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Rivers Poll: Sen. Abe Withdraws Petition Against Victory Of PDP From Tribunal
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the just concluded elections in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe has withdrawn his petition at the Election Petition Tribunal against the victory of Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Senator Abe disclosed this when he was addressing party leaders at his campaign office in Port Harcourt on Sunday. The...
Ndigbo Tired Of Begging For Political Appointment — Former Minister
Two time Minister for Education and Health, Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike, has said that Nigeria’s rejection and political exclusion of the Igbo is to her chagrin. The elder statesman who was reacting to the non-inclusion of any Igbo in the Inauguration Committee of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said Ndigbo would not beg anybody again for political appointment. ” We are not...
Nigerians To Pay More On Beer, Imported Vehicles As FG Imposes New Tax Regime
The Federal Government has introduced a new set of taxes on beer, imported vehicles, and single-use plastics. It has also been added to the list of items banned from being imported into the country. Under the newly introduced taxes, the Federal Government will charge N75 per litre of beer or stout imported into Nigeria. According to the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed,...
EFCC Chairman, Bawa Urges Journalists To Expose Sponsors Of Terror In North East
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has urged working journalists to embark on investigative reporting that will lead to exposing those that financing terrorism and other fraudulent activities in the North-East region. Mr Abdulrashed Bawa, Chairman of the commission, gave the charge during a workshop on Financial Crimes Reporting held in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Thursday. Bawa, who was represented...
Adamawa Guber Poll: I Did Nothing Wrong By Declaring Binani Winner — Ari
The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari, a lawyer, has explained that he announced results of 69 polling units in the April 15 supplementary election due to security pressure. Ari stated this in a letter to the Inspector General of Police explaining his part in the controversial April 16 announcement of the governorship election, which...
Again, FG Postpones Census
The Federal Government has once again postponed the 2023 Population and Housing Census, ABN TV reports. A credible source who spoke with our correspondent on Saturday said the decision was made yesterday after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra. The source, who does not want his name in print as...
PDP Urges International Community To Impose Visa Ban Against Buhari After May 29
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the international community to place a visa ban and international sanctions on President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments that the opposition lost the last presidential election because they were over confident. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters on Friday, Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the party, said the comment...
FG Declares Monday, May 1 Public Holiday As Workers’ Day
Monday, May 1, has been declared a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Friday. Barely a week ago, Nigeria marked the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, lauded Nigerian workers for their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice. READ ALSO: NYSC Deploys...
NYSC Deploys 1,560 Corps Members To Bayelsa
No fewer than 1, 560 Corps members have been deployed to Bayelsa State as part of the 2023 Batch ‘A’ Stream II national service. The Corps members were welcomed into the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Boro Town, Kaiama community, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state. During the formal opening and swearing-in ceremony presided over by the Acting State Chief...
CharlyBoy Set For Thanksgiving After Surviving Cancer
Nigerian music star and socio-political activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy says he will be having a thanksgiving service on Sunday in Lagos for surviving prostate cancer. The singer recently underwent a successful surgery after battling with the ailment for over ten days. In a tweet on Friday morning, the pioneer of ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ protest, said he...
