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The Rivers State Police Command has burst a baby factory in Port Harcourt, and recovered 24 babies and four pregnant teenagers. The babies which were recovered by operatives of the command were between the ages of one and two years. Addressing press men while parading the suspects in Port Harcourt, yesterday, the Commissioners of Police in the state, Mustapha Dandaura, not ed that the syndicate was uncovered on Tuesday around 3.30pm following an operation of Eagle Crack Unit of the Police in the state. Dandaura, who was represented by the Command's spokesman, Nnandi Omoni, said that the babies currently receiving medical attention at the Police clinic, adding investigations had commenced to identify other suspects at large. He said, "Today, I am glad to inform you that operatives of the Eagle Crack in a covert operation yesterday 25/2/2020 at about 1530hrs, burst a child trafficking syndicate at Woji in Port Harcourt, where twenty four babies betwe...

Omorodion (middle) with his other colleagues  An official of the Nigeria's Vehicle Inspection Unit (VIO) identified as Mr Noah Omorodion has accidentally caused the death of a sachet water seller in Sapele area of Benin City. The incident occurred Wednesday, the 27th May, 2015, when the official in question, in the line of his duty, impounded an unmarked AUDI wagon vehicle by first east circular road junction, for improper registration. The VIO official had ordered the driver of the vehicle to alight while he took charge of the steering with an unnamed colleague joining him on the passengers seat.  It was learned that Omorodion proceeded to drive the vehicle to their office only for traffic to be held down by the traffic lights at the junction.  It was also gathered that while this was going on, the driver of the impounded vehicle rushed in from and started struggling with the official in an attempt to get back his car. However, the VI...

THE Rumuji Community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State has closed down Greenville Liquefied Natural Gas operating in their area over alleged neglect and marginalisation of the community by the firm. The community leaders took the action on Monday after several calls on the management of the company to resolving lingering issues around Memorandum of Understanding and Environmental Impact Assessment report the firm conducted in the area. The community stated that it would occupy the company for 14 days unless their needs are addressed. Speaking, the Community Development Committee Chairman of Rumuji, Godswill Osimini, said that they need a clearly written Memorandum of Understanding, MoU and the Environmental Impact Assessment report of the firms operation.  Osimini said: “We are here to tell Greenville that enough is enough. They took this land over 1550 plots on lease in 2015 and MoU is not written and no EIA report. If they employ our peop...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo. The court on Thursday in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices led by Justice Mary Odili, held that Degi-Eremieoyo submitted a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The apex ruled that the Form CF 001 Degi-Eremieoyo submitted to INEC for the purpose of the November 16, 2019, governorship election in the state, had false information of fundamental nature. Justice Ejembi Eko, who delivered the lead judgement affirmed the Judgement of the Fedel High Court in Abuja November 12, 2019, which disqualified Degi-Eremieoyo from participating in the governorship poll. The apex court held that since Degi-Eremieoyo shared a joint ticket with the governor-elect, his disqualification invalidated their nomination by the All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, however, ordered INEC to immediately w...

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho has stated categorically that he is ‘100% Tottenham’ ahead of his side’s Premier League clash with Frank Lampard’s Chelsea this weekend. Mourinho, a former Chelsea manager, said he is going to give everything to Spurs and forget about his old club, Chelsea on Sunday.Mourinho’s men head to the game following a 2-1 victory over Wolves in their last Premier League encounter.Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Mourinho was quoted by Football London as saying: “For me, it’s a game. I am 100% Tottenham, 100% my club always, all my career.“No space at all for my previous clubs. I gave everything to all of them, my previously. Everything. I kept nothing from them. I gave everything but they are my previous clubs. I give everything to my club – my club is Tottenham.“For me, it’s so easy for me to play that game. Difficult because of Chelsea’s quality but not difficult from an emotional point of view. Not difficult at all. Easy.”The...

Wednesday’s rescheduled El Clasico game between Barcelona and Real Madrid, ended in a goalless draw at the Nou Camp.Zinedine Zidane’s men had the chance to topple the champions with a win, but failed to make their dominance count.Raphael Varane saw his header cleared off the line in the first half, while Gareth Bale’s goal was ruled out for offside in the dying stages of the game.The result means Barca remain top with 36 points, the same as Real Madrid.However, the Catalans have a superior goals difference.

" JOSE Mourinho has stated that his attention is to defeat his former side, Manchester United, when he takes his new team, Tottenham, to Old Trafford on Wednesday." JOSE  Mourinho has stated that his attention is to defeat his former side, Manchester United, when he takes his new team, Tottenham, to Old Trafford on Wednesday. Mourinho, who spoke at the pre-match press conference, described his time in the United as a ‘closed chapter’, noting that Hotspur was better in-form at the moment. “I left the club, I took my time to process everything that happened, I took my time to prepare myself for the next challenge. “Honestly, United for me is in my book of experiences, it’s in my history book.” United are struggling under Mourinho’s successor, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but go into the game just two points behind fifth-placed Spurs. “It is not for me to analyse United now.” “I analyse them as an opponent, how they play. How can we beat them? How can they beat us? For me...

