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Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori has added his voice to the contentious issue of which zone would produce the next president after President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He spoke on that and more in this interview. There have been calls … [Read more…]
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, on Tuesday said he sacked one of his legislative aides over alleged fraud. This was made known by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Puma, in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘Wase replaces Legislative Aide.’ The Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker was quoted … [Read more…]
Justice E. A Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday sentenced one Sa’adu Isa to two years in prison for dealing in petroleum products without licence. Isa was given summary judgement after he pleaded guilty in the case brought against him by Economic and Financial Crimes … [Read more…]
A former governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from prosecuting him on the same offence of allegedly laundering N7.1 billion. According to him, having been tried once by EFCC, convicted … [Read more…]
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has lamented alleged attacks on Fulani herders in some states in the South East and South West, and appealed to President Muhammdu Buhari, State governors and the police to intervene. NEF, in a statement, yesterday, by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, warned against the profiling of Fulani … [Read more…]
THE Indigenous People of Biafra on Monday said its security arm, the Eastern Security Network, would soon commence the enforcement of the Anti-Grazing law in the South-East geo-political zone. This was as the Igbo National Council expressed its support for IPOB’s call on the South-East governors to halt open grazing by … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has pledged its commitment to improving revenue generation and enhancing economic competitiveness in the country. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, made the pledge on a virtual platform on Monday during the Executive Roundtable on the Finance Act 2020 and Economic Outlook for 2021 organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers. … [Read more…]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has rolled out measures to tackle insecurity in seven towns of Ibarapa following the crisis between local farmers and Fulani herdsmen. The governor, on Sunday, met with selected stakeholders, local government chairpersons and political office holders from Ibarapa zone, where he declared the problems of the people … [Read more…]
Ayede Ogbese is one of the communities in Ondo State , where Fulani herdsmen are wreaking havoc. In this interview with PETER DADA, Chief Oladimeji Abitogun, the Odopetu of Ayede Ogbese in the Akure North Local Government Area, speaks about the spate of insecurity in the state and Nigeria as a whole … [Read more…]
Eastern Union Congress (EUC), a think-tank for the peoples of the old Eastern Region, now South East and South South, has condemned the handling of a recent mayhem in Orlu by Imo State Government and security agencies. EUC regretted the death toll and burning of property in Orlu attributed to members of security agencies … [Read more…]
There is a stalemate in the push for electricity tariffs reversal championed by Organised Labour. Labour is pushing for a 40 per cent reduction following September’s increase by the Federal Government. Labour’s argument is based on findings that gas, a major component of the Distribution Companies (Discos), should not be … [Read more…]
Nigerians have hailed the call by Kano State Governor, Abdullai Ganduje, for the Federal Government to ban the movement of cattle from the North to South, in order to end the frequent clashes between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers across the country and curb cattle rustling. Governor Ganduje made the call when he and … [Read more…]