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LG Autonomy: FG Plans Sanction Against Defaulting States
FG examines state laws on the conduct of LG polls, scrutinises why some state governments have delayed the conduct of their LG elections. The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, who disclosed this in Ekiti on Tuesday, said there was no going back on the Federal Government’s plan to implement the Supreme Court ruling on LG autonomy. Currently, no...
FG Ready For Youth Development — Minister
The Minister of State for Youth Development, Olawande Ayodele said the FG is ready to promote the development of youths in the country. The minister made this known when a delegation from the Nigeria Youths Union paid him a visit in his Abuja office. According to a statement obtained on Wednesday which was signed by the president of the NYU, Chinonso...
Peter Obi, Atiku: Stakeholders Invalidate Merger Talks
The former PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been cautioned against any proposed alliance with LP ahead of the 2027 election. Stakeholders in the political sphere said Atiku can’t form any coalition that would oust President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027, despite the leadership crisis within the PDP, LP, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Since the 2023 presidential election,...
PDP Postpones Thursday’s NEC Meeting For Ondo Governorship Poll
PDP announced late on Tuesday that its planned NEC meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed to November 28, 2024. The move is to allow the party to focus on strategising and mobilising for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, which is set to take place on November 16, 2024. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by the party’s...
Abia CAN Rejects Gov. Otti’s Signpost Tax, Urges Policy Reversal
Abia State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed strong disapproval over the state government's policy requiring churches to pay taxes on their signposts, ABN TV reports. In a letter addressed to Governor Dr. Alex Otti, CAN described Abia as "God's Own State" and noted that it's the only state in the federation imposing this tax on...
Ex-Reps Member Farouk Lawan Regains Freedom After Serving Jail Term Over Bribery
A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan has regained his freedom after serving his jail term at the Kuje Custodial Centre. Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, Adamu Duza confirmed the development. “Yes, he has been released having served his sentence”, he said on phone. In a statement, Lawan thanked God...
Governor Otti Approves N70k Minimum Wage For Abia Workers
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has approved the payment of N70,000 as minimum wage for Abia workers with effect from October end, ABN TV reports. This announcement was made by Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu during a press briefing in Umuahia, highlighting Governor Otti's empathy for workers Kanu assured that payment will commence within days, covering all worker...
IPOB Disowns Sit-At-Home Order, Urges Calm In Southeast
Commercial activities in most parts of the South East states were grounded, yesterday, in continuation of the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over the incarceration of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kalu. https://youtu.be/KvsjLLSG3N0 Despite the success of the weekly directive, IPOB, yesterday, denied declaring a sit-at-home exercise for October 21 and 22 in any part of Igbo land. In Aba, Abia State,...
Bobrisky Served Prison Sentence, Says FG Panel
The Federal Government investigative panel has revealed that the convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, served out his six-month prison sentence in custody. Findings of the investigative panel contradicted an earlier report that Bobrisky was kept out of the custodial centre while serving his jail term in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, where he was transferred to the Medium...
Sit-At-Home Cripples Commercial Activities In Abia (Video)
Commercial and social activities in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State on Monday came to a standstill following the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). https://youtube.com/live/KvsjLLSG3N0 The two-day sit-at-home was reportedly announced by IPOB as a means of hoisting the Biafra flag in the region and demanding the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently...
