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Reps Call for Establishment of Price Control Board to Combat Inflation
The House of Representatives in Nigeria has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to establish a Price Control Board to regulate the prices of goods amidst the ongoing inflationary challenges in the country. The motion to address this issue was presented during the Plenary session on Thursday and was adopted as a matter of public importance. The motion was introduced...
Jonathan Under Pressure To Drop 2027 Presidential Ambition, Support Tinubu’s Re-election
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly under intense pressure to drop his speculated 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. According to reliable sources, the pressure is being spearheaded by influential Niger Delta figures, including ex-militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. Some of Jonathan’s kinsmen in the Niger Delta are said to have urged him...
Biafra: Why We Want Buhari To Conduct Referendum —Northern Women
Women under the aegis of amalgamation of Northern Women of Nigeria have urged the federal government to allow for referendum on the agitation for Biafra. The women drawn from various parts of the northern part of the country who stormed Abuja in their hundreds Saturday made the demand during a rally in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A referendum would determine...
Tinubu Expresses Sadness Over Death Of Former Labour Leader, Ali Chiroma
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ali Chiroma. Tinubu, through a message conveyed by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, condoled with the family, the organized labour community, and everyone impacted by this painful loss. According to the Presidency, Chiroma was the former President of the Nigeria...
Kebbi Gov Pledges Swift Resettlement For Lakurawa Attack Victims
Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has assured victims of the recent Lakurawa attacks in Arewa Local Government Area that his administration will take swift action to resettle them in their communities. Idris made this pledge on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Kangiwa, Kebbi State. The camp shelters those displaced from Birnin Debe, Dan...
Reps Fumes As NHIS Spends N152m On Face Mask, Others
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance have faulted the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for spending over N152 million on the purchase of face masks, hand sanitisers, and protective wears during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The scheme also spent at least N2.48 million monthly on diesel to power its head office in Utako and the office...
Gov. Otti Makes 26 Fresh Appointments [Full List]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has made 26 new appointments in the state. Out of the 26, fourteen are to sit as Governing Council members of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, Abia State College of Education (technical) Arochukwu and Abians in Diaspora Commission while 12 are to various agencies and parastatals. This is contained in a statement on Monday signed...
Group Asks INEC To Ignore Order Calling For Fresh Election In Imo Federal Constituency
A group, Imo Youths Solidarity Movement (IYSM) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to ignore a court order from the Imo State High Court order for a fresh election in the entire 11 wards in the Njaba Local Government Area of Nkwerre/ Nwangele/ Isu / Njaba federal constituency of the state. INEC had suspended the election in the federal...
PDP Chairman Resigns In Kogi
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, Mr Adinoyi Aroke has resigned from the party. He has been with the PDP since 1998. Aroke, who served as former state financial secretary of the party and as former Special Adviser to former Governor Ibrahim Idris on poverty reduction, conveyed his resignation in a letter dated...
Cross River Assembly To Enact Severe Anti-Kidnap Law
Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem has disclosed that the House will soon enact a state law that will mete out severe punishment to kidnappers. He spoke to the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, when they called on him to seek the Assembly’s support to rescue their colleague, Prof Ekanem Ephraim of the University...
