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Wike Offers Explanation On Why He Asked Permanent Secretaries To Bow Before Tinubu
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has explained reasons why he asked permanent secretaries to bow before President Bola Tinubu. The Minister on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Aerial Road N20 Expressway at the nation’s capital city directed the permanent secretaries bow before Tinubu. Reacting to criticisms which trailed the directive, Wike said the action was to show appreciation...
Tribunal Fines Multichoice Nigeria N150 Million, Orders Free One-Month DStv, GOtv Subscriptions
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on Friday fined Multichoice Nigeria, the owners of DSTV and GoTv services, the sum of N150 million for disobeying its orders, which restrained the pay-TV company from increasing its monthly subscription pending the determination of the suit brought before it. The tribunal also ordered the pay-TV company to provide its Nigerian customers with a...
Edo Guber: NNPP Candidate, Azemhe Suspended By Ward Members
Less than four months to the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP has suspended its candidate, Pastor Azemhe Azena. DAILY POST reports that the candidate was suspended by his ward’s executives in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The suspension notice dated June 3, 2024, was signed by the ward 10 chairman,...
Agreement On New Minimum Wage To Be Reached Friday — Uzodimma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, says the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage will arrive at a figure by Friday. Uzodimma, who is the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this after the committee’s five-hour meeting on Thursday. Addressing the press after the meeting, Uzodimma said the committee would arrive at a figure...
I Remain A committed, Loyal Member Of Labour Party – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that he remains a committed and loyal member of the party. Obi said he was confronted by a journalist at Abuja airport wanting to know if his statement on the ‘Obidient Movement’ on Wednesday was a signal of an intention to leave the LP. According Obi,...
Labour Party Threatens To Boycott Ebonyi LG Election
The Labour Party in Ebonyi State has threatened to boycott the forthcoming local government election in the state, saying that it’s a one-party activity. A chieftain of the party, Splendour Oko-Eze, made this known while speaking with newsmen shortly after a meeting with party members at the San Diego Hotel in Abakaliki. According to him: “Local government election in Nigeria, as...
PDP Demands Arrest, Prosecution Of Suspended Adamawa REC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun to expedite efforts towards the arrest and prosecution of Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa. PDP’s national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, saying that arresting and prosecuting Yunusa-Yari would be in obedience to...
Abducting Policemen Enforcing Traffic Rules Is Punishable – FPRO
The Nigeria Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday, warned drivers who abduct policemen and other law enforcement agencies in the process of carrying out their duties to desist from such acts. He stated this on Friday in a four-minute and 27-second video shared on the NPF X account. According to him, under no circumstances should such be the...
Stomach Infrastructure Important To Nigerians Now — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday said stomach infrastructure was more important to Nigerians at this critical time. The former President stated this while commissioning the 136 houses procured from the federal government by the Sokoto state government. Obasanjo, who holds the traditional title of Yallaban Sokoto, commended the Governor of the state for transforming the state within his one year...
I Served Kaduna With Integrity, El-Rufai Says After Indictment By State Assembly
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, says he served with integrity. The former governor said this in response to the report which recommended his probe. An ad hoc committee set up to probe El-Rufai’s government had submitted its report, on Wednesday. Receiving the report, the Speaker of the Kaduna House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, said a total N423 billion was siphoned...
