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Nigerians Live In Hell Under APC ‘Change’ Regime — PDP Chairman, Ayu

The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Saturday noted that Nigerians are living in hell under an All Progressives Congress (APC) administration that promised change. In his New Year message made available by his media office, he however told…

02/01/2022

Nigerians Have Suffered Enough, NLC Tells Fed Govt

There is a limit to how much more suffering Nigerians can endure, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warned the Federal Government on Saturday. It advised the government to halt all its anti-people policies. The NLC said the perennial increases in the price of…

02/01/2022

Ohaneze Ndigbo Dismisses Statement Of No Election In South East In 2023 If Nnamdi Kanu Is Not Released

The apex leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, a sociocultural organisation of Ndigbo, has dismissed the statement making the rounds that there would be no election in the South East in 2023 if the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu…

02/01/2022

Stop Attacking Me For Praying For Kanu, Mbaka Cautions Catholic Priests

The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Saturday, appealed to his fellow priests to stop castigating him for praying for and blessing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, over his…

02/01/2022

Uzodimma Blames Opposition, Criminals For Imo Crisis

Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma on Saturday blamed the security crisis in the state on the opposition and criminal elements. He called for a renewed and collective effort by the people to end violence and other forms of criminality this year. In his new…

02/01/2022

Banditry Can Be Tackled Within 17 Months If Some Security Operatives Aren’t Profiting From It — Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said bandits can be crushed within the remaining 17-month lifespan of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on New Year day, Fayemi, who is also the chairman of the…

02/01/2022

FCT minister tests positive for COVID-19

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has tested positive for COVID-19. In a post on his official Facebook page on Friday, he said: “After a hide and seek period spanning 21 months (one year, nine months) between COVID-19 and…

01/01/2022

How Some Lawyers Demanded N600m Fee Each For My Election Case In 2015 — Wike

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has lauded a legal luminary, Emmanuel C. Ukala, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as he clocks 65 years. Wike pointed out the contributions of the SAN to the legal profession in the country at the 65th…

31/12/2021

The PUNCH Petitions IG over Alleged Brutal Attack of Staff by SFU Operatives

The Punch newspaper has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, over the attack on one of its Lagos staff, Toni Ufor, by policemen attached to the Special Fraud Unit (SFU). The journalist was said to have been attacked and harassed, while…

31/12/2021

NIPC Generated N11.91bn IGR in Five Years, Remitted N5.82bn to Consolidated Revenue Account

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) generated a total of N11.91 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January 2016 and June 2021, it disclosed in a recent report. The report also showed that of the amount realised in the past five and…

31/12/2021

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