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Seun Kuti Remanded in Custody as Court Orders Police to Complete Investigation within 48 Hours
Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun has ordered the remand of Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat musician, in police custody for 48 hours over allegations of assaulting a police officer. The remand order was given during a court hearing where Kuti was arraigned for the alleged offense. Kuti, in a 12-second video clip that went viral on May 13,…
Seun Kuti arrested for Assaulting a Policeman
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has been arrested and is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, also known as Panti, in Lagos State for allegedly assaulting a police officer on Saturday. The musician was accompanied by a lawyer representing Falana and Falana Chambers, the law firm of popular human rights activist Femi Falana,…
Advocating for the 2023 Census: Bringing Awareness to the People
By Robinson Erebi As the Nigerian government prepares for the inauguration of the incoming President, who is expected to prioritize the conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, the Executive Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, has been on advocacy tours to create awareness for the well-planned census in…
Uwak’s Sponsored 1Km Okossi-Udung Ukpong-Otieke Road Almost Complete
The Okossi-Udung Ukpong-Otieke Road being sponsored by the former Member, Oro Federal Constituency, Hon. Robinson Uwak, would soon be completed, as contractors are working day and night to deliver on deadline. Hon. Robinson Uwak An unplanned visit to the site by a team of reporters, on Friday, May 12, showed an exceedingly high level of…
Why We Postponed Population and Housing Census – Nasir Kwarra
“After the commission completed the pre-census exercise and informed number one citizen, President Muhammadu Buhari, we were told to put it on hold, said this is a transition period, we should allow the incoming administration to be the one to carry it out to ensure acceptability and ownership”.
2023 May Day: Promotion arrears to be implemented with immediate effect -Sen. Douye Diri
The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Douye Diri has directed the immediate implementation of 2021/2022 promotions, 2015/2017 promotion arrears, other entitlements. Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Douye Diri Sen. Diri gave the directive during the 2023 Labour Day parade by workers at the Peace Park in Yenagoa The Governor Diri said that the contributions…
Timipre Sylva felicitates with Bayelsa Worker On May Day
…Zeros in on sub-standard treatment of Bayelsa’s workforce. Bayelsa Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, His Excellency Chief Timipre Sylva has commemorated with Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Worker’s Day Celebrations. In a letter made available to the media on Sunday, Sylva described workers as the genuine fulcrum of industrialization, of growth…
2023 Census Is Postponed By Mr. President
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming Administration. President Muhammadu Buhari The President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population…
52,250 Christians And 34,000 Moderate Muslims Massacred By Islamic Uprising
…Benue worst hit in first 100 days of 2023 with 380 Christian deaths as military air-bombed over100 in Niger State …Buhari’s radical Islamism since 2015 had killed 30,250 Christians and attacked 18,000 churches and 2,200 Christian schools. …Christians of Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Taraba, Niger, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Kebbi worst affected in the attacks …Christian Eastern…
Gloria Izonfuo Kidnapped by Gunmen Regains Freedom After Five Days
Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo, the Hon. Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, who was abducted by gunmen while returning from a trip in Brass, Bayelsa state, has been released after spending five days in captivity. She was abducted alongside her driver and maid at the Ogbakiri junction in Emuoha Local Government Area…