"We have agreed that Gov. Wike and the government of Rivers State through any means should steer clear from the Ogoni oil." THE people of Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State has urged the Governor of the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, to steer clear the issues of Oil Mining Lease, OML, 11, noting that issues concerning the oil field would be handles by the federal government. The people also unveiled set out modalities on how oil exploration could resume in Ogoni area. These were contained in a communique issued by the people at the end of Ogoni General Assembly convened by the Conscience of Ogoni People, COOP, at Zaakpon, Khana Local Government Area. The meeting which was convened by the Conscience Of Ogoni People (COOP), had several deliberations and resolutions adopted as the way forward for oil drilling in ogoniland.   The leader of COOP,  Chief Gani Topba, however  said: “We have agreed that Gov. Wike and the government of Rivers State through any m...

THE President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, lending his voice to the debate of running an overbloated legislature, has backed the bicameral style of legislature, rejecting the call for a unicameral legislature for Nigeria. Sen. Lawan stated on Monday at the third convocation of the Nigerian Institute of Legislative and Development Studies (NILDS), that Nigeria’s diversity is the basis for bicameral legislature. He explained that with a single parliamentary house, the ethnic minorities in the country will be underrepresented in parliament. According to Lawan, “Nigeria has consciously adopted to have a bicameral National Assembly. It is because of who and what we are. “The diversity of Nigeria and ethnic composition of the country requires that we have a system that provides Justice, Equity and Fair play. “It is a conscious decision and design to ensure that everybody is represented in the country. We need bi-cameral legislature in Nigeria.”  Meanwhile, he also disclosed th...

HOST communities of Oil Mining Lease, OML25, in Kula Kingdom, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Offoin-Ama, Ngeje and Belema Communities, have urged the Rivers State Governor to concentrate on his constitutional responsibilities, give attention to rule of law and concentrate on giving quality leadership to the state. The communities had urged the governor to concentrate on his constitutional responsibilities similarly urged the Federal Government to caution the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to shun actions that can cause crisis in the oil community. The communities spoke on Tuesday at a joint press conference in Port Harcourt addressed by leaders of the host communities of OML-25; Belema, Offoin-Ama and Ngeje, following a circular issued by the Rivers State Government titled ‘stakeholders meeting on OML-25.’ Chief Fiala David-Okoye, who addressed the press on behalf of the communities, stated that it is out of place for the governor to organize a meet...

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, revealed that members of the National Youth Service Corps would as well benefit from the new minimum wage of N30,000. The minister disclosed this via his official Twitter handle. Dare, however, stated that the NYSC Director General, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim would provide details of the new allowance after he has been briefed by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Youth and Social Development. He tweeted on wednesday, “Next week the DG NYSC will provide details of the new ‘allowee’ for the Youth Corp members after full briefing from the Ministries of Finance And MYSD.” Following the agreement between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on Friday on the consequential adjustment, which had been a point of discussion for months after the FG had on April 18, 2019 agreed to pay N30,000 as the new minimum wage, corps members will be beneficiaries.  However, On Wednesday, the Federal Executive Council m...

Sen. Ahmad Lawan, the Chairman of the National Assembly, has said that the assembly would ensure the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33 trillion in December. Lawan disclosed this at the two-day Joint National Budget Hearing on the 2020 Appropriation Bill in the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday. The President, Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct. 8, 2019, presented the budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly as he charged the legislators to change the present budget cycle to January-December. “We have set between the two chambers; and we have resolved that this time around, we must pass this budget before the end of Dec. ” We are hopeful that the budget will be passed before we go on Christmas break by God’s grace. ” And of course, I am glad to say that President Buhari had shown commitment to what the national assembly desires. “This was seen when the government issued a statement asking ministers and heads of agencies not to travel with...

THE Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work and the pace at which the remediation process in impacted communities of Ogoni in Rivers State has been carried out by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP. The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, spoke on Friday, during his first on-the-spot assessment tour of the polluted sites undergoing remediation in Ogoniland. Speaking, Abubakar reiterated FG’s commitment to the cleanup of Ogoniland, adding that he was impressed with the pace at which the work is progressing. The Minister noted that the clean up was a mirage before President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, urging people of the area to give the administration and HYPREP the required support to ensure success of the project. He said: “History is being made today. The issue of Ogoni cleanup has been a mirage for the longest time until the coming of President Mohammadu Buhari who promised to cleanup Ogoni and...

THE Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 43 Ministerial Nominees forwarded to it for screening, confirmation and onward presentation for assignment of portfolios by President Muhammadu Buhari, as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. However, the senate charged the confirmed nominees to be prepared to work in synergy with the Upper Chamber and exhibit a relationship that would be based on mutual respect and truth for the development of the nation. The Upper Chamber further vowed that, while it would not be frivolous, it would ensure that it became serious and stiff in its oversight in the course of its assignment. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, after confirmation of the nominees, described budget implementation in the country as ‘chaos and in Tatters’. Lawan noted that as Senate prepares to face the issues of budget that the Upper Chamber expects that the 2020 appropriation bill gets to National Assembly by the end of September or by the firs...

THE Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Progressive Party, PPP, Mr. Clifford Edanuko against the re-election victory of Governor Nyesom Wike.  It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared Governor Wike re-elected after he polled 886,264 votes to win the candidate of the African Alliance Congress, AAC, Biokpomabo Awara who pulled 173,859 votes.  However, when the tribunal resumed, Tuesday (July 30, 2019), the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice J.A. Orjiako, dismissed the petition, noting that Governor Wike was duly re-elected.  Counsel for the petitioner, K. Otehi had based on the instruction of the petitioner moved a motion to withdraw the petition before the Tribunal.  In an affidavit filed before the Tribunal, Otehi said that the petitioner sought to withdraw the petition so that gove...