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Tinubu Tells Nigerian Youths He’ll Make Them Job Creators
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured Nigerian youths that they will play key roles in steering the affairs of his administration if he is given the mandate to lead the country. Tinubu specifically promised to make youths in Nigeria job creators and not job seekers, mainly through infrastructural development that would create...
NDDC Should Adopt Regional Development Approach – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to do things differently. Such difference, governor Wike maintained should be the adoption of a regional development approach that will strictly commit to the holistic development of Niger Delta States Governor Wike gave the charge when the new chairman of the NDDC board,...
Music Star, Brymo Says He Has No Regret For Saying Igbo Presidency Will Remain A Pipe Dream
Nigerian singer, Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo, has insisted that he was not sorry over his comments regarding the possibility of an easterner becoming president of the country. The singer had come under fire for stating that an Igbo presidency would only be a “pipe dream” due to the agitation for Biafra. “As long as there (are) talks by prominent...
INEC Begins Dispersal Of PVC At Various Registration Wards
Ahead of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, at various Registration Areas/Wards will start from Friday, January 6, till 15. The Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, of the commission in Rivers State, Mr Mark Usulor, made this known in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer...
EFCC Operating Outside Constitution, Should Be Phased Out Of Existence — Agbakoba
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ought not to be in existence. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who stated this at a conference on Thursday in Lagos, said the anti-graft agency is operating outside the constitutional provisions of its mandate. According to Agbakoba, since the EFCC...
Second Niger Bridge Enough Legacy To Give APC Victory In South East — Uzodimma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma says the Second Niger Bridge executed by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is enough for the Igbo people of the South-East geopolitical zone to vote the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for the continuation of the party’s legacies. “Senator Bola Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the APC, the...
Completion Of Reconstruction Work On Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road My Top Priority — Rep. Onuigbo
The member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has decried the challenges of road infrastructure in Ikwuano, assuring that total reconstruction of the Umuahia-Ikwuano- Ikot Ekpene federal road remains his ultimate priority. “I have been working tirelessly to ensure the total reconstruction of the Umuahia-Ikwuano- Ikot Ekpene federal road. I am optimistic that the ongoing reconstruction will be completed...
G5 Govs Storm Oyo For Makinde’s Campaign
The aggrieved five governors of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, otherwise known as G5 have arrived at the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital for the flag-off of the re-election campaign of one of their members, Seyi Makinde. Other members of the G5 led by Nyesom Wike of Rivers State are Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; Benue...
Military Begins Payment Of Ex-Servicemen Allowance
The Military Pensions Board said it has commenced the payment of the owed Security Debarment Allowance to eligible military retirees or Next of Kin of deceased military personnel. A Security Debarment Allowance is the money paid to retired military personnel to discourage them from using the skills they acquired while in service against the government. Over 90,000 military retirees who retired...
Court Stops DSS From Arresting INEC Chairman, Prof Yakubu
An FCT High Court has stopped an application seeking to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu from office over alleged false asset declaration. Justice M. A. Hassan on Wednesday refused the application alongside the 14 reliefs brought by the claimants. The judge held that Prof Yakubu’s asset declaration was lawful, valid, and in compliance...
