Appeal Court Judgment: Akpabio Seeks Redress At Supreme Court
Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that he would approach the highest court in the land to seek redress on the Court of Appeal judgement which nullified his election as the APC candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. This position was contained in a statement Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs personally signed on Monday. He also advised his...
Peter Obi, My Best Candidate – Ozonna Soludo
As Governor Charles Soludo’s attack on Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, continues to reverberate, Ozonna Soludo has differed with his father’s stance, saying Obi is the best candidate. Ozonna, Governor Soludo’s son, said he does not want to be dragged into politics but prefers Obi to other candidates. The 28-year-old UK-based artiste disclosed this in a...
Yobe Govt Set To Establish Hisbah Police
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has said that his administration is set to establish Hisbah Police to effectively cater to the welfare needs of orphans and vulnerable groups in the state. The Governor disclosed this at the second phase of the disbursement of ten million naira to 200 orphans in the state. “We are going to establish Hisbah Corps to...
Ekiti House Of Assembly Elects New Speaker
Ekiti State House of Assembly has elected a new Speaker. The new Speaker, Rt Hon Gboyega Aribisogan, who represents Ikole constituency, was elected at plenary on Tuesday and replaced the late Rt Hon Funminyi Afuye, who died last month after a brief illness. Details later…
Peter Obi Replies Soludo, Asks Him To Do More As Anambra Governor As Professor Of Economics
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Tuesday, said he did his little as governor of Anambra State and urged the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo to do his best in the state as an economics professor. Obi stated this at the 2022 Lagos Business School (LBS) Alumni Conference in Lagos. The Anambra governor between 2006 and 2014 was...
Family Of 6 Die After Dinner In Anambra
A man, identified as Mr. Augustine Nwokedi, his wife, and four children have died after eating dinner in Ozubulu, Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened on October 4, 2022, and the bodies of the deceased were said to have been discovered in their apartment by their neighbours. A source in the area said the death happened after the...
Gov Wike Pledges Support To Peter Obi Ahead Of 2023 Elections
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday promised to provide “logistics support” for Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate. Wike said he would provide logistics support during Obi’s campaign in Rivers State. He pledged his support to Obi at the venue of the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover inauguration in Port Harcourt. The governor also declared that Obi has what it takes...
Over 63% Of Nigerians Are Living In Poverty -NBS
A National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, survey has shown that 63 percent of Nigerians are poor as at 2022. The survey was contained in a report titled, “The National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey results for 2022.” The MPI report, launched today in Abuja, also showed that 67.5 percent of children within the ages of 0-17 years are poor. Speaking at the...
I Know Nigeria’s Problem — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he knows the root of the problem in the country. Obi stated this in Rivers State on Thursday, as he was invited by the state governor, Nyesom Wike, to inaugurate the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover, the ninth flyover of Wike’s administration. Obi said the problem of Nigeria was that the country was...
Naira Redesign: Governors On Our Watchlist Have Increased – Says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the number of governors on its watchlist has increased. The Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this while briefing news men at the State House after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Bawa, who declined to mention the number of governors currently under the EFCC watch, also refused to reveal...
