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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has spoken about his plan to revive the country’s economy. He spoke on Wednesday at the 26th Lagos Business School Alumni Conference. The event was attended by his counterpart, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party and many business executives including Muda … [Read more…]
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has reacted to the strongly-worded letter which Governor Charles Soludo wrote about his 2023 ambition. The letter, which was released on Monday afternoon, literally set the internet on fire. In the 4008-word piece, Soludo dismissed Obi, one of his predecessors as a joker in the 2023 race, saying … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as prophetic the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prayer for its blessing from God. Tinubu had during the flag-off of the APC presidential campaign in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday, said, “God bless PDP.” The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who reacted … [Read more…]
Our correspondents report that the stadium was filled to capacity as bigwigs of the party and their supporters trooped to the venue. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of the House Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, serving governors including AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani-Bello (Niger), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), … [Read more…]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned Arise TV for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The television station was fined N2m for breaching the broadcasting code. Recall that Arise TV apologised on Sunday after reporting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was investigating … [Read more…]
Critical stakeholders in the media industry, yesterday, agreed on a 41-point code of ethics for Nigerian journalists. They also adopted co-regulation instead of a self-regulation mechanism. Both measures are part of “an attempt to jumpstart a fresh attempt to put in place rules to guide professional conduct and a regulatory council to support the efforts … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of Federal High Court Abuja, removing Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. A three-member panel of justices read by Justice Danlami Senchi on Monday held that Akpabio failed to file a proof … [Read more…]
The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, yesterday, in Abuja. The information on the poster revealed that the N5 million cash reward is for anyone who could provide information that could lead to the arrest of one of the wanted terrorists. Akpor … [Read more…]
House of Representatives, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Appropriations to make provisions for N200 billion in the 2023 budget before the National Assembly for the Ecological Project Office in the Presidency for flood preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery and relief packages. It also urged the Federal Government to immediately release N5 billion into the already created … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has pronounced an indefinite adjournment in the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The adjournment made by Justice Binta Nyako is to await the decision of the Supreme Court on appeals that were lodged by both the Federal Government … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned 63 institutions of the federal government for implementing illegal budgets, leading to expenditure of over N2 trillion without statutory approval. Chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, also wrote a letter to Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, to demand evidence of appropriation … [Read more…]
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have attacked a bullion van conveying cash at Ufuma, Orumba North local government area of Anambra State. The gunmen allegedly trailed the bullion van and opened fire on the truck and security men accompanying it. An eye witness said there was heavy shooting in the area, adding that residents … [Read more…]