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Atiku Abubakar asked that we deepen our engagement with LP – PDP Chieftain, Osita Chidoka
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic party, Osita Chidoka has said that Atiku Abubakar has asked that the party deepens its engagement with the Labour Party. Chidoka shared photos he took while meeting with the Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi after his meeting with Atiku on Wednesday, March 29. He wrote; ”At 8 am today I met with Atiku Abubakar and he asked that we deepen our engagement with LP. “At 6pm I met with my brother Peter Obi at his campaign office where he has been since 8am and still plan to be till 10pm. ”Interesting how the…
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FG approves N24.2 billion to station internet facility at designated airports, markets
The President Muhammadu Buhari-le administration has approved the sum of N24.2 billion for the provision of internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning, and markets across the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami while briefing State House Correspondents on some of the memos that were deliberated upon at the FEC meeting. He said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is expected to facilitate the operations of the internet at designated airports and institutions. He said: “The Federal Executive Council has approved two memos for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) a…
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Portable is every lawyer’s nightmare – Legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong
Popular legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong, has said that singer Portable is every lawyer’s nightmare when it comes to dealing with difficult clients. In a tweet he shared, he stated that the singer is the type of client whose actions and comments are counter-productive to a lawyer’s strategy In his words; “When it comes to having problematic, difficult and deviant clients, Portable is every lawyer’s nightmare. He is the type of client that will be doing things and making comments that are counter productive to a lawyer’s strategy.” This is coming after a lingering faceoff between the singer and the Ogun…
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FG plans to increase salaries of Pubic servants -Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government has plans to raise the pay of public servants considering the increased cost of living. He said this during an interview on Channels Television program on Wednesday, March 29. According to him, it would help government workers navigate through inflation, the rising cost of living, and a hike in transportation fares, housing, and electricity tariffs. “The Federal Government is looking at giving people in the public service a pay raise to take care of the increased cost of living, he said “In the Presidential Committee on Salaries, we have…
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My wives and children won’t be part of governance -Governor-elect Kano state, Abba Kabir
Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf has said that his wives and children will not have any role in the governance of the state He said this after receiving his certificate of return today, March 29. Yusuf also called on the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Yusuf Gawuna and other contestants in the March 18 election to join his administration in restoring the good fortunes of Kano state He said; My wives will not be part of the governance. My children will not be part of the governance. And I can tell you for sure that this…
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Abia Guber: I was offered money to compromise election — INEC Returning Officer, Prof Nnenna Oti
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Abia State governorship election, Professor Nnenna Oti has recalled how she was paid to compromise the election results but insisted that the votes must count Oti, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO disclosed this while addressing students during her return to the school on Tuesday after giving her a hero’s welcome In a viral video, Oti said: “As an electoral officer, I have never in my life participated in any election but duty came calling. “I made my enquires from Abuja and I said ‘If…
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We have no plan to print Biafra currency or form govt. – IPOB
The indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB has said that it has no plan to form any Government or print any currency This was made known in a statement by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful who warned those he described as autopilot to desist from such a move, stressing that the group has no faction. Powerful distanced IPOB from those operating Radio Biafra in the United States. The statement read in parts: “We the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of the great liberator Nnamdi Kanu once again reiterate that IPOB is not part of the formation of…
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75-year-old woman who set her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren ablaze in Ondo, dies few days after incident
The 75-year-old grandmother, Iforiti Olowo, who set her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren ablaze in Akure South local government area of Ondo State, is dead. She had sustained some degrees of burns in the fire, and passed away at the weekend in an undisclosed hospital. It would be recalled that the woman, had set the house ablaze while the family was asleep. Some neighbours broke into the house through the window, rescued her son, Victor Oloro; wife, Rachael; and children, Toluwani and Blessing. They were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo for medical attention but lost their lives in the…
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On May 29, the hand-over will take place – FG says Court case will not affect transition
The Federal Government has said that the court cases challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election, will not stop the transition of power from President Muhammadu Buhari to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima. This was according to a statement by the Chairman of the Transition Committee, Boss Mustapha, on Monday, March 28 He said everything is set and on course to ensure a smooth handover. “The committee has been active and the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice-President elect has been completed. The facility at the Defence House is ready. Security…
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Tinubu risked his life for Nigeria during the Military junta – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that President-elect Bola Tinubu “risked his life” for democracy in Nigeria. He made this remark in a message congratulating Tinubu on his 71st birthday on Wednesday. Tinubu canceled an annual colloquium to mark his birthday this year Instead but opted for special prayers and a thanksgiving service. Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile hailed the former Lagos Governor as a “visionary, consistent, loyal and enigmatic master strategist”. The statement read in part: “It is also on record that he stood firmly on the side of the Nigerian…
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Bus fare to return to 100% by April 1 – Lagos State Government
The Lagos State Government has announced that the 50% discount on transport fare on all regulated buses has ended. At the end of March, the bus fare will return to 100% by April 1, 2023. The development was announced by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on , March 28, via Twitter. LAMATA announced that the discount was put in place during the cash crunch and will now end following the Supreme Court and Federal Government’s pronouncement that old notes can now be used alongside new ones.
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We thought Obidient movement was a joke – Former Minister, Labaran Maku, says
Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Labaran Maku, has said that many people including himself had perceived the Obidient movement and Peter Obi of labour Party as a joke Speaking on Channels TV today March 28, Maku admitted that the opposition politicians never gave the LP candidate and his supporters a chance. He stated that with the help of the young people, Obi and Labour party proved doubters wrong. “What happened in the presidential election as you could see was that there was this wave of young people, the ‘Obidients’ that we all took for granted and we were…
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