Igbos Are Capable Of Ruling Nigeria, Says Gov Ortom
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has express confidence in the Igbo people, saying they have potentials to rule Nigeria if given the opportunity. The governor, who made the expression in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday when Igbo PDP Forum paid him a courtesy visit, said the South-Easterners are accommodating and hard working. According to Ortom, the Igbos are peaceful,...
Senate Passes N607bn 2022 FCT Budget
The Senate has passed for second reading the N607.962bn 2022 budget by the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The appropriation bill was passed on Wednesday after several objections over the lateness of the presentation of the 2022 budget. The upper legislative chamber consequently, ordered the authorities of FCT, to make available, 2023 budget proposals latest by next week at or risk zero...
10,000 Police Officers Undergoing Training On Digital Skills, Says IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday said 10,000 police officers are currently undergoing training on digital skills. Baba also said the Nigeria Police Force has acquired drones as part of new technology to curb crimes and unmask criminal elements. He said the training was due to the security situation in the country and how to overcome the menace. Baba...
Ekiti Governor Elect Promises Prosperity Vision
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji, has said that he will work with competent, courageous and transparent persons in his bid to drive his agenda of making Ekiti prosperous. Oyebanji said that securing the citizens, building enduring Infrastructure and solving the perennial epileptic power supply to the state would form the focal areas of concentration. “My vision is to have a society...
2023: How PDP Govt Will Address Nigeria’s Insecurity – Gov. Okowa
Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, insists that the creation of State Police will address the insecurity challenge in Nigeria. Okowa made the remark at the annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate said many Nigerians agree that the establishment would reduce the crime rate. Okowa lamented that...
Ebonyi PDP Gov Candidate Denies ‘Alliance’ With APC
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Dr Ifeanyi Odii, has denied the allegation in some quarters that he was hob-nobbing with the All Progressives Congress, in the state, for the purpose of ‘securing’ appointment after the 2023 general elections. Rumours made the rounds in social media a few days ago that Odii and the APC governorship candidate,...
Gov. Obaseki Suspends Local Govt Administrators Over Heavy-Duty Trucks
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has suspended three heads of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) for negligence and dereliction of duty. Chris Nehikhare, the commissioner for communication and orientation, disclosed this while briefing journalists after the weekly executive council meeting chaired by the governor on Wednesday in Government House in Benin. “The Edo state government has suspended three heads of service of local...
PDP Denies Suspending Presidential Campaign Over Wike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PDP) has denied suspending its rallies. There were reports about the party doing so over the disagreement between the presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike. In his reaction, the Director of Strategic Communications, Dele Momodu called the stories falsehood. The spokesperson confirmed that the party’s campaign, which commenced this week in...
Obajana: Kogi Accused Dangote Of Asset Grabbing
The government of Kogi State has accused Dangote Industries Limited of “callous and deliberate asset grabbing” but the company countered it, saying that the acquisition of the Obajana cement plant followed due process. A statement by the state government said that Obajana Cement Company was solely founded in 1992 and owned by the state, which held 100 per cent of...
Corruption: World Bank Sanctions Seven Nigerian Firms, Individuals
The World Bank has revealed that it sanctioned seven Nigerian firms and individuals for corruption during its 2022 fiscal year. The revelation was contained in the bank’s latest the Fiscal Year 2022, which covered July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, in the Sanctions System Annual Report. The sanction list contained three Nigerians and four Nigerian companies who were found guilty of corruption...
