A former Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has blasted the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his attitude towards the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Shittu is the Director General of the Asiwaju Tinubu-Shettima Coalition for Good Governance. In an interview with The Punch on Thursday, Shittu said the former minister had…
Some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are pushing for a probe of the party’s finances. It was gathered that some PDP NWC members are angry that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has failed to give an account of some funds that accrued to the party. A…
Following the intervention of stakeholders in the industry, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily suspended its order on the revocation of licenses to some media outfits. This development was made known in a statement on Friday by the Director-General of the NBC, Balarabe Shehu.He said the NBC has taken a decision to temporarily suspend the…
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has warned former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, against attacking Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. It was gathered that Lamido has constantly attacked the Rivers State Governor over his rift with former vice president Atiku Abubakar.Speaking on Channels Television on Tuesday, Lamido said:…
A former presidential aspirant and publisher, Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has narrated what transpired between him and Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, during the funeral of chieftain of the APC, Kemi Nelson, in Lagos. Momodu, in a terse statement posted on his verified Instagram page…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau has been sworn in as the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Maikyau’s emergence came following the expiration of the Olumide Akpata-led administration. The legal practitioner had won the election for the position earlier in July when he polled 38,000 electoral votes to become the 31st President…
Actor, Kenneth Okonkwo on Wednesday, joined the Labour Party weeks after resigning his membership of the All Progressive Congress. The actor announced his resignation from APC in a statement shared on his social media on July 11. On his Instagram feed, he shared pictures of himself with Labour Party executives in Abuja He wrote. ‘’It…
As Enugu State marks its 31st anniversary, the advocacy group that championed the struggle for the creation of the state, Enugu State Development Association (ESDA) has paid glowing tribute to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for upholding the dreams of the founding fathers of the state. Speaking during an event organised to commemorate the 31st anniversary of…
The Imam of Abuja Central Mosque Prof Yakubu Ibrahim Maqari recently received the Convener of THE NATIONAL DEBATE’22 Monday Diamond Ani and a Member of TND’22 Team Hon Salahudeen Lukman in his Office. This is inline with the Courtesy Visits exercise by the Convener to many National Stakeholders in the country to brief them on…
…I have confidence that PDP guber candidate fits the bill – Governor The people of Enugu East Senatorial District of Enugu State led by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi, the PDP State Chairman, Hon. Augustine…
