Serial Nigerian champions, Enyimba International of Aba, have said the entire club is devastated by the death of their former goalkeeper, Togolese Bassa Sabirou Djeri. The player was confirmed dead on Saturday and the former African champions have mourned the demise of the shot-stopper in a statement. The nine times Nigerian champions said; “Enyimba Football …
Benue Massacre: Send Troops To Vulnerable Communities, LP Tells FG
Labour Party has called for an immediate and comprehensive deployment of security agents to vulnerable communities in the north central, especially in Benue State. The party also called for urgent humanitarian intervention to provide food, shelter, medical care, and trauma support for victims of the dastardly massacre in communities in Benue. Acting National Chairman of …
Rivers NASS Caucus Slams Dickson Over Emergency Rule Comments
The Rivers State Caucus in the National Assembly has condemned recent comments by Senator Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa West), describing them as inflammatory, misleading, and capable of stoking unrest. The lawmaker had sharply criticized the Federal Government’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of failing to …
NewsFresh suit challenges NASS role in Rivers emergency rule
A civil society organization, Initiative for Freedom, Conflict Preservation and Social Integration, has filed another case at the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, this time challenging the legality of the National Assembly’s ratification of the appointment of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. The group is questioning the authority …
Court Dismisses FG’s Bid To Arrest Senator Natasha Over Defamation Case
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined the Federal Government’s request to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, over her failure to appear in court for arraignment in a criminal defamation case. Justice Muhammed Umar delivered the ruling after government counsel, David Kaswe, informed …
Air India plane crash pilot ‘saved dozens of lives’ at apartment blocks by diverting jet at the last second’
The captain of doomed Air India Flight 171 has been praised for saving dozens of lives by guiding the jet away from a row of apartment blocks moments before impact. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an experienced pilot with more than 8,200 hours in the cockpit, was at the controls when his Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for …