…Visits Imo PDP By Williams Odunze As journey to 2023 Presidencial election is drawing nearer, a Frontline Presidencial Aspirant, two term Governor of Kwara State and the immediate past Nigeria Senate President of the 8th National Assembly, Dr.Bukola Saraki has visited Imo PDP, Weekend. Address the Imo delegates,he said that Nigeria needs a President that has all round experience of governance to navigate the Country out of the numerous challenges facing it. Accompanied by his Campaign team to the Party Secretariat at Owerri, the Presidential aspirant hinted that as a…
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ASUU Shuns Appeal To End Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other industry based unions, have turned down the appeal by the federal government to resume duties while negotiations are ongoing to meet up with their demands. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday, pleaded with the unions to go back to work when he spoke at the National Productivity Day Celebration, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. But, at the President’s Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari-led meeting between the federal government team, ASUU and other registered Trade Unions in Nigerian universities, as…
Read MoreBlasphemy: Buhari Condemns Sokoto Student Killing, Demands Probe
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has condemned the lynching of Deborah Samuel which occurred in Sokoto State on Thursday. Samuel was a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. In a statement released via the Presidency’s official Twitter account on Friday, the President decried the mob action and ordered a probe into the incident. The press release read in part, “President @MBuhari strongly condemns the resort to self-help by the mob in Sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction…
Read MoreKaduna Lawmaker Caught On His Way To Supply Bandits With AK-47
The Mobile Policemen of 47 MPF Squad have caught a Councilor elected for Kinkiba Ward of Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Abdul Adamu Kinkiba on his way to supply Bandits with AK-47. It was learnt that Mr Kinkiba was arrested with an AK-47 rifle on his way to deliver the same to Bandits in one of the deadly forests in the State. Kinkiba was arrested by the Mobile Policemen of 47 MPF Squad operating along Galadimawa axis of Giwa local government area of the State when he was…
Read MoreCourt Awards N200m Judgment Against Nigerian Army For Killing Imo Businessman
Justice Maureen Onyetenu of the Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo state, on Thursday awarded a N200m court judgment against the Nigerian army for killing a businessman, Noel Chigbu. Delivering the judgment, the jurist agreed with the applicant’s request that the Nigerian soldiers were liable for the killing of the businessman at Amakaohia flyover in Owerri on April 30, 2021. Though counsel to the application, Brigadier Gen. G. O Anyalebechi(Rtd) demanded N1bn in compensation for the killing of the businessman, the court settled for N200m. Briefing our correspondent after the…
Read MorePDP NEC Throws 2023 Presidential Contest Open
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) has finally thrown open the contest for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. PDP’s position was made known during the party’s NEC meeting, Wednesday, in Abuja. Also, ahead of the party’s National Convention to elect the party’s presidential candidate, the NEC appointed former President of the Senate, David Mark to Chair the Convention Committee.
Read MorePetrol marketers warns of looming fuel scarcity
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis. To avoid this, the petrol marketers association asked the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to pay its members their outstanding bridging claims amounting to over N500 billion. The IPMAN chairman in Kano State, Bashir Danmalam, made the remarks while addressing a news conference in Kano State on Monday. He said the failure of the NMDPRA to pay the the bridging claims, otherwise known as transportation…
Read MoreN1.79bn fraud: Court arraigns Stella Oduah
A former Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Adaeze Oduah has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja to take her plea in the alleged N7.9 billion fraud charges brought against her by the Federal Government. She is to be arraigned before Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo, alongside two other women and four companies. Among the companies is the construction giant, China Civil Engineering Corporation CCECC. Already, the Federal Government’s lawyer, Dr Hassan Liman, SAN, has also arrived in court. About five Senior Advocates of Nigeria are also in court to defend…
Read MoreNzeribe’s Death, One Loss Too Many, Says Ohakim
An ex Governor of ormer Governor of Imo State and Senatorial aspirant for Imo North 2023 Senate seat, His Excellency Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, has described the death of the Distinguished Senator, Chief Francis Arthur Uzoma Nzeribe, as one loss too many. Nzeribe died at the age of 83. Ogbuagu, Oshiji, Damanze, Oyimba, Nzeribe became Senator representing Orlu Zone first in 1983 under the Nigeria People’s Parry (NPP), and later from 1999 to 2007 under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on Sunday in Owerri, Ohakim said he received…
Read MoreArthur Nzeribe: Thank You For Coming
By Batos Nwadike Arthur Francis Nzeribe has come, seen and conquered. I met Arthur Nzeribe in 1987 at Oguta in his one story building country home on a street near the river that has a bridge that takes one to his present day Haven of Peace and Agwa ancient community( i was in that journey with Chief Joseph Agbahiwe) erstwhile chairman of all chairman of SDP in the Old Imo state. I was a teacher and youth leader and nursing the ambition to run as chairman of Nkwerre/ Isu LG…
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