Friday, August 26, 2022 Senator Dayo Adeyeye and Pa Ayo Adebanjo Contrary to the position of Ayo Adebanjo, most members of Afenifere, are in support of the aspiration of APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, claims Senator Dayo Adeyeye. Pa Adebanjo, the leader of the apex pan-Yoruba socio political organisation, has been resolute in his opposition

Friday, August 26, 2022 David Umahi The Abakaliki Division of the Federal High Court Thursday nullified the July 30 Local Government Area (LGA) Elections in Ebonyi. The exercise, which was swept by the All Progressive Party (APC), was conducted by the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC). It took place in the 13 LGAs and

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Governor David Umahi Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked all contractors handling waste evacuation and general environmental cleanliness of Abakaliki. Their sacking takes effect on August 31, Richard Nnabu, Commissioner for Environment, stated in Abakaliki on Wednesday. He stated that the governor gave the directive to sack the contractors because

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Kwara State Broadcast Corporation Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has approved the immediate payment of the N22.5 million broadcast license fee owed by the state-owned broadcasting corporation. Kwara State Broadcasting Service Limited was among the 52 broadcast stations whose licences were revoked by the National Broadcasting Commission last week over a

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) for Kano, Zamfara and Enugu states. Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the CPs affected by the deployment were Abubakar Lawal

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Monkeypox used to illustrate the story [Credit: The Health Site] Abia has recorded nine cases of monkeypox, the state’s epidemiologist, Peace Nwogwugwu, disclosed on Wednesday in Umuahia. Ms Nwogwugwu spoke at a one-day sensitisation workshop organised by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in collaboration with Abia Ministry of Health.

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Olumuyiwa Adejobi [Photo credit: Qed.ng] Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested 11 undergraduates of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma over alleged criminal conspiracy, cultism and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms. The Force Public Relations (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this during a media briefing on Thursday in

Kenya's Supreme Court has been given a lesson on observing the separation of powers and not 'usurping' the legislative power of Parliament. Strangely enough, this lesson has come from the High Court which had been asked to consider the constitutional validity of new rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. The disputed rules effectively prevented litigants

The small, dilapidated clinic serves residents of Intabazwe, near Harrismith - but it is overwhelmed and under-stocked Staff and patients at the Intabazwe Clinic near Harrismith, Free State, say the facility is dilapidated and floods when it rains. Staff want the health department to build a second clinic in the community after the only other

Municipal water has not been restored to Tongaat's 40,000 residents since the April floods Taps have been dry in Tongaat since the April floods devastated KwaZulu-Natal. The Tongaat Civic Association says that despite being declared a disaster zone government had all but abandoned them. eThekwini only expects the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant to be restored

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery has asked officials in eThekwini Municipality to provide it with a definite deadline by when repairs at the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant will be completed. The committee is currently in KwaZulu-Natal on a three-day oversight visit to assess, among other things, progress in the

Mogadishu — In a televised speech Tuesday night, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his government will launch a "total war" against al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab, after the group staged a deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 100. Mohamud said that it is time