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Obaseki condemns some actions as lawless in Edo state as the All progressive congress (APC) sets to inaugurate Okpebholo on Tuesday,12 November ,without consulting the state government. Obaseki made the remark in Benin during the inauguration of caretaker committee for the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He stated that the government was supposed to be in charge of overseeing the inauguration programme In obseki words he stated that they were doing an inauguration and as the governor he wasn’t aware ,it was more like they were starting a brand new state and government.
Burkina faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty in the country ,after it was abolished in 2018 ,a government source revealed on Saturday. Reintroducing capital punishment to the penal code “is being considered. It’s up to the government to discuss it, then make the proposal to the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) for adoption,” the source said, adding that the date had not been chosen.
A former PDP Senatorial aspirant in Cross River State who was also the Chief Security Officer, CSO to former Governor Liyel Imoke, Mr Dodeye Arikpo has formally defected to the All Progressive Congress, APC, today, August 15, 2024. The event which took place in his ward, Ikpakapit in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, was witnessed by a mammoth crowd of supporters and well wishers, who hailed his move. It will be recalled that Mr. Dodeye Arikpo recently resigned his membership of the PDP, citing personal reasons. Among those who witnessed the occasion were the APC Ikpakapit Ward Chairman, Pastor Ujong Onen Okoi and the…
Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo (a.k.a Tompolo) has beckoned on organizers of the proposed ‘Hardship Strike’ to listen to well-meaning Nigerians’ call to shelve the action. While conceding to citizens’ right to protest, Ekpemupolo, Alias Tompolo, noted that the ongoing hardship in the country did not start from the past year of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stressing that it was long in the making. He said: “I wish to add my voice to all well-meaning Nigerians, including our revered traditional rulers, on the call to shelve the proposed hardship protest billed to…
A bizarre scenario played out this week in Biko Biko council ward in Ugep Yakurr local Government Area of Cross River State as a woman slumped and died while quarreling with her neighbor. According to Mrs Grace who claimed to have witnessed the entire incident said, the duo were quarreling and exchanging words before the deceased slumped and died. Some people in the compound allegedly said that the deceased is a BP patient. This is the second time this kind of sad event is happening in ugep. In 2021, Hon Nwenji Eteng who was popularly called Hon. Labour died in…
A stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Dodeye Arikpo has resigned his membership from the party. Dodeye who played a pivotal role in the party during the tenure of former Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke and later sought the party’s nomination for a seat in the Nigeria Senate said his reasons for ending it is “purely personal”. This decision was communicated in a letter signed by Dodeye Arikpo, dated July 23, 2024, and addressed to the Ikpakapit Ward Chairman in the Yakurr Local Government Chapter of the party. The stalwart’s next political move is yet to be…
Today, during the House of Representatives plenary, the member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency, Hon. Godwin Offiono presented a bill for the alteration of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to create Ogoja state. The bill, HB. 1555– which scaled First Reading, was co-sponsored by Hon. Peter Akpanke, Hon. Mike Etaba, Hon. Alex Egbona and Hon. Victor Abang, seeks to create Ogoja state thereby increasing the number of state in Nigeria from thirty-six (36) to thirty-seven (37). The lawmakers lamented that, the general historical perspective of political development and state creation in Nigeria, it can be seen that…
Screening for selection of beneficiaries for the 2024/2025 NDDC Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship program began today, May 23, 2024 at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt and the NDDC Director of Education, Health and Social Services (EHSS), Dr. George Uzonwanne made some revelations about the selection process when he visited the site where the candidates are taking the Computer Based Test (CBT). Watch the video below to hear him:
One of the young lawyers from Ugep, Sam-John Usani Esq. has won his case against BOUYGUES Construction, the 7th richest construction & engineering company in world. In a suit filed at the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja before Hon. Justice O.Y. Anuwe between SILVANUS Chime v. BOUYGUES Construction Nigeria Limited & ANR in suit no NICN/ABJ/29/2022, the Court on the 22nd April 2024, delivered a landmark judgement in favour of the Claimant, whose benefits was unlawfully withheld by the Defendants on malicious grounds. Having considered the case of the claimant and submissions of learned counsel for the Claimant, Sam-John Usani…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced that it has started accepting applications for interested persons to apply for its 2014/2015 foreign postgraduate scholarship programs. According to a circular signed by the Management, “The deadline for submission of applications is May 13, 2024, which is exactly 4 weeks from the date of the first publication of this advert on April 15, 2024”. The circular also noted that only first class or second class holders from professional disciplines such AgriculturalScience, Engineering, EnvironmentalScience, Geosciences, InformationTechnology, MedicalSciences and Law are eligible to apply. See circular below for more details: