The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded President Muhammadu Buhari to use the remaining three years of his tenure to “restore” the credibility of elections in the country. The party specifically asked President Buhari to within the next 14 days, initiate the process of returning the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to the National Assembly, with a…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reaffirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political partiesJustice Anwuli Chikere on Thursday held that Section 225(a) of the Constitution gives INEC the powers to deregister parties that failed to comply with the provisions of the ConstitutionSome 32 political parties had approached the…
Exclusive: Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, the PDP two times serving member of Federal Housing of Representatives representing Oredo Federal Constituency with countless humanitarian strides and numerous laurels to himself, grant a mind-blowing elusive interview on his ambition to govern Edo State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Excerpt: Q: You are the current serving House…
The Borno State governor Prof. Babagana Zulum on Wednesday confirmed that 81 civilians were killed and buried following attack by suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part of state on Tuesday. He could not hide emotions as his voice fainted and was so disturbed the massacre. Zulum made disclosure while addressing newsmen…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Tony Attah, has assured business operators in Rivers State that the Train 7 project of the plant will stimulate huge business opportunities and positive turn around of the state’s economy. Attah, during a meeting with the Rivers State Governor Nyesom…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the new Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), with a charge to the members to support the attainment of the Nigerian Content 10-Year Strategic Roadmap. He stated that accomplishing the lofty goals of the roadmap…
The Deputy Governor of Edo State Comrade Philip Shaibu has revealed steps that were taken to move the State from a Civil Service State into an economic hub. Comrade Shaibu who spoke through his Special Assistant on media, Mr. Benjamin Atu, said Governor Godwin Obaseki adopted a hybrid strategy to tackle the hitherto ingrained inefficiency and…
The national power grid collapsed on Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said.The spokesperson of the company said the incident occurred at 11:13am, and that restoration of the grid was over 90 percent already.TCN did not immediately state the reasons for the system collapse, saying it was still being assessed while taking actions…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, commiserated with victims of Ogbogonogo fire disaster, assuring that they would not bear the burden of the unfortunate incident alone. The President who spoke through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiyar Umar Farouk, also, commended the proactive measures taken by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to…
A Don at the department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,(NAU), Awka Anambra state Prof.Uche Nwogwugwu has called on Federal government to totally ease the two months old national lockdown in Nigeria to allow economic recoveryNwogwugwu made the call in an interview with journalists in Awka on Tuesday.According to him,partial easing of the lockdown as announced…
