The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party has passed a vote of confidence in the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, suggesting that the party chairman will not be stepping down any time soon. There have been calls by some members of the party that Ayu should step down as the … [Read more…]
The Chairman of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has resigned his position over the crisis rocking the party. He disclosed this at the National Executive Council meeting currently going on in Abuja. Walid said his resignation was to curb the crisis in the party and make sure … [Read more…]
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly killed five persons including three policemen and kidnapped another in Enugu State. Sources said the incident occurred at about 10:40 pm near the block bus stop in the New Heaven area. The gunmen reportedly arrived in a Sienna bus and opened fire on the police patrol van … [Read more…]
NIGERIA Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has vowed to disrupt distribution of petroleum products in Rivers State if in seven days from Wednesday, relevant stakeholders fail to address alleged indiscriminate arrest and impounding of their trucks by security operatives and some local government authorities in the state. Port Harcourt Zonal Council of … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has adjourned hearing in the 2023 governorship candidacy of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River to today. The matter is between Senator John Enoh, who is challenging the party’s candidate for the 2023 governorship elections and Senator Bassey Otu. Joined as defendants … [Read more…]
The Federal Government yesterday threatened to sanction foreign airlines selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars. It insisted that such a practice is a violation of Nigerian laws. Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said this while addressing State House correspondents after the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s oil revenue recorded further shock with Brent Crude, the international benchmark, falling below $90 per barrel for the first in seven months, yesterday. Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said the government was projecting a total revenue of N8.46 trillion in 2023 out of which N1.9 trillion is expected from oil-related sources … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday declared that he was not threatened by the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. The former Lagos State governor, who spoke when he met with the leadership of the party at its headquarters … [Read more…]
…Congratulates him on his appointment The State Executive Committee of Peter Mbah Grassroots Canvassers (PMGC), led by the Director General, Sir Steve Avah Esq., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of Barr. Peter Mbah Campaign Organisation at the Campaign Office, Independence Layout, Enugu. In a statement by Chris Enebe, … [Read more…]
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have lost their second international friendly match against the United States Women’s National Team 2-1. The match was played in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Nigeria Time) in Washington DC. The first of the twin friendly between the two teams saw the USA team beat the Super Falcons 4-0 … [Read more…]
Ashiru was speaking following Tuesday night’s meeting he and 16 other PDP governorship candidates had with Wike in Port Harcourt, days after first meeting with the party’s presidential flag bearer and former Vice President, Atiku. Ashiru, speaking of behalf of the team of PDP guber candidates after the closed door meeting with Wike, said: “It … [Read more…]
The Egyptian Police have arrested the lead negotiator between bandits and the passengers kidnapped from the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train, Alhaji Tukur Mamu. The reporter gathered that Manu was arrested in Cairo, the Egyptian capital on Tuesday. The bandits’ negotiator was said to have been arrested in Egypt alongside his family members. Mamu was said on … [Read more…]