Category: Politics
Tinubu petitions NBC, Channels TV
31 Mar 2023
The President-Elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission NBC, urging it to sanction Channels Television for allegedly breaching the Nigerian Broadcasting Code. “In line with Section 14.0.1 of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code 6th edition stating the duty of the National Broadcasting Commission to accept complaints from aggrieved persons, bodies or members of […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ikpeazu sacks all special advisers, special assistant
31 Mar 2023
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has _approved_ the immediate dissolution of all Political appointees in the State. Those affected include; Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants, Special Advisers and Technical Officers. The Governor further directs the State Accountant General to ensure immediate payment of March,2023 stipends to all the appointees. The Governor […]
Continue Reading“Nigerians have given me the best birthday present ever.” – Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect
30 Mar 2023
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, expressed gratitude to Nigerians for honoring him on his 71st birthday and promised not to fail in leading the country. He revealed in his 71st birthday message that he has spent his entire life preparing for this position and that he cannot afford to waste his mandate as the nation’s next […]
Continue ReadingLagos State government announced compensation for victim of the train-bus accident
30 Mar 2023
The Lagos State Government has announced compensation for victims of the collision between a train and a bus conveying staff of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the state promised to provide employment to one employable child of each of the dead victims of the accident and a concessionary scholarship to one of their […]
Continue ReadingAyu goes to court as PDP appoints acting chairman
30 Mar 2023
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, who stepped aside from his position on Tuesday, is set to fight his suspension by a Benue State High Court, Makurdi on Monday. Ayu’s Special Assistant on Communication, Simon Imobo-tswam, disclosed this to our correspondent shortly after the party announced the appointment of the […]
Continue ReadingAyu fights back suspension, says only NEC has the power to suspend him
29 Mar 2023
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has dismissed his purported suspension from the party by his Igyorov Ward party executives in Benue State, describing those who instigated the action as ignorant. Ayu said he cannot be suspended by his Ward leadership because the party’s constitution prohibits any organ of […]
Continue ReadingSanwo-olu congratulates Tinubu as he clocks 71
29 Mar 2023
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on the occasion of his 71st birthday slated for Wednesday, March 29. Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, showered praises on Tinubu, describing him as an “enigmatic master strategist whose democratic credentials are scholarly materials […]
Continue ReadingIhedioha withdraws from PDP Governorship primaries in Imo
29 Mar 2023
Former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary in the South-East state. The former governor was screened and cleared a few days ago by the PDP to contest the party’s primary ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State. However, in a letter dated March […]
Continue ReadingSimon Ekpa declares sit-at-home in Lagos
29 Mar 2023
Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed disciple of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has asked indigenes of Southeast Nigeria who are resident in Lagos to observe a sit-at-home exercise over an alleged attack on them. Ekpa rose to prominence in July 2021, after he was announced as the lead broadcaster […]
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