Briga News Nigeria An indigene of Igbomotoru community in Bayelsa state, Festus Daumiebi, has instituted a lawsuit against the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa, and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi. Daumiebi is seeking N20.4billion as punitive, exemplary…
Briga News Nigeria Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, on Thursday, approved the reappointment of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. Yusuf also gave the five former emirs 48 hours to vacate all official residences and hand over former emirate properties to the Commissioner of Local Governments. Recall that Sanusi…
Briga News Nigeria Justice James Kolawole Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, to join the speaker of the state house of assembly in his suit challenging his impeachment before the court. The Judge also granted order to the former Deputy…
Briga News Nigeria The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Emomotimi Guwor, has extended a warm reception to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Blessing Sheriff Agbebaku and other members of the Edo State House of Assembly, who are in Asaba for a three-day retreat. The retreat, themed “Improving Service Delivery through Effective…
Briga News Nigeria A Federal Government team from the Ministry of Aviation has visited Abia State to inspect a proposed site for a new airport planned for the State. This comes as Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has declared that one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, Access Bank, has expressed willingness to partner…
Briga News Nigeria The Federal High Court, Warri Division has rejected an interim application by the Itsekiri ethnic nationality to stop the Supreme Court Ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency comprising of Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West Local Government Areas) of Delta State. The ruling of…
Briga News Nigeria Two separate Executive bills; the Delta State Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Delta State Administration of Civil Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2024 have been read the third time and passed on the floor of the Delta State House of Assembly. Both bills which were forwarded to the State Legislature…
Briga News Nigeria In keeping with the strategic desire to get at least Six million, nine hundred thousand Akwa Ibom people as members of its party, the Peoples Democratic Party in the State has commenced a fresh membership registration and reassessment campaign. This phase of membership registration and reassessment which is targeted at both new…
Briga News Nigeria …Flags off 33.5Km Elele-Omoku Road Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has cautioned Local Government Chairmen across the state to be cautious in their utterances and actions, realizing that they have few days in office and should be ready to pay for hurting anyone while displaying their political loyalty. Governor Fubara stated…
By Peter Jonah Coordinator of Non-governmental organization, the Safe and Better Nigeria, Comrade Solomon Charles Ikpaka, has congratulated the CLECO Chairman of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Central Zone, Honourable Paul Ebikeseiye, over his appointment as Interim Director-General of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, New Media, Bayelsa State. Solomon, in a statement issued to newsmen on…