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We’ll Consider A New Presidential Jet For Tinubu If… — Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio says the Senate will consider a request for a new presidential jet if there is a necessity for that but dismissed claims that the lawmakers are set to approve the purchase of the same at the moment. Akpabio, the senate president, said this during plenary in Abuja on Thursday amid claims in some quarters that the Senate is...
Fubara Receives Senate Committee, Says He’s Most Abused Governor
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared that under his watch, the state is not leaning on party affiliation but on a revolutionary movement of remaining consistent with the truth and ensuring that democratic values are protected. Fubara who made the declaration while receiving in a courtesy visit the Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, led by the Chairman,...
The Abia State Government Has Issued July 1st Ultimatum To Street Traders
The Abia State Government on newly-reconstructed roads in Aba and Umuahia has given street traders July 1st ultimatum or risk heavy sanctions. The ultimatum is contained in a statement issued Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Izuchukwu Onwughara, on behalf of the Commissioner, Otumchere Oti. The government also frowned at the activities of mechanics who have converted part of...
Labour Party Says It’s Focused On 2027 Election With Peter Obi As Presidential Candidate
The Labour Party, LP, has said that it remains the only platform to make its 2023 candidate, Peter Obi, to win in the 2027 presidential election. The National Vice Chairman of the party, Ayo Olorunfemi, made this statement in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, monitored by DAILY POST. Recall that Peter Obi, who ran for presidency under...
We Will Not Allow You To Destroy Public Universities – ASUU Tells Federal Govt, Governors
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that the union will not stand idly by and allow the university system in Nigeria to be destroyed by both the federal and state governments. ASUU Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter, Professor Ayo Akinwole, made this declaration when he led other members of the union to protest against the...
Nnamdi Kanu Likely To Foster Peace If Released – Reps Deputy Spokesman
Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese said, the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB is likely to foster peace in the South East geographical zone. He expressed the belief that President Bola Tinubu’s administration would seize the opportunity of cases being made on Kanu’s behalf by the Deputy Speaker...
Transfer My Case With EFCC To Kogi – Yahaya Bello Tells Court
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to transfer his case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to Kogi. Speaking through his lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, Bello told the court on Thursday that since he was alleged to have committed the offence when he was the governor of Kogi State,...
Anambra 2025: APC Chieftain, Amaefuna Warns Against Breaching Zoning
A stalwart of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Anambra State, Mr Pope Amaefuna, has warned the party against fielding any candidate outside the southern senatorial zone as it may disrupt the existing zoning formula in the state. He gave the warning during an interview with journalists in Awka, adding that the easiest way for APC to lose the state...
El-Rufai Probe: Shehu Sani Vows Total Support For Kaduna Assembly
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani has hailed the Kaduna State House of Assembly for probing former governor El-rufai’s administration from 2015-2023. Recall that the Kaduna State House of Assembly had formed an ad-hoc committee to investigate the state’s financial transactions from May 29, 2015 to May 29, 2023, after the state governor, Uba Sani raised...
Resist Tribalism Like Plague – Sultan Tells Nigerian Army
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to the Nigerian Army to resist tribalism, warning that it could divide the institution and the country. The Sultan made this call on Wednesday in Bauchi at the commissioning of the newly constructed Nigerian Army Armoured Corps headquarters complex and the reunion and pulling out parade of retired senior armoured...
