Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has berated the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over his involvement in the forthcoming local government election in Rivers State. HURIWA also backed the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for foiling an attempt by the Nigerian Police, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), to take over the State Independent ...

Barely 40 days before the end of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration, the state government and reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu are in a war of words over the alleged looting of public properties by political appointees. DAILY POST reports that officials of the state government and Philip Shaibu disagreed over a circular issued by Shaibu to permanent secretaries, departments, and ...

Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has renamed the newly remodeled government house after former Minister of Defense, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd.). The renaming follows approval from the state House of Assembly. During the commissioning ceremony, Mr. Ibrahim Yaboro, Permanent Secretary, Government House, Jalingo, said the honour bestowed on Danjuma was a gesture of appreciation ...

The naira appreciated further against the dollar at the foreign exchange to end the week on a good note. FMDQ data showed that the naira strengthened to N1631.21 per dollar on Friday from N1659.26 traded on Thursday. This represents an N28.05 gain against the dollar. Similarly, at the black market, the naira gained by N10 to N1670 on Friday from N1680 exchanged on Thursday. This comes despite the ...

Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has said that he has no input in what social critic, Very Dark Man, shares on social media.    Recall that on Tuesday, September 24th, VDM released a purported audio conversation between Bobrisky and a male friend in which Bob claimed he spoke with Falz in prison and that Falz and his dad, Femi Falana, SAN, tried to get him a presidential pardon in exchange for N10 ...

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, says the ministry is set to launch the Renewed Hope Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP) for unemployed Nigerians this month. Speaking Thursday in Abuja, Onyejeocha said LEEP is part of the continued efforts of the government to create jobs and revitalise the nation’s economy. According to her, LEEP is a ...