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Retired Soldiers Storm Ministry Of Defence, Protest Unpaid Allowances
Military veterans under the aegis of the Retired Members of Nigerian Armed Forces and the Coalition of Concerned Military Veterans, staged the third phase of their protests over the non-payment of their Security Debarment Allowance, among others, at the Ministry of Defence, in Abuja on Monday. The protesters pitched a tent and blocked access to the Ministry of Defence located...
Why Afenifere Won’t Support Tinubu, Atiku – Chief Adebanjo
The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has clarified his position on the group’s support for the Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, stating why the group will not support the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Bola Tinubu, and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In a statement signed by Adebanjo on...
2023 Election: We Stand For Peter Obi – Afenifere
The leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has reiterated why the group will continue to support the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, among other candidates in the forthcoming 2023 General Election. The Afenifere chieftain had earlier declared support of the group for the LP presidential candidate in an online radio programme, ‘Yoruba Gbode’, where...
Ikpeazu Sympathises With Ariaria Market Traders Over Flood, Orders Reconstruction
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed his sympathy to the traders of Ariaria market over the recent flood cases recorded in the market. The governor blamed "torrential rains of the past three days" as being responsible for the flooding of the market, saying the state government lacks power to prevail on rains not to fall in the markets. In a...
NDDC Flags Off Obehie-Okeikpe Road In Abia
The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Efiong Akwa, has assured that the re-construction of the 9-kilometres Obehie Junction to Okeikpe Road in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, will soon be completed. Akwa, who spoke when he inspected the road in the company of other NDDC Directors, assured that several communities in the...
Nigeria More United Now, Says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated that the unity of Nigeria remains unshaken and “no region can do it all alone’’. The minister re-echoed his position in Calabar, after a Command Performance by the cultural troupe of the Department of Culture and Heritage, Cross River Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Senate Seeks Removal Of Emefiele As CBN Board Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to whittle down the powers of the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bill, sponsored by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (APC, Kwara), specifically sought amendment to the CBN Act No. 7 to enable the appointment of a person other than the apex bank’s governor as the chairman...
Regimental Sergeant Major Building Commissioned At 14 Brigade Nigerian Army Ohafia (Photos, Video)
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Tuesday commissioned the Regimental Sergeant Major Building at the Brigade Headquarters Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army Ebem Ohafia, Abia State. The COAS who was represented by the General Officer Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General UT Musa said the structure is part of his agenda towards...
Maigari Of Lokoja Passed On At 80
The Maigari of Lokoja, Dr. Muhammad Maikarfi III, is dead. The Secretary, Lokoja Traditional Rulers Council, Muhammed Nalado, announced his death in a statement on Wednesday, stating that he died after a brief illness in a private hospital in Abuja. The monarch was 80-years-old when he died and was one of the longest serving traditional rulers in Kogi State, having ascended...
2023 Election: Peace Accord Signifies War In Nigeria – Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has said that the idea of signing peace pact ahead of the 2023 presidential election signifies that the country is at war. Sowore said he was not against the peace accord noting that he would sign it to show the people that he subscribed to peace. The AAC standard bearer said...
