People&Politics

BEING TEXT OF COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXPANDED NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THEPAN NIGER DELTA (PANDEF) HELD IN ABUJAON WEDNESDAY, 19TH MARCH, 2025 In the wake of the shocking declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers State and the suspension from office of the democratically elected Governor, Deputy Governor and the House of Assembly which occurred Tuesday, 18th March, 2025, and now generally condemned by most Nigerians, the Board of Trustees and expanded National Executive Committee of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) held an emergency meeting to review…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Jalingo-based building materials merchant, Chief Uchenna Obidiukwu, who is also Special Adviser (SA) to Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, has pledged to train the youth in the state in commerce. Chief Obidiukwu, popularly known as Uche Obi, while expressing joy over the appointment, pointed out that it was a spur for him to do more for the people of the State. Obidiukwu, founder of Uche Obi Investment (Nig) Ltd., who stated these while speaking exclusively with our correspondent in Jalingo, the state capital, pledged that he will impact positively on the lives of the people of…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Executive Council has unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the State Governor Hyacinth Alia. The council took the position, declaring their support for the governor during Thursday's session, held at the Exco Hall of Government House, Makurdi,capital of the North-Central state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, revealed that the motion for the vote of confidence was proposed by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Sam Ode. The Deputy Governor, according to the statement, pointed out the importance of the resolution amid growing political and social challenges, notably…

By our reporter For the second time in two days, another accident occurred today, March 20, under Karu Bridge along the busy Abuja-Keffi Expressway. The previous one, which occurred on Wednesday evening, March 19, took many lives, with many others injured, and led to the destruction of several vehicles. While the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) said 10 persons died, the FCT Police Command gave a figure of six even as eye witnesses claimed that at least 15 persons were killed in the multiple crash. A press statement from FEMD on the latest accident, and signed by the…

By Felix Durumbah Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), popularly known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), today, March 20, weighed in on the Karu Bridge tanker fire and explosions which claimed at least 15 persons and led to the destruction of multiple vehicles. Though the FCT Police Command said six persons died in the accident, eye witnesses and others countered the assertion, saying the figure was much higher. The accident, which occurred in the evening of Wednesday, March 19, shocked Nigerians and literally set the social media on fire, sparking a flurry of criticisms from outraged…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, had sterling engagements in Southern Borno on Wednesday, inaugurating projects and schemes that directly impact the lives of the citizenry, a statement by his media aide, Abdurraman Bundi, has disclosed. The governor inaugurated state-of-the-art eye and dental hospitals which are fully equipped. Zulum appointed a team of highly trained medical doctors and specialists to offer treatments in oral health services such as preventive care, orthodontics and restorative treatments, as well as cataract, glaucoma and other vision-related ailments. The governor also inaugurated a mega secondary school in Miringa, a community…

From Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill to establish the Enugu International Conference Centre (ICC) Management Corporation. Speaking during the plenary session at the legislative complex, on Tuesday, the Minority Leader and also lawmaker representing Nkanu West constituency, Hon. Iloabuchi Aniagu, in his speech, emphasized that the bill is not contentious, noting that with the establishment of the management corporation, the ICC as an institution will stand the test of time. Citing the functions of the corporation in Section 4, Hon. Aniagu stated that the job of the corporation is to improve…

By Felix Durumbah At least 15 persons were reportedly burnt to death following a series of explosions ignited by multiple auto crashes near Karu Bridge, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday evening, March 19. Many more received varying degrees of burns and several vehicles were destroyed in the accident, which rattled residents of the usually serene axis. Karu Bridge is one of the landmarks on the busy Abuja-Keffi Expressway. It is located just before Nyanya, the last major satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the highway to Nasarawa State. Many workers, business persons and others returning from…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Iornem Alia, has assured that the signing of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project (GIP) will boost agricultural productivity and enhance private-sector investment in Nigeria. The assurance came during the signing of the commercial phase of the GIP 1 at Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary (COS) to the Governor, Tersoo Kula on Wednesday, March 19, in Makurdi quoted the governor as lauding the project following it's importance for the people of Benue state. The governor's spokesman stated that Benue as the food basket of the nation, was…

By our reporter American war veterans of South-East Nigerian descent have cautioned Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja against any form of bias in handling the trial, for alleged terrorism, of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in his court on Friday, March 21, 2025. They said the world is watching the Kanu matter to see that alleged "illegality is not piled atop illegality." These were contained in a statement issued by their group, the American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19. Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who has…