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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has again written to President Buhari on the deteriorating security situation in the country, describing the trend as weighty and worrisome. Obasanjo in a letter released today to newsmen by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, called on President Buhari to take decisive action to prevent the situation from escalating into a […]
From the look of things, the yearnings of Nigerians to buy petrol for less than one hundred naira may never be granted by the authorities in charge of the product. This is because the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Mele Kyari has said that it is very difficult to make fuel […]
Governor Udom Emmanuel has challenged government appointees to bring creativity into the discharge of their duties wherever they find themselves as no ministry is more lucrative than another. Mr. Emmanuel stated this today while swearing nineteen commissioners and four permanent secretaries at Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo. He said the new appointees had been chosen […]
The House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition brought by the APC candidate for Nsit Ubium State Constituency, Ime Alfred Akpan, against the election of Barrister Otobong Effiong Bob. The Tribunal at its resumed sitting today, said it arrived at the decision following the failure of the petitioner to […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has promised to address the server controversy that trailed the 2019 general elections, after the verdict of the Presidential Elections Tribunal. Yakubu, who spoke at the conclusion of a session on the review of the 2019 General Elections with the media in Abuja during the weekend, […]
Lagos State government is working to drive its smart-city agenda with Information and Communication Technology, while also using it to tackle criminal activities in the state. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made this known in Lagos, said the smart city agenda is to be driven by innovation and technology as required in the 21st century. Sanwo-Olu […]
It is victory song for Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State as the Supreme Court has declared him winner of the 2018 gubernatorial poll. The apex court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal which nullified the March 22 judgement of the Osun State election petition tribunal. The tribunal had declared Ademola Adeleke of […]
Oyo State Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Comrade Olusegun Abatan has called on the state government to declare a state of emergency on pension matters in view of the sixty three billion naira arrears being owed pensioners by the state’. Abatan made this call when thousands of pensioners paid a solidarity visit to Governor […]
Governor Udom Emmanuel has tasked Security agencies in the country to step up their intelligence gathering so as to successfully combat insecurity and criminality in the Niger Delta Region. The Governor made the remark yesterday while playing host to the Commander, Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrade, who led members of […]
This was confirmed in a tweet on the presidency’s verified handle, which noted that the Agreement will be established at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger. The event would also gather African leaders together in Niamey this weekend.
