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The Cross River state Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for acting decisively on the state’s nominee for the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). A.press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,  Emmanuel Ogbeche, said Otu made the commendation, on Friday, after the president redressed the earlier nomination of an opposition member as the state …

President Bola Tinubu has replaced Victor Akinjo as the Ondo State representative in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said his principal also replaced the Cross River State representative in the NDDC board, Asi Oku Okang. …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday promised to remove all negative perceptions about the Nigerian business environment. The president gave the assurance during a meeting with the captains of the Saudi Arabian industry at the Nigeria-Saudi Investment Roundtable in Riyadh. He said the new administration in Nigeria was tackling headlong the wrong notions on the ease of doing business, monetary policy, …

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the March 18 gubernatorial election, Beatrice Itubo, challenging the victory of Gov. Simnalayi Fubara of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In its verdict on Monday, the three-member tribunal led by Justice Cletus Emifonye, which sat in Abuja on …

Police operatives in Katsina have killed a suspected kidnapper, Nazifi Ibrahim, in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Katsina. He added that the police officers also recovered a large cache of ammunition during the operation. The spokesman said: “On November 11, 2023, at about 03.30hrs, based …

Early results from Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa State have revealed that incumbent Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is leading in several local government areas in the state. The results released so far in most of the polling units in Ogbia, Nembe, Brass, Sagbama, Ekeremor, Kolokuma-Opokuma, Yenagoa and parts of Southern Ijaw showed that the incumbent …

The naira exchanged for N740.38 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday. The Nigerian currency gained 2.93 percent compared to the N762.71 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N775.17 to the dollar on Friday. READ ALSO: Naira to dollar exchange rate rises in CBN-backed official window, black market A …

The ancient Kabowei Kingdom, spanning Delta to Bayelsa states, joyfully celebrates the Nigerian Army (NA) for inaugurating a significant project in their community. Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Major Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, shared that the Pere of Kabowei Kingdom, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Barrister Peremobowei Shedrack Erebulu, the Adoo III, expressed deep appreciation to the NA, …

The election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has been nullified by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The tribunal also declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), David Ombugadu, as the duly elected elected governor of the state. READ ALSO:Gov Sule dissolves cabinet ahead of second term inauguration in Nasarawa …

The “Travelogue of China” media exchange activity held in north China’s Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality concluded on Oct. 28, 2023. Over the course of five days, 14 journalists from 13 countries, including Argentina and Brazil, were invited to witness China’s endeavors in building a green China and the remarkable achievements in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. In …