Expert raises alarm over possible earthquake in Nigeria

Stakeholders have called on the government to regulate the way boreholes are being sunk indiscriminately to prevent the possible occurrence of a natural disaster like an earthquake in the country. The National President, Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners and Practitioners, Michael Ale, said this in Ibadan on Thursday in an interview with journalists, on the sidelines of the national advocacy/sensitisation workshop on 2013 National Water Resources Master Plan and United National Water Convention for stakeholders in the South-West. Ale, who said boreholes were being sunk everywhere without any form of regulation could cause danger for the people in

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Akeredolu Constitutes Boards, Appoints Chairmen, Members

Press Statement Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has approved the appointment of Rt. Hon. Victor Olabimtan as the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The Governor equally approved the appointment of Mr. Sam Erejuwa as the Chairman of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC). Similarly, Mr. Olajide Akinroluyo has been appointed as the chairman of the Pool Betting and Lotteries Board. The appointments take immediate effect. Members of the Boards appointed include; SUBEB i. Full Time Member - Princess Ademulegun Brown ii. Full Time Member - Mr. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye iii. Part Time Member

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2023: I Am Competent But Not Desperate To Lead Nigeria – Orji Kalu

Chief Whip of the Senate and a former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared ahead of the 2023 general elections that though he is ready for the campaigns and capable of leading the country, he is not desperate to become president. While fielding questions from journalists at the National Assembly on Wednesday, a day after he visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, the Senate Chief Whip emphasised that the presidential contest will be the collective decision of Nigerians and the zoning arrangement of the political parties, particularly the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The

Voter registration: Ohanaeze blames Biafran agitation for low turnout

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed disappointment and worry over the low turnout of people for the voter registration in the South-East. The region recorded the lowest turnout among the six geopolitical zones during the voter registration conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to the new voter registration figures, the South-East had only 302,595 newly registered voters, which is about 30 per cent compared to other regions. Speaking to our correspondent in Awka on Wednesday, the Vice-President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Okeke-Ogene Damian, said Biafra agitation and distrust in the country’s leadership structure might have caused the people to show

Soludo’s cabinet members to write application, undergo written and oral interviews

With less than 60 days to the swearing-in of the Governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, indications are that the old ways of selecting cabinet members may be thrown to the garbage bin for a new order. News Express gathered that the new order include writing of application with attached curriculum vitae and certificates, as well as facing a panel of judges for oral and written interviews. This is against the old order of picking cabinet members through recommendations by those close to the new governor and power brokers in the society who may have played a huge role

PVC Goof: Tinubu Withdraws Misleading Claim, Tenders Apology

  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has tendered an apology over his claim that Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) expire. While hosting some of his supporters in Abuja, the APC stalwart had asked them to register ahead of the election because their PVCs had expired. “In case they do not announce to you on time, the PVC you have has expired. Take one family member, two family members, knock on all doors and make sure that the new registration… Because they may not announce to you on time. The PVCs you have has expired. Yes!”

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Court awards N1b to Kanu, orders FG to tender apology

The High Court of Abia State, yesterday, ordered the Federal Government to pay N1 billion compensation to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for the violation of his fundamental rights, including the illegal invasion of his country home in Afara Ukwu, Umuahia North L.G.A of the state in September 2017 by the military. The trial judge, Benson Anya, additionally, ordered the government to render apology to Kanu for the trauma he went through. Kanu, in the suit, had sought N5 billion compensation and apology from the government and urged the court to declare that

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Wike receives list of illegal refineries from chairmen, orders destruction

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said yesterday, his government has received the list of illegal refineries from local council chairmen. He promised to provide financial support to the chairmen to hire bulldozers and swamp buggies to destroy the sites. The governor also asked the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, to provide adequate security for the chairmen as they destroy the refineries. Wike gave the command, yesterday, during a meeting with the 23 council chairmen, the state Commissioner of Police and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the Government House, Port Harcourt. Recall

‘Dirty’ Plea Bargain: How oil thieves caught with N200million product got away with N2,000 fine – Court

Nine oil thieves and their vessel caught with N200million worth of stolen crude oil in 2015 are going to walk free after paying N2,000 fine each. They were in November 2021, remanded in prison by the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, for them to pay the paltry fine and meet other conditions to be totally free. The trial judge, Okon Abang, fumed over the scheming by the prosecution and the defence that brought about the inconsequential sentence in his judgement delivered on November 24, 2021. Onyeka Ohakwe, the prosecutor from the Federal Ministry of Justice, had filed a

I fainted when my wife said I’m not father of our 14-yr-old daughter — Father of four

Muridia and Yaqub Ganiyu have been living peacefully as a couple for 17 years. They are blessed with four children. Sadly, the union is on the verge of complete collapse, owing to a startling revelation by Muridia that Yaqub is not the biological father of their 14-year-old daughter. Yaqub, a commercial motorcyclist who is yet to come to terms with the reality of his wife’s confession, told Vanguard Metro that he fainted twice out of shock when his wife broke the news. During a visit to his one-room apartment on Matomi Street, Alagbado, a border town between Lagos and Ogun

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