APC Mourns Abba Kyari
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday mourned the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. The governing party said the memories and indelible strides of one of the closest advisers to President Buhari will be celebrated for a long time. The condolence message of the party was contained in a statement by...
COVID-19: Lockdown Extension is Necessary, Peter Obi Backs Buhari
Former Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi, has backed President Muhammadu’s extension of the lockdown order aimed at curtailing COVID-19 in the country. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, he also commended efforts made by the Federal Government and respective state governments as well as the Nigeria Centre for...
Hon. Nkole Rewards Loyalist Over 2019 Electoral Victory
The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Uko Nkole has expressed gratitude to all those who worked for his victory and that of his party, the PDP during the 2019 election in the state, ABN TV reports. The Federal lawmaker at his hometown on Tuesday said despite his state of health during the election, God used men...
Chevron, Host Communities In Fresh dispute Over Cause Of Strange Dead Fishes On Bayelsa Shore
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), are in a war of words with members of its host communities in Bayelsa State, following dead fishes littering the Atlantic coastline near the oil firm’s operations. Residents along Koluama, Ekeni, Ezetu, Fishtown, Foropa, and Sangana axis of the Atlantic coastline in Bayelsa, hosts to CNL had reported the sudden sighting of dead fishes in the...
Buhari’s Speech Disappointing, Failed to Address Palliatives – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on COVID-19. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party said the presidential speech is very disappointing. Ologbondiyan accused the President of failing to show leadership, thus failing to give any hope on palliatives to the ordinary Nigerians. “The party expressed sadness that Mr President...
I Will Quit Politics In 2023, Senator T. A. Orji Insists
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia Central, Senator T.A. Orji, has disowned misleading campaign posters adorning the streets of Aba and Umuahia in Abia State indicating that he nurses a presidential ambition come 2023. In a statement signed by his chief liaison officer, Mr. Ifeanyi Umere, and released to newsmen on Monday, Senator T.A. Orji, reemphasized his...
BREAKING: Buhari Grants Pardon To Jailed Ex-Governor, Colonel And Other Inmates
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted a presidential pardon to a former governor of the old Bendel State, Professor Ambros Alli, and retired Lt. Colonel Moses Effiong, who were Jailed for various offenses, on Thursday. Buhari announced the pardon in a series of tweets on his official Twitter account (NGRPresident) on Thursday. https://twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/1248233465100808192?s=20 https://twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/1248235343113072640?s=20 https://twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/1248236187774586883?s=20
Enugu APC Stakeholders Condemn Undue Affronts On Onyeama By Factional Chairman
Amidst the ongoing crisis within the All Progressive Congress in Enugu state, media personality and APC, Enugu Deputy Governorship Candidate, Amb. Ginika Tor Williams has expressed complete dissatisfaction in the continuous attack by the factional Chairman of APC in Enugu state Mr. Ben Nwoye against the honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Geoffrey Onyeama. She expressed displeasure via a press...
Buhari Approves Withdrawal Of $150m From NSIA Account
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that $150 million be withdrawn from the National Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed this while speaking with journalists in Abuja. According to her, the withdrawal would be made from the NSIA stabilization fund, to augment disbursements to the three tiers of government by the Federation Accounts...
Stimulus Package: Ohanaeze Youths Blast Sadiya Farouk Over Comment On Ndigbo
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth (OYC) Worldwide has berated the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Sadiya Farouk, over a comment credited to her in which she allegedly said that Igbo should not expect anything in the ongoing stimulus package organised by the federal government to cushion the effect of lockdown due to coronavirus across the country. OYC in...
