UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS LOOTED PALLIATIVES AT OUR OWERRI RALLY – CITY BOY MOVEMENT. (PHOTO).

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 Unknown individuals looted palliatives at our Owerri rally – City Boy Movement An empowerment programme organised by the City Boy Movement, a support group for President Bola Tinubu, descended into disorder on Saturday when a large crowd surged forward and looted items intended for distribution to beneficiaries across Nigeria's South-East region. The event, held at Heroes Square in Owerri, marked the official launch of the Renewed Hope National Tour and the City Boy Movement South-East Youth Tour and Empowerment Programme on March 14, 2026. It aimed to provide support to young people, market traders, and vulnerable individuals from Abia, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, and Enugu states. Items prepared for distribution included shuttle buses, sewing machines, deep freezers, grinding machines, barbing kits, wheelchairs for persons with disabilities, smartphones for content creators, generator sets, laptops, cash grants, farming kits, fertilizers, and hair salon equipment. According to the mov...

SENATE URGES FED GOVT TO INITIATE POLICIES FOR LOCAL MINERS. (PHOTO).


 Senate urges Fed Govt to initiate policies for local miners


The Senate has urged the Federal Government to initiate a policy that will protect local miners and their businesses.


The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Ekong Sampson, made the call when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and some of its agencies in Abuja.


Other members of the committee on the visit included Kabeeb Mustapha (Vice Chairman – Jigawa Southwest), Minority Whip Osita Ngwu (Enugu West), Diket Plang (Plateau Central), Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo (Nasarawa South), Prof. Anthony Ani (Ebonyi South) and Okechukwu Ezea (Enugu North).


Agencies under the ministry which the committee visited include the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office and the Nigerian Solid Minerals Development Fund.


The Senate committee had expressed concerns about recent mining rates increase and its potential to stifle local mining investments, compared to their foreign counterparts in the sector.

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