Party Crisis May Affect Our Chances in 2023 Polls – PDP Group

NewsNigeria ElectionsParty Crisis May Affect Our Chances in 2023 Polls – PDP Group

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 14, 2022

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Frontliners, a group supporting the opposition party, has said the intra-party crisis, if not addressed, could affect the outcome of the 2023 election for  Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate. According to the group, it may lose the election in 2023 if the crisis in the party is not addressed. In a statement issued on Saturday, the PDP group said the former vice-president is being misled by people who do...

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Lagos Govt Mandates Studying of History in Primary, Junior Secondary Schools

EducationNewsLagos Govt Mandates Studying of History in Primary, Junior Secondary Schools

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 13, 2022

The Lagos government has mandated the studying of history across primary and junior secondary schools in the state. The state ministry of education, in a statement seen by TheCable Lifestyle on Saturday, said that the subject is to be offered as an elective in senior secondary schools. It said its latest move is in line with directives from the Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC). “I have the directive of the OG (OEQA) to...

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Wike Has Done Well for the PDP – Mimiko

NewsNigeria ElectionsWike Has Done Well for the PDP – Mimiko

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 10, 2022

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has been a countervailing force protecting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) according to Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state. Mimiko said this on Wednesday during the flag-off ceremony for the construction of the Azikiwe-Iloabuchi road in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. He stated that Wike has done well for the PDP and that he hopes the party’s leadership will do all it takes to resolve challenges threatening its cohesion....

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IGP Says Police Performance Has Improved

NewsPoliceIGP Says Police Performance Has Improved

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 10, 2022

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said the performance of the police during the recent election in Ekiti shows that the force has improved. The IGP, who was represented by Sadiq Bello, assistant inspector-general of police in charge of zone 1, said this on Wednesday in Kano at a workshop themed ‘The 2023 General Election: Enhancing National Security Capacity For a Secure and Credible Electoral Process in Nigeria’. The IGP said the participants...

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NRC Reduces Trips on Lagos-Ibadan Route Over Diesel Price Surge

NewsTransportationNRC Reduces Trips on Lagos-Ibadan Route Over Diesel Price Surge

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 10, 2022

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said it has reduced the number of trips on the Lagos-Ibadan train service due to the hike in the price of automotive gas oil, better known as diesel. Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s managing director, said the corporation has cut down the number of return trips on the route from six to two every day. He daid this on Tuesday while speaking with The Punch on Tuesday. “The Lagos-Ibadan train service...

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Oyesola Urges Oyo Govt to Seek for Increased Tourists Attraction

TourismOyesola Urges Oyo Govt to Seek for Increased Tourists Attraction

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 9, 2022

The Oyo state government needs to seek ways to attract more tourists to all the tourist centres in the state according to Oyedele Oyesola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. Oyesola said the government could turn tourist sites in the state into “money-spinning” sites and standard tourist centres by calling for partnership with investors. He said this on Tuesday during a visit to local tourist sites in Oyo State. Oyesola pointed out that...

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Ohanaeze to Presidency: It’s Ethnic Prejudice to Insinuate That Igbo know gunmen in south-east

Crime & SecurityNewsOhanaeze to Presidency: It’s Ethnic Prejudice to Insinuate That Igbo know gunmen in south-east

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 8, 2022

The apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused the federal government of ethnic prejudice regarding the recent comment on attacks in the Southeast. Communities in the south-east have come under attacks in recent months, with the latest being the invasion of a police station in Agwa, Oguta LGA of Imo state, which led to the killing of four officers. In another attack that reportedly occurred on August 1, some Nigerians were said to have...

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EFCC Warns Against Hoarding Foreign Currencies

NewsEFCC Warns Against Hoarding Foreign Currencies

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 6, 2022

ABUJA — Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said the anti-graft agency will go after persons and organisations hoarding foreign currencies, especially dollars, across the country. According to a statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, Bawa said this on Friday at a meeting with representatives of Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in Abuja. “As part of its ongoing efforts to check the rising incidence of foreign exchange...

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Security Breaches Not a Yardstick for Government Performance – Keyamo

LabourNewsSecurity Breaches Not a Yardstick for Government Performance – Keyamo

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 6, 2022

The minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, has said the security situation is not enough reason to tag the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government as having failed. According to him, the “security breaches” in parts of the country cannot be used as a “yardstick” for the performance of the federal government. Keyamo said this on Friday in an interview with Channels Television. The minister said the Buhari-led government did not promise that the...

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Buhari Orders NASENI to Increase Production of Solar Cells

NewsPowerBuhari Orders NASENI to Increase Production of Solar Cells

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 6, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), to increase the production of solar cells to boost the country’s alternative power sources. Mohammed Haruna, chief executive officer, NASENI, disclosed this to journalists on Friday, after briefing with the president on the activities of the agency, in Abuja. A solar cell, also known as a photovoltaic cell, is an electrical device that converts light energy into electrical energy...

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