Edo guber poll: Ganduje vows to reclaim state for APC
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje on Saturday inaugurated the national campaign council of the party for the 2024 governorship election in Edo. Inaugurating the council headed by Gov. Bassey Ottu of Cross River,…
Shun anti-govt protests, says Kalu, seeks six- month salary cut of lawmakers
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu at Thursday plenary session called on his colleagues to sacrifice 50 percent of their salary for six months to support the indigent Nigerians. Kalu’s call came via an amendment to the prayers of a motion…
LP denies alleged involvement in planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest
The Labour Party (LP) has said its former presidential candidate Peter Obi and the party are not part of the planned EndBadGovernance protest. The LP said this in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh. The…
Protest allegation by presidency ploy to arrest Obi – Media office
The Peter Obi Media Reach has dismissed the allegation linking former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi to a planned protest. The media office described the allegation by Presidential Media Aide, Bayo Onanuga as wild, wicked and baseless. In a statement by…
Obi’s supporters behind planned protests, says Presidency
The Presidency has unmasked the masterminds of a planned nationwide protests against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, identifying them as supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi. It, however, urged security agents…
LP denies alleged involvement in planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest
The Labour Party (LP) has said its former presidential candidate Peter Obi and the party are not part of the planned EndBadGovernance protest. The LP said this in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh. The…
Edo Deputy Gov Shaibu dumps PDP for APC
Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Nation reported that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reinstated Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo state….
Defection: Court hears suit against pro-Wike lawmakers August 21
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has fixed August 21 to deliver a ruling on legal representation for the Peoples Democratic Party, in a suit filed by the BOOT Party against Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers…
NDLEA intercepts over 1m bottles of codeine from India
NAFDAC seizes N107M worth of illegal drugs Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have again intercepted another batch of seven containers bearing 1,229,400 bottles of the codeine worth over N9,835,200,000 shipped from India at Onne ports in Rivers…
Woman arrested for killing husband with axe
A 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, has been arrested for killing her husband with an axe in Borno State. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, who was represented by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth, the…