Efiok Ephraim

2 mn read The Rivers Social Democratic Group, RSDG, has claimed that the recent resignation of five commissioners in Rivers State is linked to the upcoming probe into the previous administration. The group asserts that these officials have questions to answer once the investigation begins. Recall that on Wednesday, five commissioners—Prof. Chinedu Mmom (Education), Dr. Gift Worlu (Housing), […]

< 1 mn read The Osun State Government has approved the appointments of Prince Oyeleye Saheed Akorede as the next Gbelepawo of Gbelepawo in Egbedore Local Government Area of the state and Prince Oyedele Isiaka Olasunkanmi as the next Alajagba of Ajagba. The appointments of the monarchs, according to a statement by Kolapo Alimi, the state Commissioner for Information […]

< 1 mn read The Director General, National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye has called for the establishment of coordinated wholesale centres for drugs and related products in Aba, the Abia State capital. Adeyeye made the call when she led other senior staff of the agency on a courtesy visit to the Abia […]

< 1 mn read A Second Republic Senator in the old Ondo State, Michael Onunkun, popularly known as MAE Onunkun is dead. Onunkun was aged 98. He represented Ondo West Senatorial District, now Ondo South, in the old Ondo State from 1979 to 1983. His daughter, Mrs Morenike Alaka, confirmed this to NAN on Thursday in Okitipupa. Alaka, a […]

2 mn read The Igbo-Biafra Nationalists Movement, IBN, has called for the recolonisation of Nigeria. The convener of the movement, Mazi Uche Mefor, said this in a statement to newsmen on Thursday in Owerri. He said the call became necessary because of what he alleged to be a lack of equitable opportunities for Igbos in the political and […]

2 mn read The House of Representatives Committee investigating the Public Private Partnership and Concessions programmes of the federal government has threatened to cancel all leases and concessions at the Ministry of Transport. The committee said the PPP and Concessions agreement between the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, and the Railway Property Management Company Limited, RPMC, may be cancelled […]

< 1 mn read Five Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others injured by errant Israeli tank fire in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) made this known in a statement on Thursday. The casualties were with a force that entered Gaza City and seized buildings as part of a resumed […]