Wike dares Ayu to bar Ortom, other PDP candidates from 2023 elections

Photo/facebook/GovernorNyesomEzenwoWikeCON Why embattled national chairman must go, by party chieftain Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has dared National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, to stop Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, and other party candidates from contesting the 2023 elections. Wike threw the challenge few hours after Ayu threatened he has power to […]

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2023: Economy in dire straits, OPS tells candidates to go beyond rhetoric

Doubts persist over immediate subsidy removal by next govt Tinubu, Atiku, Obi are pro-market reformers, good for economy, says Uzum Though presidential candidates in the forthcoming general elections have expressed commitments to addressing some of the challenges faced by Nigerians, members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have asked the candidates to go beyond rhetoric […]

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Falana demands information over N17b petrol tracking technology contract

Gives seven-day deadline, threatens court action Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government, especially the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Regulatory Authority (NUPRC), to provide details of a N17 billion contract approved by the Federal Executive Council for monitoring and tracking of refined petroleum products across the country. He threatened that he would […]

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Fasoranti blesses Tinubu as APC presidential candidate presents manifesto to ex-Afenifere leader

Pa Reuben Fasoranti blessing APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, when the latter visited him at his Akure, Ondo State capital’s home on Sunday November 30, 2022 to present his manifesto to the ex-Afenifere leader and receive the elder statesman’s blessing for his presidential bid By Banji Ayoola All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola […]

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Fedpoly Ile Oluji constitutes convocation, ceremonials committee

Management of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State has reconstituted the Convocation and Ceremonials Committee of the institution with effect from 17th October, 2022. A statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information & Protocol, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said that “the Committee at its inaugural meeting held on Wednesday, 26th October, 2022 had swung into action with […]

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Terror alert: British Airways resumes flight operations

British Airways, has resumed its London-Abuja flight BA83 after cancelling the flight for two days due to the security alerts on terrorism issued by the United States and United Kingdom governments. The United States Mission in Nigeria had issued a security alert over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, especially in the Federal Capital […]

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US, others shouldn’t evacuate citizens, Nigeria not at war – Adeogun

The Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Adejoro Adeogun, shares with Leke Baiyewu his thoughts on the terror alert by some foreign missions… The United States of America, the United Kingdom and other Western countries have issued red alerts to their citizens and some of them have gone as far […]

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Naira redesign: We got Buhari’s approval, CBN insists

Economists and public policy experts have commented on the disagreement between the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Godwin Enefiele, and Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, over the proposed currency redesign, saying that it is a reflection of fiscal and monetary policies’ dissonance. Emefiele had on Wednesday announced that the bank […]

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Ekweremadu’s organ trafficking case suffers setback, court adjourns

Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his daughter, Sonia The Central Criminal Court popularly known as Old Bailey, United Kingdom, has reportedly said that the plea and trial hearing of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice over organ trafficking scheduled for Monday, will not hold. Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife, on July […]

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