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We rejoice that in spite of all difficulties and trials associated with nation building, Nigeria has remained

A former executive chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and a prominent development scholar, Dr. Sam Amadi, has called for the

  A Delta State-based, self-proclaimed human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has declared that he is in “serious debt” and not mentally stable.   Gwamnishu contested to become a member of the Delta State House of Assembly as a candidate of the Labour Party in the March 18, 2023 legislative election but lost.   In a series of Facebook posts on Sunday, Gwamnishu claimed that he owed N110,000,000 and had paid N72,000,000, leaving him with a debt of N38,000,000 to offset.  

In spite of the gale of endorsements and overwhelming support for the re-election bid of Uzodinma as a result of his focused, purposeful and pragmatic leadership, believed to be turning around the fortunes of the state, opposition candidates in the guber race with him, have insisted that he has done nothing to merit another tenure.

 The Director, Army Public Relations,  Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, could not be reached for a reaction on the matter as calls to his line indicated it was not reachable.

City Round gathered that the politician’s home was set on fire on Thursday morning, a few hours before the commencement of the two-day South-East summit on economy and security held in Owerri, which had the five governors in the region in attendance.

It further called on the governors of the region and other political leaders to shun the exercise, saying no “Nigerian flag will be hoisted in the zone”, in the zone on October 1.

After several postponements, the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season will kick-off today as mouth-watering Week One fixtures hold at match venues across the country. In the star match of the opening day, former champions, Plateau United are in the ancient city of Ibadan to take on 3SC as they eye their first away…

Chieftains of the Labour Party in Imo State have held a protest rally to demand the redeployment of the state resident electoral commissioner, Prof Sylvia Agu.

A solar panel installer from Imo State, Opara Kevin, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how a gas explosion left him with physical and mental scars