IG deploys 20,000 policemen for Rivers rerun

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris

Chukwudi Akasike and Ted Odogwu

About 20,000 marine police would be deployed to monitor the Rivers State rerun election slated for December 10, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has said.

Appeal Court sacks Rivers APC House of Assembly member

The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday sacked a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly representing Opobo/Nkoro Constituency, Mr. Andrew Miller. He is of the All Progressives Congress. He was declared winner of the March 19, 2016 re-run.

PDP congratulates Adonye on his victory at the Appeal Court

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated Mr Diri Adonye on his victory at the Appeal Court, Abuja.

Adonye is the party’s candidate in the March 19 state constituency re-run election in Opobo/Nkoro state constituency of Rivers.

The party’s congratulatory message was issued by Chinwe Nnorom, Head of PDP Publicity Division for the National Publicity Secretary, on Friday in Abuja.

My Husband Is Getting Me Worried, He's Into Many Things

Sometimes you need just one biz to make it, to some it's two and to others maybe four. But whatever the case you should be able to carry your spouse along well, to gain confidence.

Here's the complain of a lady who's just about a year in marriage:

2017 Budget Approved By FEC; to be laid before NASS soon

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the 2017 budget estimates.

Rising from a meeting which appeared to be very unusual, as it took almost the whole day at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, who briefed State House correspondents, alongside his colleague in Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated that the details would be made known when the President presents the document to the National Assembly, NASS.

Ericsson Sacks 160 Nigerian Workers, Takes Jobs To India

Ericsson Nigeria, the local subsidiary of the global telecoms solutions provider, has disengaged about 160 permanent and outsourced workers in its Network Operating Centre, investigations have shown.

It was gathered that the disengagement, which takes effect on Sunday, December 4, 2016, affected 55 full-time employees of the company.

LASTMA Officer & His Sweetheart Share Pre-Wedding Photos

A Lagos traffic officer and his pretty fiancee just released their pre-wedding photos and they are lovely. They are getting married this December. See another pic...

Why I Cannot Marry Zahra Buhari - Korede Bello

There is hope for female fans of Korede Bello who would love to be his ultimate ‘Bellover’ after all, as he revealed he is still on the lookout for the right woman.

Speaking in a recent interview, Korede said his picture with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari‘s daughter, Zahra over a year ago was nothing but a ‘good picture’.

Nigerian Legislators: Living Large Amid Mass Poverty

Nigeria is in a recession, but that has not stopped its lawmakers from enjoying luxurious lives on the taxpayers’ money, Punch's Gbenro Adeoye writes:

They Don’t Care About Us’ is the fourth single from the Michael Jackson’s album, History, which was released in 1995. There, the late music legend spoke about police brutality and human rights abuses, with a chorus that goes thus – ‘All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us’.

PHOTOS: Fake Female Army Officer Caught With 3 Kids All Tied Up In Abuja

As shared by Bako Salihu, this woman with a fake ID was caught this morning with 3 kids all tied with bombs on their body entering Abuja at Nyanya-Mararraba check point. She claimed to be an Army Officer and that her name is Maj. Juliana Gumel. See more photos...