Sen. Ahmed Lawan representing Yobe North has been elected as 9th assembly Senate President. You would recall that the members of PDP had earlier endorsed Senator Ali Ndume to become the senate president as an opposition party. However, their chosen candidate lost out. See how they voted below… Sen. Ahmed Lawan : 79 votes
Nigerians mock Abians As Orji Family monopolize the state
Abia State has been trending on the social media again for the wrong reasons. One would likely ask why is Abia state so unbelievably backwards in most things of which the answers still would elude the masses. Nigerians have taken to the Twitter Street of Nigeria to make jest of “Ndị Abia” for keeping mute
Breaking : Youths dominate in the Newly appointed state house of Assembly speakers (pictures)
Oyo state and other states elect their respective speakers which have mostly youths in dominance. Below are the few states that have elected theirs and their faces.. The youngest being the Oyo state speaker, 32 year old Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin and Deputy Speaker, Mohammed Fadeyi of the Oyo State House of Assembly. Meanwhile, he was
Abducted Anambra pupils found in Onitsha hotel
Two pupils abducted from their school in Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, were on Sunday, found in a hotel in Onitsha. Southern City News learnt that the pupils were siblings. According to a source, the pupils were abducted from their school on Monday last week during a break. The source
Ibom Air begins commercial operations
Ibom Air, the Akwa Ibom State owned airline is set to begin commercial operations yesterday, June 7, 2019, the state government has has announced. The airline, managed and operated by Ibom Air Company Limited is one of the signature projects of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s first term, launched on February 20, 2019, with three aircrafts on its
AIT, RayPower FM back on air as court orders re-opening
The Africa Independent Television and RayPower FM shut down on the orders of National Broadcasting Commission are back on air. The two broadcast houses, shut down on Thursday, resumed transmission Friday evening following an order by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. The court ordered the NBC and other parties to a suit filed by
FULL TEXT OF PRESS BRIEFING ON SUSPENSION OF DAAR COMMUNICATIONS PLC BROADCAST LICENSE
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the operating licence of DAAR Communications PLC until further notice. The commission announced the decision at a news briefing in Abuja, the nations capital. According to the commission, reasons for the suspension included alleged inability to pay the license renewal fees, hate speeches, as well as
Killer of UNIZIK female student nabbed
The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of the suspected killer of a female student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Chinasa Agbata. The undergraduate was murdered in March and her corpse dumped by the gate of the institution. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, told journalists on Wednesday
Furious Residents beat NEPA officials (Video)
The residents of a particular community in Lagos state, Nigeria have decided to take the bull by the horn as they attacked some personnels from the NEPA ( I don’t know their new baptismal name, biko we prefer NEPA) who were trying to disconnect their electricity. Evidently, the people were so furious and waiting for
Breaking: Buhari approves state, LG police
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the establishment of state and local government police. He also approved the dismissal of 37 police officers as recommended by the National Human Rights Commission Presidential Special Panel on SARS Reforms. This was contained in the statement by the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission and Chairman Presidential Panel