The Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, has urged President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government to heed the call to release Mr Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Okeke-Ogene said that time is now apt for the federal government to heed...
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One of the major decisions taken by President Bola Tinubu on assumption of office on May 29, after removal of petrol subsidy, was the suspension of the governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, who...
Some documents requested by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi to be presented as exhibits at the Presidential Election Tribunal are non-existent.inecinwc INEC made the declaration before the court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday. Obi and the Labour Party (LP)...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party will on Thursday, close their case at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) in their joint petition challenging the outcome of the Feb. 25 presidential election.tt The petitioners, according to a pre-hearing report were...
The Labour Party and it’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi on Monday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to provide documents they asked. Obi and the LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. Respondents are Independent National Electoral...
The Nigerian government and organized Labour on Monday reconvened at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to look into ways of cushioning the effects of removal of subsidy on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, said that steering...
Three ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) who were Presiding Officers for the Feb. 25 general election have told the Presidential Election Petition Court ( PEPC) that only results of the presidential election refused to upload to IREV. The three presiding officers were subpoenaed by...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigeria has congratulated the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at 63. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Amb. Gabriel Aduda in a statement on Saturday, said OPEC had made significant strides in energy governance and the transformative...
Former president of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo sits with founder of Joy, Inc. and host of the viral TV show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo on a democracy day special. In this special episode, he spoke about Tinubu’s character, third Term and why he insisted on Peter Obi’s candidacy for Nigeria. Introducing the special on his Instagram page, Chude said, “We...
Sen. Dino Melaye, a star witness of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party has told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) that the final result of the presidential election was wrongly computed and announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Melaye, the 22nd witness of the...
Ms Ijeoma Osamor, Broadcast Journalist with DAAR Communications Plc on Friday testified in the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Osamor, who anchors a programme in the Africa Independent Television (AIT) “Democracy Today” was subpoenaed as ‘7th witness (PW 7) for Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) . Obi and...
Some anti-corruption crusaders have urged Nigerians to reject the bill passed by the Senate to whittle down the power of the Chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye. They also urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent on the amended bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Sen. Eze Ajoku, President, Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN), says the refusal of government at all levels to pay pensions to senior citizens and retirees amounts to financial abuse of older persons. Ajoku said this on Thursday in Abuja during the commemoration...
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s indefinite suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Tinubu on Wednesday, approved the indefinite suspension of Bawa to pave way for investigation of...
Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following the suspension of its former chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, by the Federal Government. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the suspension of the EFCC chairman in a statement by the...
Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Thursday appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court Thursday. This was stated on Tuesday by Chris Uche, SAN lead counsel to Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party in their ongoing petition. In a petition marked...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has charged troops of Operation Udoka to redouble their efforts and flush out the remaining criminal elements in the South East. “You are mandated to flush out the criminal elements disturbing the peace and socio-economic well-being of the South East,”...
The new President of Senate, Sen.Godswill Akpabio says the 10th Senate will work to renew hope of Nigerians via people oriented legislations, given the current state of the nation. He said the senate would also ensure improved revenue stream and proper oversight of MDAs to reduce waste of resources....
Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a financial expert, says the suspension of Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, is expected and over due. Nzekwe, a former president of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota,...