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… How Mbah Pressured Me To Complete Hotel – Arthur Eze By Tony Adibe The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, at the weekend, inaugurated the Oranto International Airport Hotel in Enugu, saying it perfectly fits into his administration’s plans to position the state as the premier destination for business, investment, tourism, and living. Governor Mbah said this just as business mogul and Chairman of Oranto, Prince Arthur Eze, who recounted several disappointments and frustrations he faced in the course of the project, thanked the Governor whose visible infrastructural transformation…

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been captured in a rejoicing mood at home following his release from the Kuje Minimum Custodial Centre in Abuja after meeting his bail conditions. The embattled former governor was seen in the midst of jubilant supporters and political associates, including the incumbent Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo. The video emerged on the internet shortly after it was reported that the former governor who is standing trial for stealing over N110 billion government money had been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a massive counterfeit rice operation in Nasarawa State, leading to the seizure of 1,600 bags of fake rice worth an estimated ₦5 billion. “In a major operation, NAFDAC has shut down eight rice shops and a warehouse in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state,” the agency revealed in a statement on Friday. According to NAFDAC, the facilities were implicated in the production and distribution of counterfeit rice, prompting further raids in Wuse and Garki markets in…

The Enugu State House of Assembly has discovered inconsistencies in the documentation surrounding the acquisition of land earmarked for the Centenary City project in the state. The Assembly, acting on findings by its Special Committee on Lands, chaired by Hon. Iloabuchi Aniagu, revealed that the acquisition process for the land, spanning approximately 1,000 hectares, lacked proper procedures and consultations. It also confirmed that both Amechi and Obeagu communities were largely sidelined during the process. The House also called on the state government to intervene and resolve the dispute between the…

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the act of raining direct curses on individuals online, emphasising that such behaviour constitutes cyberbullying and is a punishable offence. In a post on X.com on Friday, Adejobi stated that the act of targeting someone with harsh and abusive language online goes beyond the realm of freedom of expression or criticism. He wrote, “Raining direct curses on someone online is cyberbullying, not expression of freedom or criticism. And cyberbullying, which is even different from defamation, is a…

El-Rufai’s son, Bello, protests yearly purchase of vehicles for Tinubu, others Amidst economic woes, hunger and deprivation in Nigeria, the State House has allocated N15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, and plain cars, as well as for the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. It also proposed a total sum of N5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa. This was disclosed in the 2025 Appropriation Bill released by the Budget Office…

Men of Indian Police have arrested a Nigerian man identified as Johnson, in Delhi for allegedly duping an Indian woman from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, of ₹15.72 lakh (about N9.1 million) through a fraudulent marriage offer. According to the Rajnandgaon Police, the accused created a fake profile on a matrimonial website, where he connected with the victim. He later contacted the woman through an associate, claiming he was stranded at Delhi airport and urgently needed money to exchange his UK currency. Persuaded by his plea, the woman transferred the funds. Additional Superintendent…

By NewsBits The Senate, on Thursday, tackled one of its members, Senator Sumaila Kawu, over his claim of receiving N21m monthly in salary and allowances. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said Kawu’s claim was not true. The controversy around the alleged humongous pay of the National Assembly members came to the fore once again after President Olusegun Obasanjo at the weekend said the lawmakers fixed their own pay. While the National Assembly refuted the claim by Obasanjo, Kawu, a nothern senator, in an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa Service…

By Tony Adibe In what many guests described as a kind of “carnival”, the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District(Labour Party), Sir Victor Umeh on Saturday gave out his pretty daughter, Chidinma Uzoamaka in a traditional marriage ceremony, which attracted people from all walks of life. The lucky young man, Obinna Cyril Ifeanyi was full of smiles when Uzoamaka, having been “commanded” in the traditional manner by her father to “go search for your husband from the huge audience”, actually “tracked” her handsome heartthrob. Obinna is the son of Chief…