…Appreciates his unprecedented transformation of the University town *Our symbolic action, very significant – Engr. Abba Ugwuanyi: “I kept faith with my 2015 inaugural address” The people of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of their 100 percent support and loyalty ahead of the Enugu North Senatorial District election…
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi on Wednesday reacted to comments made by the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu in Osun State on Tuesday. The former Lagos State governor had, while speaking during the APC mega governorship rally in Osogbo, dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the LP are…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments that “enough is enough” of the ongoing strike by the university lecturers. Buhari had, Monday, called on the striking lecturers to call off the strike, saying that he hoped the union “will sympathise with the people on the prolonged strike.” In…
Directs Reversal to Original Registered Number Plates, Seizure of SPY Plates The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exceptions. This is irrespective of whether it is authorized,…
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has expressed full support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Adebanjo said the South East should be trusted with power, adding that the geopolitical zone deserves to lead the country. While speaking on Yoruba Gbode, an online radio programme, the elder…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned the electorate against the act of vote-buying ahead of the Osun gubernatorial election scheduled for July 16. In a statement issued by Kunle Ajayi, the national commissioner supervising Ogun, Ondo and Osun States, the Commission vowed to go tough with anybody caught in the act. Ajayi’s…
Northern Christian leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the decision of the party to field a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2023. The leaders in a statement issued after their meeting on Monday described the move as a display of crass insensitivity to the plurality of Nigeria and the existence of Christians. The…
The convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has revealed the reason he will not be voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election. The Ijaw leader said was considering voting for the ruling APC but would not support the party because of the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Speaking on Tuesday when he…
The Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark on Tuesday said former president, Goodluck Jonathan is angry with the Peoples Democratic Party over the 2015 betrayal. According to Clark, Jonathan is angry because of how party members led by the former National Chairman of the party and ex-governor of Bauchi State, Adamu Muazu betrayed…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has secured an injunction from the Federal High Court in Abuja restraining the sale of shares of ExxonMobil’s Nigerian unit to any third parties. In February, Seplat Energy Plc, a major energy company, had agreed to buy the entire onshore and shallow-water assets of ExxonMobil in Nigeria, but the…
