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Afenifere Urge Tinubu To Seek Local, Foreign Help To Curb Insecurity
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to seek local and foreign help in addressing the country’s insecurity challenges. It also noted that the sovereignty and corporate existence of the country is being threatened, adding that the Federal Government appears helpless about it. In a communique by its Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and...
Cherubim And Seraphim Church Warns Buhari Govt Against Arrest Of Peter Obi
The Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria has warned President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government against arresting the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed for treason. Prophet Solomon Alao, the Supreme Head of the church, warned that arresting Obi and Datti would heat up the polity. In his Easter message on Sunday, Alao said...
Stop Rejecting Corps Members, NSIWC Chairman Ekpo Tells Employers
The Chairman of the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission, NSIWC, Ekpo Nta, has decried the rate of rejection of corps members by some employers in the country. According to him, every corps member must be given enabling environments in their place of primary assignments to contribute their quota to the socio-economic development of the country. Nta, according to a statement...
Presidency Talks Tough After Lifting Of Visa Ban, Says It Won’t Be Business As Usual
The Nigerian Presidency says the lifting of the visa ban on Nigerians by the United Arab Emirates doesn’t mean that things will go back as they used to, especially as it concerns UAE visa applications and processing. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, moments after the deal between President Bola Tinubu and his UAE counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed...
Constitution Review Must Meet Nigerians’ Yearnings – Reps Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu has called for synergy among consultants and secretariats of the Senate and House Committees on Constitution Review to set the pace for effective partnership to drive the ongoing exercise to a successful conclusion. Kalu, who is the chairman, House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, made the call at...
Edo Guber: NSCIA Urges Muslims To Get Involved In Electoral Process
The Edo State chapter of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has advised Muslim faithful to get involved in the electoral process in the forthcoming September governorship election in the state. DAILY POST reports that NSCIA gave the advise in a communique issued at the end of its stakeholders meeting on Sunday in Benin City. The state chairman of the...
BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 20 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total 131
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Monday night confirmed twenty new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. According to a Facebook from the NCDC; Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 13 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State As at 09:00 pm 30th March there are 131 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria...
Petrol Pump Price Nears N1,000/litre In Abuja, Others
Petrol supply has continued to be on and off across the country forcing many filling stations not to dispense the product, according to investigations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and many states across Nigeria have shown. The investigations show that the product sells for close to N1,000 per litre at some stations belonging to members of the Independent Petroleum...
I’m Happy Gov. Makinde Is A Member Of G-5 Governors — CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, backed his kinsman and Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde, for his membership of the G5, also known as the integrity governors. The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors are Nyesom Wike, who is the leader, and Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom who is the Chairman. Others are Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Seyi...
Reps Approves Adjustment In Presidential Candidates’ Campaign Spending Limits To ₦10bn
The House of Representatives has approved an increase in campaign spending limits for candidates seeking elective offices in Nigeria, doubling the ceiling for presidential candidates from ₦5 billion to ₦10 billion ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision was taken during Thursday’s plenary following a clause-by-clause consideration of a report recommending amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. Under the approved...
