Tinubu Calls For Peaceful Governorship Election In Ondo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Calls For Peaceful Governorship Election In Ondo

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 16, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has called for a peaceful election in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. The President has in a press statement on Friday signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the election. The statement noted that Tinubu anticipates a democratic process in the state that will...

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I Defeated You In 2023 Primaries, Atiku Mocks Wike

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Defeated You In 2023 Primaries, Atiku Mocks Wike

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 16, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mocked Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), saying that he gave him a resounding defeat in the 2023 primaries in Abuja. Atiku who was reacting to comments made by the former Rivers State Governor regarding his prospects of becoming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2027 elections. It will be recalled that Wike had during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday,...

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Ondo Poll: LP Candidate Urges INEC To Avoid Result Manipulations

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOndo Poll: LP Candidate Urges INEC To Avoid Result Manipulations

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 16, 2024

The deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Dame Olabisi Adu-Okunniyi in the Saturday Ondo State gubernatorial election has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to guard against manipulation of election results. The candidate in a press statement on Friday signed by Olubori Obafemi, her Media Assistant, urged the electoral umpire to be vigilant and curb the possible reoccurrence of manipulations of election results especially on INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) as was observed...

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Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Constitutionality Of EFCC, Others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Dismisses Suit Challenging Constitutionality Of EFCC, Others

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 16, 2024

The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit instituted by 16 states of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). A seven-member justices, in a unanimous judgment on Friday held that the suit was unmeritorious. In...

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Nigerian–American Lawmakers Celebrate Reelections Across the US

NewsNigeriaUnited StatesNigerian–American Lawmakers Celebrate Reelections Across the US

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 15, 2024

In a historic milestone for the Nigerian–American community, several Nigerian–American lawmakers secured their reelection in the 2024 midterm elections held on 5 November. US Representative Dr Oye Owolewa, who represents Washington, D.C., continues to make strides as one of the first Nigerian-Americans elected to Congress. His re-election marks another chapter in his work advocating for the residents of Washington, D.C. In Kansas, State Representative Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim secured his seat for District 89 in Wichita....

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REPORT: Dasuki Spent Anti-terrorism Funds on Luxury US Properties

NewsNigeriaPoliticsREPORT: Dasuki Spent Anti-terrorism Funds on Luxury US Properties

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 15, 2024

An investigation by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, PPLAAF, has exposed the diversion of millions of dollars, meant for Nigeria’s anti-terrorism fight against, into luxury real estate in the United States. These funds are reportedly linked to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, previously accused of embezzling billions from Nigeria’s defence funds. Reports indicate that the misappropriated funds were used to purchase high-end properties in Los Angeles, California, and McLean, Virginia, a wealthy...

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FG Commends MD of Stine Industries for Implementing New Minimum Wage

BusinessNewsNigeriaFG Commends MD of Stine Industries for Implementing New Minimum Wage

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 15, 2024

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Labour, has commended Chief Akai Egwuonwu, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Stine Industries, for the implementation of the new minimum wage. This commendation was conveyed by Mrs. Oji-Ogbuehi Bernadine, the Anambra State Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour, during a courtesy call to Chief Akai’s office in Awka. During the visit, Mrs. Bernadine and other senior Federal Ministry of Labour staff members noted...

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Daniel Bwala, Ex-aide of Atiku, Named Tinubu’s Media Adviser

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDaniel Bwala, Ex-aide of Atiku, Named Tinubu’s Media Adviser

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 15, 2024

…New Directors-General Take Office President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar 2023 presidential campaign, as his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications. The Special Adviser made the announcement on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement released on Thursday, titled “President Tinubu Appoints Three Directors-General And One Special Adviser On Public Communication.” The statement noted that Bwala, “a lawyer and notable...

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Group Calls for Establishment of Juvenile Correctional Centre and VAPP Commission

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGroup Calls for Establishment of Juvenile Correctional Centre and VAPP Commission

PilotnewsNovember 14, 2024

The 8th Assembly of the Anambra State Children’s Parliament has urged the State Government to establish a Juvenile Correctional Centre, which would serve as a facility for the rehabilitation, correction, and reintegration of juveniles in conflict with the law. This would provide an appropriate environment to guide these youths back to society as better citizens. The Children’s Parliament also advocated for the creation of a Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law Commission to ensure justice...

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Tinubu Proposes ₦47.9 Trillion Budget for 2025, FEC Grants Approval

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Proposes ₦47.9 Trillion Budget for 2025, FEC Grants Approval

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 14, 2024

The Nigerian government has proposed a ₦47.9 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which has received approval from the Federal Executive Council, FEC. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Bagudu explained that the proposed budget forms part of the “Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, for 2025-2027” in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act...

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