A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daniel Bwala, has said that contrary to popular opinion, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will not be contesting for presidency in 2023. Mr Bwala who was a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday said this while addressing concerns about the...
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Former Aviation Minister and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osita Chidoka, says the main opposition party is in a dilemma over the zoning of presidency to any region. Chidoka, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said he would personally want the PDP...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar Following the resumption of the murder charge preferred against a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Joseph Mbu by the Department of Public Prosecution in Cross River State, the accused has been involved in legal tango with the state over issues of jurisdiction and service....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The first female Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River State, Mrs. Elizabeth Akinlade has said the essence of FRSC road enforcement is to reduce accident rates in the state by 15 per cent. Addressing Journalists on Tuesday during a...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (The Authority) has discovered a limited quantity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as Petrol, with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification. Methanol is a regular additive in Petrol and usually blended in an acceptable quantity....
An official of the Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) was on Tuesday in Awka, shot dead by yet to be identified gunmen. DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra, in a statement confirmed the incident and identified the victim as one Mr Chinedu Onwuka. Tochukwu said that the...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to prevent imminent strike by fulfilling its promises. Prof Ayo Akinwole, the ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan chapter, stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday, in an interactive session with newsmen. Akinwole, who...
The Edo Police Command says the driver to the state Chairman of the Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdul-Hamid Egele, has died. The command’s Spokesman, SP Kontongs Bello, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday night. NAN reports that the deceased,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy three National Commissioners to supervise the Feb. 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at the commission’s stakeholders meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, said six Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) would also be...
The Lagos Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again warned of an impending strike should government fails to meet its demands. Coordinator of the zone, Dr Adelaja Odukoya, gave the warning at a news conference on Tuesday at the University of Lagos, after a congress...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to come out en masse and exercise their franchise in the Feb. 12 area councils election. Abubakar made the call in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senate has approved the establishment of six new campuses of the Nigerian Law School across the six geo-political zones of the country. The newly approved law schools, in addition to the seven existing ones, bring the total number of law schools in the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Pastor Bassey Ita says his ambition is to help change the narratives of the party in those states that have remained in the dark of progressive politics. Pastors Ita stated this...
Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) on Tuesday said insurers had paid over N11billion as claims for losses suffered during the 2020 #Endsars protest. Mr Ganiyu Musa, Chairman, NIA, disclosed this at a news briefing in Lagos . “As at January, insurers have paid over N11 billion as claims that arose...
At least five people on Tuesday sustained injuries when a cargo plane crashed while landing at Agok Airstrip in the Abyei Administrative Area disputed between the border of Sudan and South Sudan. Kuol Diem Kuol, Chief Administrator of Abyei Administrative Area, told Xinhua that the Antonov 26 plane, owned...
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a pastor with the Royal World Embassy Church, Rufus Olatunji, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old member. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs F.M. Kayode, who did not take Olatunji’s plea, ordered that Olatunji he should be remand at Ikoyi Correctional...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has said that it received N189 billion as Education Tax collection (EDT) in 2021. Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, announced this at its 2021 Education Development Tax (EDT) forum on Tuesday in Jos. The forum, organised in collaboration with the...
The former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde, who is standing trial in an alleged N5 billion fraud, has opted for a plea bargain with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) in order to get a soft landing. At...
Esan Okpa Initiative (EOI), a recently formed socio-cultural organisation concerned with the advancement of the Esan people, has strongly decried the poor state of infrastructure in Esanland, saying it has not only compounded the insecurity crisis in the area but may imperil its economy. Calling for urgent intervention by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has granted approval to Orbit Exploration and Natural Products Limited (OENPL) to take over the mineral titles of Ogboyega North and South Coal Blocks, Mines number 769 & 772 ML from Western Metal Products Company (WEMPCO). A statement...