There seems to be a crack within the ranks of the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI), a frontline political pressure group loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. This is as twelve (12) former local ...
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By Otobong Nsekpong The Chairman of Etinan Local Government Council, Hon Uko Friday Umoh has called on Iman Ibom people to support him to bring unity, peace and development to Etinan local government area. Speaking when he played host to ...
Read More »I Have Not Left Labour Party – Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has declared that he has not left the party. There were reports of Obi parting ways with the Labour Party, but he said his ties ...
Read More »Reps Reject Bill To Make First Degree Compulsory Qualification For Contesting Election
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, stepped down a Bill seeking to review upward, the required educational qualification for some elective offices in the country, to a minimum of University degree or its equivalent. Sponsored by the Deputy Whip, Hon. ...
Read More »Tinubu Honours Super Eagles Players, Officials With MON, Lands
President Bola Tinubu has awarded the members of the Super Eagles national team and their officials with the prestigious national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) for their impressive performance at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Cup ...
Read More »WIGWE: Access Holdings Appoints Bolaji Agbede As Acting Group CEO
The board of directors of Access Holdings Plc has appointed Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the acting Group chief executive officer of the company following the unfortunate demise of its former Group CEO, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. The company stated this in a ...
Read More »SERAP Asks 36 Governors, FCT Minister To Account For N40trn Councils’ Allocations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag state governors in the country and the minister of the Federal Capital Territor1y, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to court if they fail to account for the funds allocated for local governments ...
Read More »Rivers Assembly Overrides Fubara, Passes 4 New Bills Into Law
The Rivers State House of Assembly has voted to override Governor Siminalayi Fubara, passing four new bills into law. This development occurred during a plenary session on Friday at the House of Assembly Quarters. The session followed after the Speaker of ...
Read More »Dangote Still Africa’s Richest Man As Forbes Unveils 2024 List
… Otedola returns to ranking, named among continent’s wealthiest The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion in the 2024 Forbes list of ...
Read More »Northern Senators To Engage Tinubu Over Relocation Of Offices
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has called for calm among Northerners against the backdrop of misgivings over the alleged unequal allocation and distribution of funds in the 2024 budget, and the planned relocation of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) ...
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