SENATE Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe, PDP Abia, has given reasons the Senate rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s bill to amend Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 that was recently passed into law. According to him, amending the section would be going against the civil service norms and would be injurious to the … [Read more…]
As the Federal Government makes effort to clear the long queues occasioned by petrol scarcity brought about as a result of supply of adulterated petrol, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sanctioning of those responsible . Last month, the government had said methanol, a substance that is usually present in petrol, found in the … [Read more…]
There may not be light at the end of the tunnel in the precarious situation facing the All Progressives Congress (APC) as both the proposed March 26 national convention and unresolved headship of the party are still shrouded in controversy and doubts. While the myriads of legal suits and constitutional hurdles on the side … [Read more…]
Domestic airlines are currently groaning under acute scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly called Jet A1, with only few operators getting supplies from marketers. This is just as the Chief Executive Officer of Cleanserve Energy, a major marketer of Jet A1, Mr Chris Ndulle, told Vanguard that the current price of crude oil in the … [Read more…]
Two days to the expiration of the warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the National President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke says “nothing tangible has been done”. Saturday PUNCH reports that the union had on Monday, February 14, 2022, declared a total and comprehensive four-week warning strike. The strike, according to … [Read more…]
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has demanded the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu and a stop to any further persecution of Sunday Igboho, who is currently on a conditional release in Benin Republic. The call which was made in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting chaired by … [Read more…]
2023: Enugu G17 declares support for Gov. Ugwuanyi …Lauds governor’s development strides Louis Amoke Over 600 Local Government, Zonal and Ward executives of G17 in Enugu State, on Friday, paid a solidarity visit to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, declaring their unalloyed support and loyalty to the governor ahead of 2023 general … [Read more…]
Press Conference: Ekweremadu presents 13 point agenda, as he declares interest in Enugu 2023 Guber Race …Appoints Ogbo Asogwa as Campaign Director General Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Sen. Prof. Ike Ekweremadu, today, held a Press Conference at Best Western Hotel, Enugu as … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has approved a 25 percent increase in freight rate for petroleum products, raising it from N9.5 per litre to N11.87/litre, the National President of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Alhaji Yusuf Othman has disclosed. Alhaji Othman who disclosed this at NARTO’s 22 Annual General Meeting in Abuja, yesterday, … [Read more…]
There seems to be no let up in the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the party could only remove the National Chairman of Caretaker / Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, and other officers after a 21-day notice to the electoral … [Read more…]
Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, had described notorious bandits terrorising the people of Kebbi and Sokoto states and the entire Northwest of Nigeria as devil’s incarnates who require united forces to be defeated. Tambuwal stated this during his condolence visit to Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, over the killing of some vigilante … [Read more…]
Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has said community policing is the way to go. However, he collaboration with the mainstream security agencies is needed to achieve results as obtainable in western nations. Become a partner with USA companies, promote their offers and get paid in US … [Read more…]