The Federal Government has officially commissioned a pilot conversion centre for vehicles that will run on compressed natural gas in the Federal Capital Territory. It said the centre will boost the CNG initiative of the government and mitigate the effect of subsidy removal on petrol by reducing transportation costs. This was disclosed in a statement…
In response to recent media speculation, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), led by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, issued a statement today clarifying their role in the resolution of the Rivers State crisis. The statement addressed their interactions with President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in addressing…
The Chief Judge of Rivers state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has granted pardon to 53 inmates standing trial for various offences at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre. The exercise is part of the activities outlined to kick off the 2023/2024 legal year in the state, as well as being a move to decongest the…
“In the New Nigeria of our dreams, abuse of power and the reckless violation of citizens’ rights through acts of impunity will have no place. The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised the attack on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, in Imo…
Falana, who said three of the appointees are members of the All Progressives Congress while one is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, condemned their confirmation by the Senate. Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the problems the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are facing in conducting credible elections would be complicated by…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has commended the positive response of the new leadership of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) over the arrest of some students of Obafemi Awolowo University, calling for expedited due process in the handling of the matter. The Governor in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed…
Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi has stated that, Governor Ademola Adeleke acted within the requirements of the law in dissolving all statutory commissions almost a year after he assumed office. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this clarification . In a reaction to news publications in respect of…
The Osun Leadership forum has issued warning to Osun Masterminds group in the state, stating that the group should stop sabotaging Governor Adeleke’s government. According to a statement issued on Wednesday and made available to Sahel, Osun leadership forum frowns with displeasure against Osun Masterminds for sabotaging the efforts of Adeleke on the multi- billion…
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the state chapter Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Chijioke Ihunwo over attack on the residence of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, on Tuesday. Confirming the arrest in a press statement, on Wednesday, police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the…
Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been arrested in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an…
