The Anambra State Lawmaker Hon. Justice Azuka abducted on Christmas eve has been found dead. He was traveling home when he was abducted by unknown gunmen. His decomposing body was discovered at the 2nd Niger Bridge by a combined security team.On Tuesday, 24 December, 2024, the deceased was abducted while returning home on Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha.He was kidnapped at gunpoint in a swift operation that lasted less than five minutes on Ugwunaobankpa Road.Azuka, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), had recently regained his mandate after a court ruling ousted the previous winner, Hon. Douglas Egbuna of…
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The federal government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has announced a 15 percent tariff increase, the first in 32 years, the N.ation reports NPA managing director Abubakar Dantsoho, who disclosed this on Thursday, 6 February, 2025 in Lagos during the stakeholders’ engagement, added that noted that the 15 percent ports tariff increment is across the board. Represented by the Executive Director of Marine and Operations, Olalekan Badmus, Dantsoho explained that the agency had maintained the same rates for over three decades despite significant economic changes, including exchange rate fluctuations, rising wages, fuel and lubricant costs, and inflation. This comes…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has congratulated Senator Ned Nwoko, the senator representing the Delta North constituency, for his decision to join the party. According to the party, Nwoko’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), marks a new and exciting chapter in the political landscape of Delta State. “We are confident that his wealth of experience, leadership qualities, and commitment to the development of our state will be transformative,” APC stated. In a goodwill message celebrating the senator’s entry into APC, the state party chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, noted that Nwoko, a respected…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has registered its disapproval of the plans by the Federal Government to toll selected federal roads in the country as a means of revenue generation. President of TUC, Festus Osifo condemned the policy on Thursday, 6 February, 2025 while presiding over the 1st Quarter 2025 National Administrative Council, NAC, of the union in Abuja. Osifo wondered why the Federal Government initiates policies that concern the citizens without due consultations with relevant stakeholders. He said it is annoying that most of the roads which are unpaved, dilapidated and riddled with potholes should be open for collecting…
The United Kingdom Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has vowed that she will make it more difficult for immigrants to get British citizenship. While making one of her first policy announcements since she became leader, Badenoch said immigrants would only be able to apply for citizenship after being in the UK for 15 years. She also declared that indefinite leave to remain, which paves the way for citizenship, should not be granted to those who have criminal records or who had claimed benefits or social housing. According to her, citizenship was a privilege, not just a right and should only be…
President Bola Tinubu has announced leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday, 6 February, 2025, the changes take effective immediately “At Yakubu Gowon University, President Tinubu dissolved the entire Governing council and relieved Prof Aisha Maikudi of her duties as Vice-Chancellor. “Sen. Lanre Tejuoso, currently Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the Yakubu Gowon University. “He will be succeeded in Makurdi by Sen. Joy Emordi, now pro-chancellor of…
Ekiti State Government has debunked insinuations of imposition of multiple taxation or introduction of new ones on people in the State. Speaking during a meeting with the Management of the State Internal Revenue Service led by the Agency’s Chairman, Mr. Olaniran Olatona, the state Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun explained that the remarkable growth in revenue generation is a direct consequence of blocking loopholes and deploying technology for the collection of revenue as well as ensure the money collected is judiciously spent on development. Olatunbosun who described the purported protest as misguided, stressed the commitment of the State…
The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood has received a newcomer into its fold in the person of former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye. Kennedy-Ohanenye joined Nollywood a few months after being sacked by President Bola Tinubu. Kennedy-Ohanenye was appointed as Minister in August 2023, and removed alongside four others in a cabinet reshuffle on October 23, 2024. The 51-year-old politician has now shifted her focus to filmmaking barely four months after her removal from the cabinet. Announcing her acting career on her X handle, the former Minister shared a video of her latest project. Kennedy-Ohanenye who is also a lawyer…
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has cried out as the Ogun State government seals his uncompleted building and hotel in Sango-Ota over illegal development. The notice of contravention shared on Instagram by the ‘Zazu’ exponent showed that the properties were sealed by the Ogun State Planning and Development Authority. Portable alleged that during the sealing of the properties, about 20 of his customers and workers were taken into detention, just as he also claimed that the alcoholic beverages at his bar were confiscated during the operation. “I believe in Eledumare. Nobody can fool me, Omo Olohun.…
Columbus Irisoanga’s death was announced by another Veteran Nollywood actress and politician, Hilda Dokubo, Columbus’s death comes just a few days after another Nollywood actress, Pat Ugwu, 35, died. Dokubo, who announced the death of Irisopanga ,popularly known as ‘Igbudu’ , in a post on Instagram, said that the actor had gone to be with the Lord. She also stated that the actor’s death is a heavy one on University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Nollywood. “Our uncle Coli @colu_mbusirisoanga has gone to be with the lord. Ikoli eh dein na mu. “There can’t be shortage of Angels in heaven that…