A member of the House of Representatives representing Birnin Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibrahim Mohammed, has introduced two bills aimed at establishing new federal institutions in Kebbi State to tackle youth unemployment and enhance technical education.
The Senate has raised concerns over the appointment of Dr Michael Ekpai Odey, an indigene of Cross River State, as Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), by the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), who is also from Cross River.
A Customary Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Pastor Favour Maxy Okoise, General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, to life imprisonment for raping a 16-years-old girl.
The World Bank has committed $40 million in performance-based funding to help strengthen financial protection for impoverished and vulnerable groups in Nigeria, as part of a newly launched national health initiative.
The Niger State Police Command has killed a suspected armed robber and recovered a wooden imitation of an AK-47 rifle during an early morning operation along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has urged Christians and non-Christians to operate under one flock and one shepherd.
