Why Obi slams Tinubu over 124-vehicle Lagos convoy

….Asks Tinubu to prioritise bringing succor to suffering Nigerians Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has slammed President Bola Tinubu, over a video showing 124 vehicles in his convoy during the President’s recent visit to Lagos State. Obi, while responding to journalists on Thursday, in Awka, Anambra State, stressed that “The present Nigeria requires that all those who serve and lead must do so by example. “Their behaviour and their public conduct must be...

Otti suspends permanent secretaries, head of service

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has directed the immediate suspension of Onyii Wamah as the State’s Head of Service, HoS. The Governor also relieved all permanent secretaries in the State civil service except John Pedro Iroakazi, the clerk of the House and U. G. Uche Ikonne, the solicitor-general, of their duties. Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor, in a press release yesterday, explained that the directive was a result of...

Tinubu urges Nigerians to endure ‘baby steps of pain’

President Bola Tinubu has expressed hope that Nigeria will see positive changes even as the nation goes through “baby steps of pain.” The President spoke on Thursday when he visited the palace of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in Abeokuta, the state capital. He said the visit was to redeem the pledge he made to the King “that I will come back with victory and the crown.” President Tinubu expressed his commitment to...

Naira redesign policy was targeted at me, but I was determined to win the election – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, reflected on the challenges that erupted in the build-up to the 2023 general election, particularly the Godwin Emefiele-led Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN, naira redesign and cash swap policy which threatened his political ambition. Speaking in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State at the palace of the paramount ruler of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebu Land, President Tinubu said he remained hopeful of achieving victory in the February 25...

Eid-el-Kabir Celebration Will Usher Peace In Nigeria-Fintiri

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has expressed the hope that the Eid-el-Kabir occasion will usher in peace and development in Nigeria. He spoke to journalists shortly after performing two raka’ats prayers at Yola Eid ground with Waziri Adamawa who is the former president Atiku Abubakar who represented Lamido Adamawa, Dr. Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa. Fintiri explained that the peace of Nigeria is worth bigger than anyone, and therefore called on the people of Adamawa to...

FG stops budgetary allocation to professional bodies

The federal government has said that there will no longer be provisions for budgetary allocation to professional bodies and councils from the 2024 national budget. In a communiqué dated 26 June 2023, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning noted that the institutions would become fully self-funded on 31 December 2026.   The communiqué, signed by the director-general of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, said the decision was in line with the...

HURIWA backs Soludo’s call for Ndigbo to invest in homeland

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has backed Governor Charles Soludo’s on his call to Igbo indigenes across Nigeria and all over the world to invest in the five South-East states to develop the economy of the region. According to the civil rights advocacy group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, it noted that it is backing the call by Anambra State Governor who recently urged indigenes of the state, who...

Sex Slavery: Couple In Police Net Over Attempt To Bribe Anambra Govt With 2M naira

A woman and her husband have been arrested for attempting to bribe Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, with two million naira to enable the woman continue running facilities where underaged girls are being forced into sex slavery. The suspect, Mrs Ekpereamaka Okonkwor, who hails from Otolo Nnewi, operated as “Madam Padded” while in Nnewi, and later relocated to Oba, where she operated as “Ukwu Venza”. While at Nnewi, the...

EU-EOM Presents Final Report On 2023 Election In Nigeria

The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria, Barry Andrews has presented their final report on the 2023 election in Nigeria to INEC National Chairman Prof Mahmoud Yakubu in Abuja. The report exposed some areas that require further legal and operational reforms to enhance transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability in the system. Mr. Andrews observed that the shortcomings in law had damaged trust in INEC due to electoral administration that...

Eid-el Kabir: President Tinubu, Buhari, CAN Felicitates With Muslims

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emphasized the need for Muslims to imbibe and manifest core values, of complete devotion to Allah, tolerance, patience, perseverance, selflessness, love, and compassion inherent in Prophet Ibrahim’s life. President Tinubu in his Sallah message on Tuesday said the present challenges especially with the struggling economy and simmering security challenges were not insurmountable. “I join Muslims in Nigeria and all over the world in observance of Eid-el-Kabir. We must thank Almighty...

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