Author: statereporter
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. Wike was summoned to appear before the PDP disciplinary committee. This was made known on Monday by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who disclosed in an interview with Channels TV that the former Rivers State Governor has been sent a letter to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee. Abdullahi added that Wike’s statement about “putting fire in their states” in reference to PDP governors is unacceptable. According to him, “Wike should be able to…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has attributed his team’s 3-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday to “two big mistakes,” which he believes were pivotal in the match. The defeat marks United’s second loss in three Premier League fixtures, leaving them in 14th place with just three points and a goal difference of -3, State reporters reveals. The Red Devils were undone by a brace from Luis Diaz and a clinical finish from Mohamed Salah, which sealed a comprehensive victory for Liverpool at Anfield. Speaking to BBC Match of the Day, ten Hag reflected on the game, acknowledging that United…
A Canadian-Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, is set to appear in court on Monday, September 2, 2024, following her arrest by Toronto Police for allegedly making hate-motivated threats against members of the Nigerian community. Sonnberger has been charged with uttering threats and will face a judge at the Ontario Court of Justice. The case is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offense, with the Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit actively involved in the investigation. In a statement titled “Suspected Hate-Motivated Threatening Investigation, Woman Arrested,” the Toronto Police Service confirmed the arrest and provided details of the ongoing case. The statement reads:…
Nigerian international music star, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has made a generous donation of N105 million to the Christ Embassy Church in Benin City, Edo State, during a thanksgiving service, Okay.ng reports. Rema, an Edo native, was in the state to participate in the Edo@33 celebrations, where he also performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the 6,000-capacity Edo Dome and took part in a musical concert at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, following an invitation from the state government. The donation was made to the Edo Regional Headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church, located at Erediauwa Street off Ekenwa Road.…
Troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have successfully neutralized Mustapha Abdullahi, a notorious terrorist leader, during a gun battle in the Sabon Gida forest located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation, which took place on August 31, was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday by Edward Gabkwet, the NAF spokesperson. Gabkwet detailed that a team of special forces was dispatched to the forest following intelligence reports indicating that Abdullahi and his group were planning an attack on the local residents. “Following an intelligence report received on August 31, 2024, that a known terrorist…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. State reporters informed that the lawsuit, filed against the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, challenges the alleged unlawful practice of the National Assembly setting its own allowances and running costs without transparency or accountability. The lawsuit follows allegations made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that lawmakers have been fixing their own salaries and allowances, disregarding the recommendations of the Revenue Mobilisation Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC). In the suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/1289/2024 and…
Former spokesman for Obi/Datti Campaign Organization, Kenneth Okonkwo, has blamed the party’s national chairman, Julius Abure for the party crisis. Kenneth Okonkwo accused Abure of turning the Labour Party into a personal business. He said the party has no elected officials at the ward, local government and state levels because Abure appointed leaders of the party across the nation contrary to the party’s constitution. Okonkwo further claimed that despite court judgements on an inclusive convention, Abure refused to obey the court orders. He further stated that Abure and his executive have hijacked the party that was supposed to represent the…
Some leading figures within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have responded to comments made by the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, insisting that he does not have the power to dismantle the party. State reporters revealed that Wike made provocative statements during the PDP state congress in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, threatening to interfere in the affairs of other states governed by the PDP if the party’s leadership in Rivers was tampered with. He warned governors against attempting to take control of the PDP structure in Rivers, asserting that any…
15-year-old Goodluck Bison has been taken into custody by the military for battering and raping a 14-year-old girl to near death in Ebonyi State on August 28, 2024. Goodluck, the son of an army official, forced entry into his neighbour’s house by tearing the net of their window. Upon seeing 14-year-old Mercy Vangervihi fast asleep, he snuck into the house’s kitchen, picked up a pestle, and entered Mercy’s room. He then hit Mercy with the pestle and raped her while she was in bed. The commotion caught the attention of community members who had thought there had been a thief…
The father of a 300-level student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has petitioned the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure (UNIMEDTH) after his son died at the hospital due to the alleged negligence of a consultant doctor at the Ondo State government-owned institution. The father, Prince Bola Adebobola, alleged that the consultant doctor, Dr (Mrs) Alabi, repeatedly refused to attend to his son, Goodness Adedotun Adebobola, after he had been assigned to her care upon the boy’s admission at UNIMEDTH for an ailment, leading to his death. In the petition, addressed to the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of…