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Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River state has suspended the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chief (Mrs.) Angela Ogeyi Odey.  A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche, Monday, did not, however, state reasons for the suspension. The statement directed the suspended Director General to hand over to the …

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state has disclosed that one million and fifty thousand poor, widows, orphans, elderly and vulnerable citizens of the state representing 210,000 households are to benefit from the immediate palliative plans in the state. Speaking while rolling out the state government’s palliative plans in Kaduna, Governor Sani said the state has received the first tranche of …

Wole Soyinka’s third novel has just been published in translation in France. © Editions du Seuil Nigerian author Wole Soyinka’s third novel, “Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth”, has been released in French. The Nobel laureate told RFI about his inspiration behind the book, which takes place in an imaginary version of Nigeria. This novel is …

Singer Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel aka Mayorkun has reacted to the reasons put forward by the Senate for the purchase of Special Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for the lawmakers. Nigerians last week condemned the National Assembly’s decision to purchase 360 SUVs valued at N5.7 billion for the lawmakers and argued that the money could be spent on other priorities. The Chairman of …

The dollar rate extended its upward swing on Wednesday, after closing at N773.42/$1 in the Investors’ and Exporters (I&E) window of the official market, according to FMDQ Exchange. Data obtained from the official market rate aggregator showed that the price of the United States currency inched higher from the previous day’s N770.72/$1 rate. The exchange rate between the naira and …

The crisis between former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and his successor, Dapo Abiodun has taken a new twist after hundreds of Amosun’s loyalists on Friday, dumped him and rejoined the ‘mainstream’ of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Abiodun. The returnees drawn from the 20 local government areas of the state, and led by the chairman of the …

The Eagles of Mali defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in a friendly game in Marrakech, Morocco on Tuesday night. Goals in each halves by El Bilal Toure and Kamory Doumbia sealed the win for Mali. The last time Mali defeated the Super Eagles was on 5th September 1975 also in a friendly which ended 4-1. Prior to Tuesday’s game, the …

Police operatives in Adamawa have arrested a 94-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in Tappare ward of Ganye local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Yola, said the suspect was in the habit of deceiving young girls to defile them. …

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has pledged that there will not be maintenance of Federal Roads for 50 years, once total rehabilitation has been completed, as he commences his tenure. Umahi made this call on Thursday, during an interview with Channels TV “Sunrise Daily.” Responding to a question about whether states can rehabilitate Federal Roads, the Works Minister said, …

The Directors of Paz Oil Nigeria Limited, Ibrahim Shehu Tenimu and Jemima Monosoko Shehu have slammed a N10 billion fundamental human rights enforcement suit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Kwara state police Commissioner and four others over alleged violation of their fundamental rights without following due process of the law. Cited as respondents in …