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Betrayal is in your DNA, Oshiomhole warned us – Wike fires back at Obaseki
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has fired back at Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state for calling him a bully, after he tackled Edo state Deputy Governor, Phillip Shuiabu over the comment he made about the Peoples Democratic Party due the crisis rocking the opposition party in the state. Wike who spoke on Monday March 14 at the inauguration of an expanded community Secondary School project in Omuanwa in Ikwere Local Government Area of the state, accused Obaseki of being a “betrayer” even after he ensured he won his re-election campaign in Edo state. He also said that former Chairman of…
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Minister holds emergency meeting with stakeholders over erratic power supply & collapse of national grid
Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu on Monday March 14 held an emergency meeting with stakeholders in the power sector over the erratic power supply in the country. The meeting which was held after the national grid collapsed again, was attended by a delegation from power generation companies, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Shell and other stakeholders in the power value chain. Speaking at the meeting, the Minister told stakeholders that they must work together to make electricity stable. He also said the federal government would not…
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FG gives Houses To Winners of 1994 African Cup of Nations
The Federal Government has given out Houses to winners of the 1994 African Cup of Nations At the official commissioning of the Housing Project under the National Housing Programme (NHP) Phase 1 in Abere, Osun State today March 14, President Buhari said the gesture is better late than never and that the players can pick up the keys to their houses at their preferred states. The President who was represented by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated that the motive of the federal government was beyond improving the human condition of living through the housing projects, but it also…
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ASUU Strike: We have met all your demands – FG
The federal government has said it does not owe the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, as it has met all it’s demands. The union had on Monday extended the warning strike by two weeks Reacting to this decision, the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, while speaking to newsmen at the end of the commemoration of the 2022 Commonwealth Celebration in Abuja on Monday, March 14, all earned allowances, as well as revitalization funds, had been released. “ASUU announced and we met and everything that they have demanded, we have done all of them including the earned allowances…
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Fuel Scarcity: “We have only three more days, all airlines in Nigeria will shut down” – Air peace boss, Allen Onyema
Air Peace Boss, Allen Onyema has warned that Airlines in the country would shut down operations over the non-availability of Aviation fuel to run their operations. He made this known at a meeting of oil marketers and Airline operators at the National Assembly. Airline operators in Nigeria are demanding operational licenses from the federal government to begin importation of fuel. Onyema said; We have only three more days, all airlines in Nigeria will shut downWe are not threatening this country, it is a fact” ”I have the mandate of all airlines to demand that Airlines begin importation of fuel, if…
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Don’t be a bully, show respect to party members – Obaseki tells Wike
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has urged his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike to show respect to party members and not act like he owns the party. Obaseki said this reacting to a recent comment by Wike tongue lashing Shaibu for daring to threaten the PDP on live television. Shaibu had remarked on a Channels Television show that if the PDP continues to treat him and Obaseki like outcasts, he and Obaseki may leave the party.The remark irritated Wike, who claimed that the PDP offered Obaseki and Shaibu the party’s ticket after the All Progressives Congress (APC) denied them…
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“I believe I have what it takes to lead Nigeria” – Saraki
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said he has what it takes to lead Nigeria. The former Governor in an interview with Channels TV, expressed that he knows the issues affecting Nigeria and he can reach out across the ethnic and religious divides. “I believe I have what it takes to lead Nigeria. I am not someone who shies away from taking up challenges. I’m not someone who does not know the issues or someone who does not have the energy and vibrancy to address those issues.“More importantly, I am someone that can reach out across the political divide, based…
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Abba Kyari’s wife slumps as court denies him bail
Ramatu Kyari, the wife of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, on Monday, slumped at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The incident happened just after her husband was denied bail following charges of drug trafficking against him and six othersThe trial was then adjourned till March 26.The middle-aged woman, wearing a black Hijab, fainted while armed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, were leading Kyari and the others away from the court premises.She was carried and rushed into one of the offices on the third floor of the court by some officials of…
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Female Inmate emerges Best Graduating Student
Okike Chinyere, a female inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Lagos has emerged as the best graduating student of peace and conflict resolution department, National Open University (NOUN). Okike bagged a second-class upper degree in the programme alongside a male inmate Alegbe Afolabi who was awarded a master’s degree in peace and conflict resolution.One of the graduating inmates, Nweke Chibueze, thanked the controller general, Haliru Nababa, and the vice-chancellor of NOUN for the opportunity. He, however, pleaded for clemency for the graduating students so they can be freed to give their quota to the country’s development.During the presentation of…
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We cannot consume 70 million litres, those litres of fuel are going across the border and government is turning a blind eye – Saraki
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has disputed the Federal Government’s claims that the country is consuming over 70 million litres of fuel. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television while addressing the issue of fuel scarcity, the former Kwara State Governor alleged that the country cannot consume more than 30 to 45 million litres of fuel. According to him, the Government is turning a blind eye to fuel going across the border. He said; “If you remember then in 2011 when I moved the motion, we talked about how we were consuming 30 to 35 million litres a day and…
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BREAKING: ASUU extends ongoing strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another 8 weeks.The union took the decision during its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held in Abuja, on Sunday night.According to a member of the union, the two months is to give the Federal Government space to meet their demands. The union had on February 14, embarked on a one month warning strike over the Federal Government’s inability to meet the demands the two parties entered into in previous times.
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Former US President, Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19
Former US president, Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19 He made this known in a post on Facebook. According to him, his wife Michelle Obama tested Negative to the virus. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative. “It’s a good reminder that, even as cases go down, you should get vaccinated and boosted, if you haven’t already, to help prevent more serious symptoms and giving COVID to others”, he posted.
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