disqualified from the men’s 4x400m relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday. The men’s team had finished 2nd in their semi-final heat with a season’s best of 2:59.81. However, the referee disqualified Team Nigeria when one of them impeded a South African athlete following a changeover. Consequently, the South African men’s team took the spot to the final. Botswana — the bronze medallists at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finished first in their heat (and overall) with a top time of 2:57.76. They’ll be joined by…
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, insisted on Friday that the country will not progress towards achieving its goals unless both leaders and citizens embrace what he termed “moral rearmament.” He also warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder keg that could explode if the nation fails to take courageous and decisive steps to address its numerous challenges. Obasanjo described Nigeria as a nation that takes two steps forward, one step aside, and four steps backward. He deemed the demands of #EndBadGovernance protesters as very legitimate, stating that the government should heed the people’s grievances and…
As Kebbi State residents prepare for the upcoming Local Government elections, the main opposition party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, has withdrawn its participation from the election. The state party chairman, Bello Suru, announced this in a press statement made available to journalists on Thursday.He alleged that the Chairman and all the commissioners of the Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission are card-carrying members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state, which he claimed has given the APC candidates an undue advantage. “You will recall that during the last PDP stakeholders’ meeting, we agreed to participate in…
The Governor of Cross River, Bassey Otu, has announced that his administration is committed to revolutionising the state’s educational infrastructure, with plans to overhaul at least 1,000 schools across the state. In addition, he stated that his administration has secured funding for a groundbreaking railway project that will connect the southern and northern regions of the state. Otu made this disclosure during the State Executive Council meeting in Calabar on Friday. The governor explained that the railway line would link Bakassi Local Government Area in the southern part of the state with Ogoja, Obudu, and Bakwarra Local Government Areas in…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has called for transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector, urging the Federal Government to be honest with Nigerians regarding the payment of fuel subsidies. The former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP said the ” back-and-forth” position of the Federal government on the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol has thrown Nigerians into confusion, saying citizens of the country deserve to know the truth. PUNCH Online reports that ongoing speculations and debates continue regarding whether the Federal government removed the subsidy on PMS…
No fewer than 30 people were reportedly killed in Ayati village in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State Thursday night. Sources told journalists in a telephone chat on Friday that local bandits ans suspected armed herders unleashed terror on the village. Ayati village is gradually becoming a slaughter slab in Ukum LGA. Recall that the violent protest that led to the destruction of personal and government properties in the council a few weeks ago was as a result of the killing of 11 people in the Ayati community. A resident of the community who did not want his name…
The Nigerian military said it eliminated in one week 108 terrorists and rescued 214 kidnapped hostages across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said troops also apprehended 204 suspected terrorists and other criminal elements and recovered 66 assorted weapons and 4,087 assorted ammunition, comprising one Dushku, one MG, two GPMGs, one RPG launcher, one RPG bomb, one AK56 rifle and 37 AK47 rifles. He added that the troops also recovered four MRAPs, two GTs, three fabricated rifles, six Dane guns, three locally made pistols,…
The management of the University of Benin on Friday said that the female hostel donated to the institution on Tuesday was done by Daisy Danjuma (nee Ehanire). In a press statement by the UNIBEN Public Relation Officer, Benedicta Ehanire, said it has become expedient to make the clarification. The statement read, “It has become expedient to set the record straight with regard to the donation of hostels to the University of Benin by General Theophilus Danjuma and Senator Daisy Ehanire- Danjuma. “Against the misrepresentation of facts in sections of the media, the first hostel was graciously donated by the elder…