The Rivers governor has exhibited strained ties with both the party and its 2023 standard-bearer over the outcome of the May 28 national convention and presidential primary. Governor Nyesom Wike has filed a lawsuit against Atiku Abubakar over the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr Wike filed the lawsuit alongside another PDP … [Read more…]
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), has fixed first week of September as date for an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party. A member of the party’s NWC who made the disclosure, however revealed after the marathon meeting by the national leadership of the party, that the date is subject … [Read more…]
A summit organized by the Labour Party and a coalition for Peter Obi Leadership has started in Abuja. The summit has brought together several support groups routing for the Labour Party and the emergence of Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti-Ahmed Presidency. Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, who said the … [Read more…]
By Sam Nnamani Observing the current good governance-driven shockwave sweeping across the length and breadth of Nigerian, with the possibility of an unpredictable apotheosis in the 2023 general election, it doesn’t take much of an effort for a keen observer to decipher a common bottom line in the multitude of demands reeled out daily by … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has launched an online database for the compilation of data on unemployed graduates and youths in the state. Mbah in a statement by his media office, said the online database will capture the statistics of the teeming unemployed graduates and youths in … [Read more…]
Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has tasked Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to caution his supporters from spreading falsehood capable of misinforming Nigerians about other candidates. Spokesperson for the organisation, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, yesterday, admonished Obi to get his supporters to desist from spreading lies, malice and denigrating other candidates, especially Asiwaju … [Read more…]
Amid tensions, some elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, intervened in the crisis rocking the party by giving approval for the constitution of the presidential campaign council. The reporter gathered that while some PDP leaders are pushing for the party to wield the big stick against those engaged in anti-party activities, other leaders … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has cautioned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government against further borrowing for consumption. Obi handed down the words of caution in a series of tweets on his verified twitter handle @PeterObi, yesterday. He said: “As a matter of urgency, Nigeria must stop borrowing for consumption, … [Read more…]
The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances rose from N17.46tn in December 2021 to N19.91tn in June 2022. According to data from the CBN, this shows that the Federal Government borrowed N2.45tn from the apex bank within six months. The N19.91tn owed the apex bank by … [Read more…]
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that the mining sector is the key enabler in providing all necessary raw materials for public infrastructure and other developments in the country. Adegbite stated this in Abuja at the inaugural ceremony of the 10-man National Steel Council. He reiterated that the steel industry … [Read more…]
Six family members of a former Military Governor together with a 60 year old woman who were among the kidnapped train passengers, have been released after the renowned Islamic scholar; Sheikh Ahmad Gumi intervened. A Senator who did not want his name mentioned, was said to have assisted before the victims were released. Disclosing this … [Read more…]
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to legal filings, amid a high-stakes legal battle with Twitter over a $44 billion buyout deal. The Tesla boss sold some 7.9 million shares between August 5 and 9, according to filings published on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website on Tuesday. “In … [Read more…]