Indigenes of Lasukugbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have lamented the adverse impact of crude oil leakage from an oil facility owned by Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC. The natives are also calling on the oil firm to contain a second spill point from last month’s leakage from the Tebidaba/Brass … [Read more…]
Electoral Act: Senate rejects Buhari’s new amendment bill The Senate, on Wednesday, rejected a bill by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), seeking the amendment of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act. Section 84 (12) prevents political office holders from contesting for election from the party primary level without resigning. The bill had … [Read more…]
Breaking News: Umahi appeals court order sacking him as Ebonyi gov The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, and his deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, on Wednesday, appealed the Federal High Court judgement that sacked them from office. Umahi and his deputy were on Tuesday sacked on the grounds of their defection from the Peoples … [Read more…]
Opinion: Gender Gap; Breaking the Bias By M.O ENE #BreakTheBias Driving past the United Nations headquarters last Sunday, I did not notice special signs for the UN Observance of International Women’sDay 2022 (IWD): “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” The pandemic still sustains, and half the world is virtual… a sad exception being the … [Read more…]
Just In: Federal High Court sacks Umahi, Deputy, over defection to APC Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the PDP to send names of those to replace the governor and deputy to INEC. The Abuja division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday sacked Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi, and his deputy, Eric Igwe, from office over … [Read more…]
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said Nigeria needs to shift from petroleum-powered vehicles to gas-powered ones if it is to stop spending a lot on fuel subsidy yearly. According to him, the nation needs to convert a chunk of the vehicles on its road from petrol-powered to gas-powered if it is … [Read more…]
The most appropriate note on which to commence this dialogue on the controversial clause 84(12) of the much-debated and anticipated electoral act 2022 is by adopting the aphorism when two elephants fight, the grass suffers. The reasons for applying the elephants’ metaphor may not be obvious. But it is simply because the final battle … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to advise its affiliate, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to abide by the provisions of the Trade Disputes Act by calling off its ongoing strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the call when he spoke at the opening ceremony of … [Read more…]
Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was released from detention on at least two conditions, The PUNCH has learnt. Lawyers in the know of his release conditions made this known to The PUNCH on Monday. They made this known shortly after the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo … [Read more…]
Opinion: Hon. Uche Ejim- An idea whose time has come! By Engr. Ndubuisi John Ngene It’s perhaps no surprise to the discerning citizens, friends and political associates of Uche Ejim that his ascendancy to the mayoralty of the Nkanu West municipal should elicit such heartfelt ejaculations of goodwill as have pervaded the media and airwaves. … [Read more…]
APC Crisis: ‘Palace Coup’ as Niger Gov arrives Secretariat, presides over CECPC meetings Member, representing North Central in the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has arrived at the national secretariat of the party and currently meeting with some members of … [Read more…]
I’m still in charge, Buni insists, dismisses ‘fake news’ on alleged sack by Buhari Against reports of his sack by President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Gov. Mai Mala Buni has insisted that he is still in charge of the party, describing reports to the contrary as ‘fake news’. … [Read more…]