Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President Muhammadu Buhari, says Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is eminently qualified to contest for president in the 2023 elections. Adesina, in a piece titled “Dave Umahi’s Heart of Lion” posted on his Facebook series, “From the Inside” and …
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday Nigeria’s boundaries with other neighbouring states in West Africa would be declared soon. The president, according to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this during a safety meeting with the 36 state governors held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He explained closed of Nigeria’s land …
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Monday admitted that he supported President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general election. Umahi, who stated this at the foundation laying ceremony of a housing project in his home town- Uburu, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not waste time in accusing him of giving the president 25 percent votes during the election. …
He held a meeting that lasted for approximately four hours with the trio. Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Akande’s media aide and former Osun State Commissioner for Information, Lani Baderinwa, explained that Aregbesola had been in Osun to observe the former governor as part of their civic engagement directed by President Mohammadu Buhari. He explained: “Aregbesola was as a …
Other expenses in the State House budget include over N116 million for vehicle tyres while N436 million was earmarked for the phased replacement of vehicles and spare parts. The sum of N67.9 million was budgeted for motor vehicle fuel. Despite making a provision for over N10 million for the “purchase of giant HD copiers for the library and archive”, the …
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to come back to the trenches regardless of the allure by President Muhammadu Buhari to aggrieved chieftains to bury their differences and work together with the interim national committee. Read also: What Anenih predicted about the fall of Oshiomhole ― Orbih Former national vice chairman (South South) of this celebration, Hilliard Etagboeta, has filed …
Governor, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has pledged that nobody could rename any region of the state. The Governor stated this while creating a veiled reference to the actions of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) from the nation. The Governor called on Tiv individuals to continue to live peacefully with people in the host communities. Wike noted the Tivs …
The Christian Attorneys’ Fellowship of Nigeria, CLASFON, has expressed Despair over the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to Alter the Service Chiefs at the face of the Massive Meltdown of Safety and a near-complete breakdown of law and order. It praised the position from the National Judicial Council on both instances and expected the ideal things could be completed in …
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has faulted the plan by the state government to demolish Ikokwu Market for the construction of the seventh flyover in the state capital, which would traverse Azikiwe Street to Ikokwu Market area in Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt. The opposition party in the state pointed out that such a move would destabilise the …
El-Rufai, Zazzau Emirate, And Injustice By Dr Nasir Aminu The subjective attempt by Governor El-rufai to use his, final thirty months, of executive power to change the customs of the Kaduna State traditional institutions is worrying. Thus, it is imperative to seek the help of both the Judiciary and the legislative arm of government to intervene. Every human alive should …
Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a Akpodoro, Coordinator of the National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDEA, who is also the Coordinator, Urhobo Youths Forum for Change, UYFC, bares his mind to TUNDE OSO on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Presidential Amnesty Programme, security of oil and gas pipeline facilities. Excerpts: What is your view about the Presidential Amnesty Programme PAP? It’s …
The Nigerian Army deployed no fewer than seven military trucks to the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of Oct. 20, the day unarmed #EndSARS protesters were allegedly shot by the military. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was revealed by CCTV footage of the incident which was played by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for …
Ebonyi and Cross River Chief Sunday Inyima, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Water Resources, has debunked insinuations of his resignation from Gov. David Umahi’s cabinet, saying that he cannot resign on Facebook. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the social media, especially Facebook was recently awash with reports of Inyima’s resignation occasioned by Umahi’s defection from the PDP to …
Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, yesterday was delivered of a baby boy. Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, while announcing the birth on his Twitter handle, described the development as a joyous one for the entire Oduduwa house. He also disclosed that both mother and child were fine and hearty. “To God be the glory, great things He …
A lot was expected from Amnesty International’s maiden foray into Nigeria in 2015. With its burgeoning global status, Africa’s most populous nation envisaged a new chapter in human rights violation. However, five years down the line, AI has underwhelmed, on its way out of the country. Read also: COVID-19: Some people indifferent to safety guidelines — FCT Residents Amnesty presented itself as …
Air The management of Arik Air has announced the resumption of flight operations in and out of Lagos from Oct. 24, following the easing of the curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government. Mr Adebanji Ola, the Communications Manager of Arik Air, announced this in a statement in Lagos on Friday. READ ALSO: Lagos 2021 budget gender, climate sensitive, …
My name is Olumide Iluyomade and I am here on ground reporting to you from Lekki. I have no political, ethnic or religious motive – my only interest and concern are for Nigeria. I am writing this because this nation is at a dangerous and critical junction and we must now lend our voice to common sense and the reason …
The Edo government has given security agencies in the state 24 hours within which to produce the killers of one of the #EndSARS protesters in Benin on Friday. Recall that unidentified hoodlums had swooped on the protesters, who had converged at the popular King’s Square in the early hours of Friday. While one of the protesters was feared dead, …
The Federal Government on Friday said it has approved a temporary site for the establishment of a Federal College of Forestry in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state. The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said this after a meeting with Governor Babagana Zulum, at the Government House in Maiduguri. Abubakar said that details on the take-off …
The entire management and board of 7Star global hangar, the first private and independent aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in West and Central Africa are pleased to announce to the public that the aviation firm has received the Airline Transport License (ATL) from the federal government to float an airline, the first African premium airline. With the vision …
