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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has said it was unfortunate for the APC-led administration to accuse its members of being responsible for the rising insecurity in the state. PDP Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi said, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin City, that the accusation was an attempt to use the rising insecurity to attack the opposition. Aziegbemi alleged that the state government had fabricated the accusations to tag PDP members as kidnappers, armed robbers to justify the demolitions of property belonging to them. “It is unfortunate, shameful, and disappointing that a government meant to protect citizens now…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is expending N39 billion on the rehabilitation of the Abuja International Conference Centre. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, when he inspected the ongoing renovation of the centre being executed by Julius Berger. The minister recalled that President Bola Tinubu had described the centre as an eyesore when he inaugurated the sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament on April 4, 2024. He added that, thereafter, Tinubu directed that the centre should be shut down and mandated the FCTA to carry out a total…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says allegations by former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El’Rufai, that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) caused its crisis are false and condemnable. The party spoke on the backdrop of the recent allegations by El’Rufai that the crises in PDP, Labour Party and NNPP were caused and fueled by the APC. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the former Kaduna state governor had alleged that the APC was behind the internal crises rocking the opposition parties. In a viral video on X on Tuesday, El-Rufai claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has accused lawmakers of denying him access to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill at the Assembly Quarters, despite officially notifying the House leadership of his readiness to do so. Fubara made the disclosure on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Bori Zonal Hospital in Khana Local Government Area. The governor lamented that, in line with the Supreme Court judgment, all stakeholders should prioritize safeguarding the state’s economy and ensuring that civil servants do not suffer unnecessary hardship. He said, “I made frantic efforts to reach the Speaker, which I believe he cannot deny, alongside other…

Angela Onwuzoo The Association of Practitioners of Spa and Medical Aesthetics of Nigeria has stressed the need for practitioners to uphold professionalism and standards in the aesthetic industry in Nigeria to curb quackery. APSMAN’s founder, Felix Avajah, said the aesthetic industry should be protected and not be allowed to become a profession without ethics and standards. Avajah, who relocated abroad four years ago and moved on to a different field of endeavour, emphasised how crucial it is for aestheticians to undergo the education process in accredited institutions. The immediate APSMAN past president advised those who want to practice aesthetics or…

Photo credit: thisisprinx/Instagram Prinx Emmanuel, known for hit songs “Amarachi” and “God No Go Shame Us,” has released the lyric visuals for “Your Way,” the 11th track off his album “According To Brother Nwachukwu.” The song captures the struggle of trying to understand God’s ways only to realise that human logic falls short. Prinx Emmanuel reflects on divine mysteries, questioning how God exists everywhere at once, performed biblical miracles, and remains beyond human comprehension. In the end, he surrenders to faith, hailing God as Yaweh. Listen below

The draw for the Round of 64 in this year’s President Federation Cup has set up a mouth-watering contest between two of Nigeria’s football giants, as Rangers International FC of Enugu take on Kano Pillars in what promises to be an early blockbuster, Soccernet.ng reports. Rangers, the most successful team in the competition’s history with six titles, will face stiff opposition from a Kano Pillars side bolstered by Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa. Pillars, who have lifted the trophy twice, will be eager to avenge their 2018 final defeat to Rangers—a thrilling 3-3 draw settled by penalties, with the Enugu…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from its first meeting in over five months on Wednesday, creating the impression of a quick return to peace. However, the security situation around the Wadata Plaza national secretariat, where the closed-door meeting was held, painted a different picture. A few hours before the meeting, scores of thugs took over the entire building, preventing easy access for members. Sunday Ude-Okoye, the Court of Appeal-imposed new secretary of the PDP, who eventually attended the meeting, was threatened—along with his colleagues—by aides of the removed former secretary, Sam…

An Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Aishatu Abubakar-Baju, says police laws and regulations mandating the dismissal of unmarried policewomen who get pregnant whilst in active service have been expunged. Abubakar-Baju, who is the most senior female police officer in Nigeria, stated this as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show on Wednesday. She said laws discriminating against women in the Nigeria Police Force have been deleted for inclusion. When reminded of the case of Omolola Olajide, an unmarried police corporal in Ekiti State who was dismissed in 2021 for being pregnant, the AIG said unmarried policewomen are no…

The immediate-past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says heaven will not fall if the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly impeaches his successor Siminalayi Fubara. At a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said there is nothing wrong if the lawmakers decide to sack Fubara for alleged impeachable offences including withholding their salaries for months. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) powerbroker said, “If you have committed an offence to be impeached, what’s wrong? Is it a criminal offence? It’s provided in the constitution. Am I a member of the Assembly? “If…