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Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The former governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East senatorial zone at the National Assembly, Chimaroke Nnamani, has called for calm among his supporters. He made this known in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, @ChimarokeNnamani, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. He said he was rudely shocked to hear … [Read more…]
AFTER surviving the insecurity and other socio-economic challenges of 2022, death is the last thing on the minds of most people who crossed over to January 2023. However, less than 20 days into 2023, the Nigerian polity is littered with untimely and aborted dreams. No fewer than 508 people, across the country, have had their … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Lagos State between January 23 and 24, on a two-day working visit to inaugurate projects undertaken by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. President Buhari will open five iconic projects between his arrival and departure on Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, January 24. The projects slated for commissioning are the … [Read more…]
The Nigerian government on Friday said it has not approved any increase in the pump prices of petrol across the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this in a statement issued by his senior adviser on media and communication, Horatius Egua. Mr Sylva spoke as Nigeria continue to queue for … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside an interim forfeiture order on 40 landed properties linked to a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The court, which had issued the order on 4 November, 2022, but ruled on Friday that the application for forfeiture filed by the Economic and … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Enugu State Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani as a member of the party. This was contained in a statement on Friday by the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, saying the suspension is with immediate effect. He explained that the decision to suspend Nnamani is based on allegations of anti-party … [Read more…]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, has filed a writ of summons at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over corruption allegations. Keyamo, who is also the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, also named the Code of … [Read more…]
The Organised Labour has called on Nigerians to reject the new hike price of petrol from N170 per litre to N185 per litre introduced by the Federal Government. The FG officially increased the price of petrol by 8.8 per cent as the ex-depot price also shot up from N148 per litre to N167. In a … [Read more…]
Frank Nweke Jr, former minister of information and national orientation and the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, delivered a lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was received in the school by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Patrick … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked media reports alleging that its president physically assaulted some civil servants on Wednesday at the Congress’ Headquarters. The NLC described the report as an untrue and malicious allegation sponsored by some miscreants posing as workers’ representatives with the aim of spinning false narratives. It claimed to have video … [Read more…]
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State has taken a bold step towards promoting uniformity in the application of road tax laws in the state and across states in order to avoid double or multiple taxation. The administration through the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), yesterday, launched the Single Inter State Road … [Read more…]
…. FEC okays 2023 budget proposal The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, approved the proposal for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. Of this amount, N215.3 billion would be spent on … [Read more…]