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Amidst sporadic gunshots and confusion in the Assembly Complex, a new speaker has emerged for Bayelsa State House of Assembly. He is Monday Obolo, a member representing Southern Ijaw Constituency II, whose emergence came shortly after sounds of gunshots were heard in the Assembly complex. Straightnews gathered that Rtd. Hon. Tonye Emmanuel Isenah, the immediate speaker  Assembly, who tendered his resignation three days ago. It is learned that Isenah’s resignation, on Friday afternoon, followed pressure mounted on him by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders to quit his position ahead of the November 16th governorship election. The newspaper further gathered…

The Federal Government has granted approval to Cross River State to construct Bakassi Deep Sea Port. Governor of the state, Prof. Ben Ayade, stated this to State House correspondents at the weekend after meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. Ayade said the Super Highway, which is an initiative of his administration and the Bakassi Deep Sea Port, would be completed before the end of his government. The governor said: “Every one of you should thank President (Muhammadu) Buhari for me; thank the Transport Minister; thank the MD of NPA; thank the permanent secretary, Ministry…

Abandoned buildings of Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST, across the country are now to be converted to Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s microfinance outlets, the Post Master-General of the organization, Bisi Adegbuyi, has said. Adegbuyi stated this at the on-going public hearing of the House of Representatives at the weekend. It will be recalled that the House, via a motion at plenary, recently set up an ad hoc committee on “Abandoned Communications Projects Since 2000”. The committee is chaired by Chukwuma Umeorji from Enugu State. Represented by Toyin Oyelola, his General Manager, the Post-Master General said: “NIPOST has just one abandoned a…

Nigerian Governors weekend sought assistance of foreign partners in the execution of Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The governors, who met with the international partners on the sideline of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York, USA, agreed that the SDGs had limitless potentials to enhance the lives of their people. No fewer than 10 governors, led by chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, attended the meeting brokered by UNGA president, Prof. Tijani-Mohammed Bande. Speaking at the meeting, with theme, “The Role of Sub-national Governments in achieving the Sustainable  Development  Goals …

The federal government has directed Magistrates across the federation to periodically inspect police stations and other detention facilities within their jurisdiction to uncover cases of human rights violation as part of their oversight responsibility. The Deputy Director of Information at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Ogundoro Modupe, in a statement Sunday, said the directive was handed to Magistrates by the Federal Justice Sector Reform Coordinating Committee at the opening of a two-day sensitization workshop for the South East geo-political zone on the implementation of sections 29, 33 and 34 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA. According to the…

Coordinator of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, Chido Onumah, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS. The journalist, who was returning from a trip to Spain was picked up at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, yesterday, Mr. Mart Obono, a lawyer, told The Cable. “We traveled together for a conference in UK. But we didn’t come back together because he went to Spain to finalize his Ph.D thesis and I went to London but got back last week Sunday. He was just returning from the trip today (yesterday) when he was picked…

The Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has says the nation’s democracy is sick and on the throes of death because it is dominated by men and women who have never stood up for democracy. Speaking as Nigeria turns 59th independence anniversary Tuesday, “The truth is, at 59, our country is wounded, bleeding and dying, having being nailed to the cross of governmental inefficiency and falsehood. We and our leaders must quit the path of deceit. ”Our President and governors, ministers and commissioners, members of the National and State Assemblies, our judges and legal practitioners, we…

Two more housemates of the Big Brother Naija have been evicted, bringing the number of evictees to 21. The eviction of Ike and Elozanam were evicted on Sunday heightened tension in the house as Cindy and Tacha got the boot two days ago. Elozonam was the first housemate to be evicted followed by Ike. Mercy was seen crying after Ike who was her closest buddy left the building. Ike is a 26-year-old Steve Ikechukwu Onyema, is originally from Imo State, but bides his time between Houston, Texas and Maryland, Lagos. The host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu did the usual by showing the…

By Akanimo Sampson Families of victims of the September 2009 massacre by Guinea’s security forces are still awaiting justice 10 years later, 6 human rights groups said today. The groups released a video to mark the massacre’s tenth anniversary, featuring victims pleading for the trial to go ahead. The security forces killed more than 150 people demonstrating in a stadium in the capital, Conakry, in the massacre, which began on September 28, 2009. Hundreds of people were wounded and more than a hundred women were victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence in the events of September 28…

By Akanimo Sampson A Western Nigeria group, Coalition of Yoruba Nationals, has threatened to pull the Yoruba ethnic nationality out of Nigeria, a supposed African giant that has refused to grow up as an all-inclusive country, since according to the group, the country has allegedly slipped into ‘’anarchy’’ and can no longer protect Yoruba interests. A political song of this nature is not unfamiliar. It dominated the air waves and the entire landscape during chaotic days of the June 12 crisis. And it seems Nigeria is gradually returning to that path with the way some entrenched interests are demeaning Vice…