Supporters and loyalists of the Senator representing Enugu West senatorial zone at the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and the Greater Awgu people, comprising Aninri, Oji River, and Awgu local government areas of Enugu State have joined forces with the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, ahead … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Enugu State, Frank Nweke Jr, has vowed that if he’s elected as governor, gender based violence will not be tolerated in the state. He made the vow in a statement released by his campaign organization on his behalf, following the trending video of a woman … [Read more…]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says eNaira has recorded 700,000 transactions valued at N8 billion, since its inauguration on Oct. 25, 2021. Emefiele said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the 28th edition of the apex bank’s annual In-house Executive Seminar with the theme, “Digitalisation of Money and … [Read more…]
South-South leader, Edwin Clark, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, now on a medical vacation in the United Kingdom, to as a matter of urgency, handover powers to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to act for the period of his absence from the country. Addressing journalists, yesterday, at his Asokoro residence, Abuja, the elder statesman described … [Read more…]
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, yesterday, sought the dismissal of a suit seeking to compel him to initiate a perjury case against the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu. The IGP, in a counter-affidavit filed against the suit instituted by the Incorporated Trustees of Centre for … [Read more…]
The Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation has blamed the dwindling value of the naira and scary security situation in the country on the ineptitude of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Director of Strategic Communication of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, who stated this at a media briefing, in Abuja, yesterday, said the … [Read more…]
The shortage of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol appears to have defied all official solutions as motorists continued to contend with the effects of supply shortfall. This was even as oil marketers, including major oil marketers have discarded the official and approved ex- depot price of N148 per litre as set by the … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has asked the public to disregard the manifesto of his party currently in circulation. Obi who issued the clarification via his official Twitter handle, yesterday, clarified that the manifesto currently in circulation was a draft version that got into the public domain. The LP standard bearer and … [Read more…]
THE Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will meet with the business and the organised private sector leaders in Lagos today. The meeting with the business leaders and captains of industry will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites from 12noon. It will afford the economic players and thought leaders … [Read more…]
The Federal Government yesterday sought global support for its Energy Transition Plan, ETA, estimated to cost about $1.9 trillion in the next 60 years. The plan, which requires an investment of $10 billion annually to fund projects in mini-grids and renewable energy sectors, also aims at de-carbonising Nigeria’s hydrocarbons. Speaking at the opening ceremony of … [Read more…]
Leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Fulani Socio-cultural Association, has listed conditions and measures that government and communities must take to restore lasting peace, unity and tolerance among farmers and herders in various troubled communities across the country. The conditions were contained in a communique released at the end of the expanded National Executive Council … [Read more…]
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has given the nod to his legal team to appeal against the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the judgment that quashed the terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal government. Justice Haruna Tsanami had in his ruling last … [Read more…]