Major political parties in Imo State are battling internal crises, with uncertainties as November 11 governorship election draws nearer. Part of the hurdles appearing in the way of political parties and candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC); the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) in the November 11 governorship election in […]
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• N8,000 monthly to 12 million Nigerians laughable, economic waste – Organised labour • Tinubu’s palliative of N53 per day an avenue to divert public funds, says Atiku • President’s N70b allocation to National Assembly not palliative, says Kalu • Okon: Nigeria’s data deficit will deny key beneficiaries the cash transfer • TUC: Move will […]
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Olayemi Street, Oriade LCDA Constitutionally, the local councils are meant to construct and maintain roads, streets, drains, parks, and open spaces, naming of roads, and streets, as well as provision and maintenance of public transportation and refuse disposal. It is also the duty of councils to establish and maintain cemeteries, burial grounds, and homes for […]
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Obi, Sanwo-Olu celebrate icon President of Centre for Change Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has described Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka as a genius of poesy who “captivates us in its gripping hold, not once, not twice but lifelong.” Okei-Odumakin, who is also the President of Women Arise for Change Initiative, stated this in a birthday titled […]
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By Adedamola Adedayo It’s the 13th of July, 2023, as Soyinka takes another powerful leap. Name any major literary genre, you can be sure Soyinka has his imprints there. But his legacy is most amplified in the theatrical hemisphere, where he made a name for himself as Africa’s most acclaimed playwright and became the apple […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Any close observer of the goings-on in the South East cannot but be alarmed at the hellish situation and the rest of us are looking away. Our gaze and exertions are concentrated on politics when gloom overcasts the land. Listening to politicians and outspoken members of the elite clubs, you have the […]
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A few hours after a court order, the Department of State Services (DSS) Thursday said it has charged the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele to court. The spokesman of the Service Dr. Peter Afunanya made this known in a statement after an Abuja High Court directed that Emefiele be charged […]
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The Senate on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s $800 million World Bank loan and N500 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives request. The $800 million World Bank loan, according to Tinubu is meant to finance the National Safety Net Programme of the Federal Government. According to the Senate, the N500 billion request meant to cushion the […]
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National Vice Chairman of North-West, Salihu Lukman, on Wednesday, disclosed that the ruling All Progressives Congress did not give President Bola Tinubu, governors, and other candidates who contested the 2023 general election ‘a dime’ to fund the electioneering campaign. Lukman stated that, unlike former President Muhammadu Buhari who was fortunate to have people mobilised money […]
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has described the insecurity in the South-East region as ‘criminal activity’. According to him, the sit-at-home directives in the South-east remain the handiwork of a criminal enterprise. In a statement posted on his official Twitter page on Thursday, Obi said the sit-at-home orders […]
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