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Atiku will be playing with fire if he chooses to ignore the demands of Wike – PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Princewill Dike has warned the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that he would be playing with fire if he decides to ignore the demands of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his camp. Dike in a statement on Wednesday warned Atiku that those people hanging around him and mounting pressure on him to call the bluff of Governor Wike are leading him to the abyss. According to him, Wike is a mobilizer and a strategist who has the support of most of his colleagues and can not only…
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Rivers Assembly reverses Dokpesi’s 868 Daar Communications’ plots of land
The Rivers State House of Assembly has revoked the ownership of 868 plots of land currently occupied by Daar Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television, AIT, at Ozuoba in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the State accusing them of “wrong acquisition” The action of the House followed the recommendations by the House Committee on Public Complaints which sat over the petition by Rumuokwashi, Rumuosi, Ozuoba and Alakahia communities. The Chairman of the committee, Evans Bipi during his presentation of the report of the committee on Wednesday on the floor of the House, said Daar communications “failed” to provide…
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The same God that led Obasanjo to support Atiku in 2019 will lead him to support Atiku now – Aide
The Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation has expressed confidence that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo will support his former vice to win the presidency. A spokesman for the campaign, Charles Aniagwu said Obasanjo saw the capability of Atiku in 1999 which made him choose the presidential hopeful as his running mate Speaking with reporters in Asaba on Wednesday, he recalled how Obasanjo supported the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate during the last general election adding that he will still Support Atiku in the forthcoming election “Atiku was more or less Obasanjo’s candidate, so if he supported him that much, I don’t think anything…
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2023: I’m voting Peter Obi for president, Sanwo-Olu as Lagos gov – Isaac Fayose
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, has endorsed the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of 2023. Fayose in a post on Facebook shared that he will vote for Peter Obi as president and Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos state in the upcoming 2023 elections Fayose made the remark while declaring the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a dead party. “PDP National is a dead party! In Lagos, I am voting for Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu. My polling unit is on Admiralty way Lekki phase 1.“For President, I am voting Mr. Peter Obi,”…
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Bandits’ negotiator, Mamu arrested in Egypt
The lead negotiator between the Nigerian government and bandits in Northern Nigeria, Tukur Mamu has been arrested in Cairo, Egypt. He was arrested alongside his family on their way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj. Daily trust reports that Mamu was detained at the Cairo International Airport for 24 hours and is being repatriated to Nigeria. He disclosed that he left Nigeria on Tuesday and was subjected to investigation by Egyptian security agencies but was not indicted with anything incriminating.
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ASUU rejects 23.5% salary increment, Adamu Adamu reveals
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has revealed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the proposed 23.5% salary increment for university lecturers. The minister revealed this development while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said ASUU and three other university unions who had been on strike rejected the offer describing it as “inadequate to meet their respective demands needed to tackle the challenges confronting the university system.” The federal government had offered the union a 23.5 percent salary increase “for all category of the workforce in Federal Universities, except for the professorial cadre…
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UK Prime Minister appoints Kemi Badenoch as Secretary of State
Kemi Badenoch, a British-Nigerian member of parliament, has been appointed by Liz Truss, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, as Secretary of state for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Recall that Badenoch, a member of the Conservative Party, ran for British Prime Minister and finished in the top five in July. This was made known in a post on the verified Twitter page of the UK Prime Minister, @10DowningStreet, the post read, “Kemi Badenoch MP @KemiBadenoch has been appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade @TradeGovUK #reshuffle”…
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2023: They are plotting against Tinubu, they want to get rid of him and make Shetimma President – Tokunbo Awolowo
Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, daughter of Nigerian nationalist and statesman, Obafemi Awolowo has alleged plot to get rid of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, if he wins the 2023 election. She called on Yorubas to be awake adding that those behind the plot would take advantage of Tinubu’s medical condition Awolowo-Dosunmu claimed that the plot may be perfected immediately after the 2023 swearing-in. “They are plotting against Tinubu; Yorubas should wake up. They are aware of Tinubu’s medical condition. “All they are planning is, immediately after handing over and swearing-in, they are going to get rid of Tinubu…
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2023: If you even consider voting APC, you like to suffer – Former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi
A former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, has cautioned Nigerians against voting for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Abdullahi while addressing journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday, said only Nigerians who love suffering will think of voting APC into power again He stressed that Nigerians have suffered enough under President Muhammadu Buhari-led government “You have to have a love for suffering to even consider voting for APC again after how they have ruined this country. “If not for the way things are, nobody should even be talking about APC again after the mess they have brought to the…
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Buhari won in 2019 because PDP negotiated with him – Wike alleges
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of negotiating with President Muhammadu Buhari to see to his victory in the 2019 General election He disclosed this during the commissioning of the Rivers State University campus in Etche, Rivers State, on Tuesday. According to him, when they came to him to be a part of the negotiation, he refused as he was after the interest of his party. He said, “When they were going to negotiate with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, they came to me and I said no; no negotiation;…
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FG to increase Lecturers salary by 23.5%, 35% for professors
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has announced a 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, and a 35 percent increment for professors. The minister disclosed this while speaking during the meeting with vice-chancellors and other stakeholders in the university system on Tuesday. According to him; ”The Federal Government can only afford a 23.5% salary increase for all category of the workforce in Federal Universities, except for the professorial cadre which will enjoy a 35% upward review. “Henceforth, allowances that pertain to ad-hoc duties of the academic and non-academic staff shall be paid as at when due by the Governing Councils of…
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Certificate forgery: I never sued Tinubu, I sued Lagos Assembly – Keyamo
Spokesperson of All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for the 2023 elections, Festus Keyamo has denied suing presidential candidate of the ruling party, Bola Tinubu, over alleged certificate forgery when he was Governor of Lagos state. The Minister said he sued the Lagos state Assembly This is coming after the Minister accepted to become the spokesperson of the APC flag bearer with reports of him allegedly suing his principal over alleged certificate forgery when he was the governor of Lagos state. Keyamo in his defence said; “I never sued Tinubu. No. I sued the House of Assembly seeking an interpretation…
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