Ondo village complains about ongoing floods and asks for help

On Saturday, residents of the Irese village in the Ondo State’s Ifedore Local Government Area appealed to the state government for assistance in resolving the catastrophic impacts of ongoing flooding on the town’s only access road. The lone asphalt road in the neighborhood, according to the locals, has been steadily becoming impassable during the rainy … Read more

Suspended Dean of Law replaced by UNICAL amid allegations of sexual harassment

Dr. Rose Ugbe has been appointed as the Acting Dean, Faculty of Law, by Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar. According to a statement from Mr. Gabriel Egbe, the university’s registrar, Ugbe will take the place of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, a former dean who was suspended last week over claims of … Read more

Follow the Supreme Court’s order or face jail time, a group challenges the CBN Governor

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has urged Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to follow the recent order from the Supreme Court or face jail time. According to XANDERTECH, a seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro issued an interim injunction on Wednesday to prevent the Federal government, the Central … Read more

As the new NSCDC FCT Commandant, Odumosu was deployed

The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has appointed Commandant Olusola Odumosu as Commandant FCT. Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant General of the Corps, stated that the deployment was made to ensure effective service delivery. He also noted that Commandant Odumosu would succeed Commandant Peter Maigari, who would be pursuing … Read more

As gunmen attack a media house owned by a former member of the House of Representatives, Rivers State experiences uneasy rest

A media company in Port Harcourt, Atlantic TV Network and Wish 99.5 FM, Ozuoba, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, has been the target of an attack by gunmen. It was reported that the attackers struck the station around 9 p.m. on Tuesday (yesterday), causing damage to some of its transmission devices … Read more

Nigerians are to blame for the shortage of naira – CBN

Nigerians’ hoarding of the notes, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is to blame for the scarcity of the new naira. Mrs. Rashidat Mongunu, the consumer protection director at Apex Bank, said this on Thursday while observing microfinance institutions in Offa, Kwara’s Offa Local Government Area. Before visiting Stockcorp Microfinance and Ibolo Microfinance, … Read more

The governor of Cross Rivers forbids ‘Okada’ activities in Calabar

Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross Rivers State, has outlawed the use of commercial motorcycles, or “okadas,” in Calabar. Otu advised anyone who wanted to use their motorcycles for business to keep their operations in isolated regions. The governor stated that the choice was made after consulting with the state’s security chiefs in a statement … Read more