Tinubu departs Nigeria Monday to attend G-20 summit in India 

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, on the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The President, on the sidelines of the summit will participate and deliver keynote addresses at both the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference. The CEO Roundtable will be attended by leading industrialists in the Indian private sector, Nigerian industrialists, as well as senior government officials...

EDSIEC Releases Edo Local Council election results

…As PDP sweeps all 18 local councils The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has released the results of the local government council election conducted on Saturday. Justice Oyomire James (rtd), head of Commission stated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), emerged victorious in all 18 Local Government Areas of the state. According to a report, seven political parties initially registered to participate in the elections. But, four parties, namely, the Action Alliance (AA),...

Enugu Govt. Projects $30 Billion GDP Growth, Unveils 30 Investment Opportunities

The Enugu State Government at the Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholder roundtable held on Friday at the Old Government Lodge, GRA, Enugu revealed plans to move the state from a public service-dominated state to an investment hub with a view to grow her Gross Domestic Product from $4billion to $30billion within four to eight years. Speaking on the theme ‘Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships’, Dr. Mbah stated, “My vision is to transition the state from...

CSO says, flawed elections, compromised judiciary are responsible for military intervention

…urges Nigerian politicians to learn from coups in Niger, Gabon United Action Front of Civil Society, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has expressed concern over the recent spate of civilian and military coups in countries across Africa, pointing out that flawed elections and compromised judiciary are fertile grounds for military intervention. A press statement on Friday signed by Wale Okunniyi, also called Veteran Che, Head, National Coordinating Centre, United Action Front of Civil Society, stated that military...

Niger, Gabon Coup D’etat:  We must   stop ‘copy cats’ from doing same – Tinubu tells sultan, others

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will exhaust diplomatic channels with the military junta in Niger Republic before any last resort of military intervention comes into the picture. He maintained that any forceful removal of a democratic government remains “wholly unacceptable.” Receiving the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House,...

Tinubu plots to destroy opposition parties with national unity govt

Allegation of a plot to destroy opposition political parties, has been leveled against President Bola Tinubu because of the inclusion of members of the opposition in his government of national unity, without consulting the political parties. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who spoke with our reporter on condition of anonymity said that the reason the national leadership of PDP wouldn’t want to engage the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike is...

New born baby rescued from pit toilet in Anambra

A three day old baby has been rescued alive three days after he was dumped in a pit toilet by the mother in Otuocha, Anambra East Local Government Area. Anambra Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Affairs, said that the 20 year old mother identified as Nwaedoka Chidimma, from Izzi, Ebonyi state, gave birth to the baby on Sunday, August 27, 2023 and dumped him in the toilet. One Esther Omesi, a farmer and a...

Bongo’s reelection leads to military coup in Gabon

Following the announcement from the Gabonese Election Centre, CGE, that the incumbent President,  Ali Bongo won last Saturday’s election with 64.27 per cent of the votes, Gabonese military officers have seized power in the Central African nation. According to official results announced early Wednesday by Michel Stéphane Bonda, the head of Gabon’s electoral commission, Bongo, who has been in power for 14 years, defeated Albert Ondo Ossa, his main challenger who polled only 30.77 per...

Timi Frank condemns Biden’s invitation to Tinubu

…Says it’s inappropriate, unacceptable Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, described the purported request of the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to meet President Bola Tinubu as inappropriate, unacceptable and condemnable. According to Frank, the meeting billed to take place at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September is suspicious in view of the fact that Tinubu...

Soludo Applauds Tinubu, Discusses Fuel Subsidy Removal with Anambra Teachers

Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, hailed President Bola Tinubu’s courageous decision to eliminate the subsidy on petroleum motor spirit, commonly referred to as fuel. He viewed this move as a vital and transformative disruption with the potential to reshape the nation’s economy. Recognizing the far-reaching impact of the subsidy’s removal, Governor Soludo collaborated with teachers affiliated with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Anambra State Wing, to brainstorm solutions that would alleviate its...

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