PDP Crisis: I Can’t Be Intimidated, I Will Do What I Like – Gov Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said no amount of gang up against him can make him go against his conscience. This is as he spoke again on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). During the flag-off of Eneka Internal Roads in the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the State, on Monday, Wike said something will happen soon regarding the...
ASUU Denies Plans To Boycott Negotiations With FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has dismissed reports that stated that the union planned to boycott negotiations with the Federal Government. This was dismissed by a member of the National Executive Council and the Chairperson of ASUU, Federal University of Technology Minna, Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin. Recall that some media houses had quoted some sources who claimed that ASUU had discussed during its NEC...
Ebonyi LG Polls: Nobody Can Stop Swearing In Of APC Elected LGA Chairmen – APC Chair
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ebonyi State, Mr. Stanley Okoro Emegha on Tuesday said nobody can stop the party from swearing in the 13 newly elected council chairmen and 171 ward councillors. Emegha was reacting to a Federal High Court judgment, delivered by Justice Fatun Riman, that voided the Ebonyi local government election that produced the...
NCC Fixes $0.10 For International Calls Termination
The Nigerian Communications Commission has set $0.10 as the new fixed International Termination Rate for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for ending international calls on local networks in Nigeria. The ITR pertains to the cost of bringing call traffic into Nigeria, and it was increased from the $0.045 initially presented in December last year as a floor price. The...
I Am Considering A Government Of National Unity And Tax Rebate – Atiku Abubakar
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he is considering a government of national unity and tax rebate if elected president in 2023. The former vice disclosed this in a statement he personally issued on Tuesday in Kano and made available to newsmen in Abuja. Abubakar said he was considering a government of national...
Gov Obaseki Sacks Edo Security Network Director
The appointment of Emmanuel Oboh as the Edo Security Network’s director of operations has been terminated by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, made the announcement. A statement by Ogie on Tuesday said the disengagement was with immediate effect. The Obaseki administration was silent on the reason(s) for Oboh’s sack. The Governor approved the appointment of David Olukoga as...
NNPP Chieftains To Shekarau: We’ll Not Move To PDP With You
Over 40 political bigwigs, who joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party with former Kano State Governor, Senator Ibrahim Shakarau, have resolved to remain in it. They have also reiterated their loyalty to the party and pledged to work toward its victory in the 2023 General Elections. The NNPP bigwigs announced their stand in a communique issued at the end of their...
Alleged Kidnap Of Fayose’s Younger Brother In Osun False – Police
The Osun State Police Command has debunked reports that Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was attacked by suspected kidnappers at the Gbongan Area of the state. The command made its position known in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday. It said the report being circulated on social media was untrue as...
2023: Igbos Will Vote Massively For Tinubu To Continue Buhari’s Good Works – Dr. Nwoye
The immediate past chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye has boasted that the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will garner enough votes from the South-East. He spoke during the unveiling of a campaign building for the Tinubu-Shettima Independent Campaign Group in Enugu. Nwoye insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had achieved...
Increasing Debts Not Solution To Nigeria’s Indebtedness – Atiku Tells FG
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Federal Government that increasing debts will never be a solution to the country’s indebtedness. Atiku, a former vice president, in a statement, Tuesday, recalled that last week the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the GDP figures for Q2 2022, saying the government has been unreasonably...
