THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued an alert warning 14 states of heavy rainfall that might lead to flooding, between July 4 and July 8. NEMA said 31 communities may also be affected. This alert was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 5, by the Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu, has backed the implementation of a $5bn floating Liquefied Natural Gas project expected to supply 40 per cent of the nation’s gas needs by Q4 2026. The President gave his backing on Wednesday, when he received a group of joint venture partners consisting of UTM FLNG, TECHNIP Energies and JGC Corporation at … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday closed their defence in the petition filed by Mr Peter Obi and Labour Party (LP). Lawyers to President Tinubu and the APC who called Senator Opeyemi Bamidele as their star witness informed the court that they have established their case through the witness and do … [Read more…]
…says ‘I didn’t go to computer centre’ Embattled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate Mmesoma Ejikeme on Wednesday shed light on how she came about her results from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Her purported score of 362 out of 400 has been discounted by JAMB as “patently fake”. Mmesoma, who made … [Read more…]
The Progressive Governors’ Forum has pledged to intervene in the conflict between the ruling All Progressives Congress and the presiding leaders of the National Assembly over the choice of principal officers. The move, which many believe was a deliberate effort to douse the growing tension in the party, is coming hours after the National Chairman … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court in Awka has blocked a move by the federal government aimed at helping the local government areas (LGAs) in Anambra State to recover over N16 billion diverted by their state government. The money represents the local governments’ share of the Paris Club refund, which the Anambra State Government received on their … [Read more…]
…strikes out LP, Edeoga’s withdrawn motion for joinder The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed 11 July for hearing of the preliminary objection filed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) against a suit by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Mr Mbah had filed his suit to seek the court’s validation for his … [Read more…]
The Enugu State House of Assembly has revealed Principal Officers in the 8th Assembly. Making the announcement on the floor of the House, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Ugwu, named Labour Party’s Johnson Anih that represents Enugu North Constituency as the Majority Leader of the Assembly. Hon. Jude … [Read more…]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, revealed the new principal officers of the 10th House of Representatives. They include Julius Ihonvbere (APC – Edo, House Majority Leader), Halims Abdullahi (APC – Kogi, Deputy Majority Leader), Bello Kumo (APC – Gombe, Chief Whip), Adewunmi Onanuga (APC – Ogun, Deputy Chief Whip). … [Read more…]
Ex-Governor Nyesom Wike and former Governor Aminu Tambuwal, allies turned foes, have lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the senate. While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in the minority leadership … [Read more…]
After the struggle for majority principal offices in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, new leaders have emerged. The leaders, who are all of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged through consensus, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday when the senate resumed plenary after three weeks vacation. … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended Ejikeme Mmesoma from writing its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for three years over alleged forgery of her 2023 result. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday morning, by Sunday Fabian Benjamin, its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol. The board, which first raised alarm … [Read more…]