Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says Nigeria lacks courageous leaders who can tell the federal government the truth. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a lecture organised by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) as part of its 2021 press week, Ortom said the country does not have sustainableContinue Reading
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared that nobody can undermine the state when deciding the next president of Nigeria. Wike maintained that Rivers State plays a vital role in who becomes the next president of Nigeria. He pointed out that whoever would become Nigeria’s next president needs toContinue Reading
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacks the credentials to be considered as a governance option. Reacting to PDP statement that APC led administration “misrule” was responsible for Twitter’s decision to cite its African operations in Ghana, Secretary of the Caretaker Extra-OrdinaryContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has zoned the 2023 governorship ticket in Enugu State to the Enugu East Senatorial zone. This was announced by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Party in the State, Dr. Ben Nwoye. He made the announcement during a meeting between the membership registration and revalidationContinue Reading
The Senate yesterday amid disagreement by members, passed a bill seeking to establish the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) following the consideration of the report of its Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, stated that the Bill seeks to developContinue Reading
THE Rivers State Executive Council has said the police authority or men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad involved in brutality and other human rights violations should compensate their victims. The decision was taken after the five-man committee set up by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to formulate a draftContinue Reading
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said the federal government is worried over the rising unemployment rate in the country. Speaking at the 2nd Shakeholders’ Meeting on Expatriate Quota Administration organized by the Citizenship and Business Department of the Ministry of Interior, the Minister said: “Anyone that is notContinue Reading
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation further increased by 18.17 per cent in March compared to 17.33 per cent in the preceding month. According to the CPI Report for March, which was released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), food inflation increased by 22.95 per centContinue Reading
The Nigerian government has denied allegations made by the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, that it printed N60billion to support March allocation to states. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this on Wednesday. Ahmed described the allegation by Obaseki as untrue and sad. ObasekiContinue Reading
Japhet Omojuwa, a social media influencer, says he got “full consent” from Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, before making her a director in his company, Alpha Reach Limited. Ezekwesili had spoken out on her alleged role in the company following the controversy over a social media campaign doneContinue Reading
