Anxiety over PDP convention as Appeal Court rules on Secondus today

Former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko (left); Governors, Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), during the visit of the governors to invite Mimiko to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo …yesterday • Members fear another Caretaker Committee arrangement if ruling goes against party • Fintiri upbeat, says […]

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PDP convention: Court reserves ruling on Secondus till Friday

An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Thursday reserved ruling on an appeal filed by the suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, urging the court to suspend the party’s national convention scheduled for October 30 and 31, 2021 in Abuja respectively. The three-man panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, after […]

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PDP says Plateau speaker’s ‘impeachment’ ridicules democracy, vows challenge

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the purported impeachment of the speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abok Ayuba, as a ridicule of democracy and governance, vowing to challenge it. Ayuba was on Thursday impeached by eight of the 24 Assembly members over alleged abuse of office and financial misappropriation.- But […]

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Nigeria gets new federal allocation formula December – RMAFC chair

The Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Engr. Elias Mbam on Thursday said the commission will deliver a new Federal Allocation Formula by December. Speaking at the North East zonal public hearing on the review of Revenue Allocation Formula in Gombe, he said the Commission was determined to achieve this onerous task […]

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Uproar as ex-BBNaija housemate Omashola appears in pitiable video

A video of former BBNaija housemate, Omashola Kola Oburoh aka Sholzy in rags, looking malnourished and sitting on the street with a polythene bag beside him has caused an uproar on social media. The video was shared on October 27 by his colleague Ike Onyeoma, who expressed deep concerns and hoped it was barely a […]

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Afe Babalola says Nigerians no longer need to go abroad for any treatment as varsity performs first kidney transplant

The Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, on Wednesday thumbed up the university’s multi-system hospital for the various exploits it had been doing since establishment, saying it had come to end outward medical tourism in Nigeria. Babalola, who spoke against the backdrop of the first kidney transplant in the hospital, said, “This […]

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Okonjo-Iweala’s son, Uchechi, breaks medical record in the US

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; son, Uchechi Iweala. Source: Twitter; Center for Advanced Orthopedics Dr. Uchechi Iweala, son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has broken a medical record in Maryland, United States. On Thursday, the WTO boss announced that her son was one of the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a […]

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Petrol subsidy ends in June 2022 – FG

•N714b paid in seven months There is no plan to end petrol subsidy for now, the Federal Government said yesterday. Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister Mrs. Zainab Ahmed said provision has been made for the first six months of next year. She explained that subsidy payment would stop since complete deregulation of the downstream […]

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Why e-Naira disappears on Google playstore – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained the reason for the sudden disappearance of the newly launched e-naira speed wallet from Google’s play store. The bank explained that the app’s disappearance was only temporary as it was undergoing an important upgrade aimed at tackling glitches noticed since its launch. Director of Corporate Communications of […]

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