Kogi State Assembly Summons BUA Over Unpaid 50,000-Hectare Land
Kogi House of Assembly on Monday, summoned cement manufacturing firm, BUA Group, over a 50,000-hectare land it acquired 10 years ago but had yet to pay for it. The lawmakers gave the summon at a public hearing of one of its ad-hoc committees held at a hotel in Lokoja since its complex was gutted by fire last Monday. Deputy Speaker of...
APGA Raised Alarm Over Plot To Arrest Ebonyi Candidates
The Ebonyi State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance has raised the alarm over a plot to arrest and prosecute its deputy governorship candidate, Nkata Chukwu; senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South, Ifeanyi Eleje; and others candidates. APGA observed that it was not oblivious of the intimidation of its candidates in the 2023 general election and the destruction of their...
Speakers’ Forum Consoles Kogi State Assembly Over Fire Incident
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has commiserated with the Kogi State House of Assembly over the unfortunate fire incident that engulfed its complex last week. This was contained in a media statement signed and made available to journalists in Bauchi late Monday night by Abdul Burra, the spokesperson of the chairman of the forum, Abubakar Suleiman. The...
Rico Swavey Set For Burial Thursday – Family
The family of late Big Brother Naija star, Rico Swavey, has announced the arrangements for his burial. Born Patrick Adebowale Fakoya, Rico was involved in a car crash which led to him being placed on life support. He died two days after the accident on Thursday, October 13, 2022. In a statement signed by his family and management team, plans for...
Why APC Can’t Start Its Campaign – Ologbondiyan
The spokesperson of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu has nothing to show for Nigerians, hence the failure to kick start their campaign. Ologbondiyan also added that the acceptance of the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as seen at the Kaduna rally, has thrown his opponents...
Bayelsa Govt Declares 7-Day Break For Workers Over Flood Disaster
The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has handed civil servants in the State seven-day time-off from work aside from those on essential services, due to difficulties being faced as a result of the flood disaster ravaging the State. He also confirmed that the state was facing a humanitarian crisis with over one million persons displaced across Sagbama, Ekeremor, Southern...
Wike Endorses Sanwo-Olu Second Term Bid
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has endorsed his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for second term in office. This was disclosed by Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, in a terse statement on Tuesday. “Breaking: Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike endorses Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for second term in office. Details later,” Akosile wrote. The endorsement comes despite Wike’s...
PDP Is Still The Largest Party In Africa – Ayu
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Iyorchia Ayu has said PDP remains the largest political party in Africa. Ayu stated this when he and his party’s Vice Presidential candidate Senator Ifeanyi Okowa visited the Benue Community in Kaduna State. He was accompanied by the PDP gubernatorial flagbearer in Kaduna State, Hon Isa Ashiru Kudan and Senator...
Tinubu Meets Osinbajo At Aso Villa (PHOTOS)
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday visited the Aso Rock Villa, where he met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. It was gathered that the meeting between the duo was held in Aso Villa shortly before Day 2 of the ongoing Ministerial Retreat. Osinbajo had contested the primary election that produced Tinubu as presidential...
China Sets Up Police Station In Nigeria
The Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in its effort to tackle the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad. This was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’ It was widely reported that the police stations are created to bring...
