The death toll recorded during the building collapse, which happened Sunday, on Ibadan Street, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, has increased to eight. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency confirmed the development on Monday. “Two male additional bodies recovered, making eight deaths,” the acting coordinator, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said. Our…
Courageous, purposeful, peaceful and excellent leadership is the type of leadership which must always align with the wishes and aspirations of the masses. ODENGENE PEOPLES MOVEMENT (OPM) hailed the PDP Gubernatorial Screening Committee under the able Leadership of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, who through the outcome of the exercise and methods applied kept…
The Enugu State Electoral Committee from the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the conduct of the ward congresses of the party in the state has described the exercise, which was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as peaceful, transparent and credible. Speaking when members of the PDP…
In line with one of the dictum and reasons why people in sports willingly concede points to their comrades. The runner-up in any given race is usually as good as the man in the lead, but circumstances are divinely remotely the culprits for the eventual emergence of the latter. Odengene Peoples Movement (OPM) sincerely believe…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the Commission, 30 days before their primary elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the directive was in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022. Yakubu spoke at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs)…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has clarified that his Kano State counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje’s comment that he (Wike) will be a good loser in the forthcoming presidential election was a mere joke. Recall that Ganduje had on Monday, told Wike that he would not be able to actualise his presidential ambition. Ganduje who spoke…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, said any government that cannot protect the lives and property of its citizens does not deserve to be in power. Wike, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated this while in the state to canvass…
Enugu West General Assembly (EWGA) mourns the death of our dear patron. It was indeed a very sad news for us to have learnt of the untimely demise of our great Royal Father, true friend and mentor. Very sad because we have lost a rare gem. Sad because a strong personality has answered the final…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the executive arm of the government will continue to respect the judiciary within the boundaries laid out in the Constitution in order to strengthen the country’s democracy. Buhari said this while speaking at the Iftar (breaking of Ramadan fast) dinner he hosted for the leadership of the country’s judiciary on Thursday…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released N3.5 billion rebate incentive to various exporters who sold goods through the Importers and Exporters Window. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, made the announcement at the Bankers’ Committee’s 30th meeting on Thursday. The apex bank had in February announced policies, plans and programmes for non-oil exports that would enable…
