Category: Politics
Why i resign as Labour Party Lagos Chairman- Salako
11 Jan 2023
The Labour Party’s erstwhile chairman in Lagos State, Kayode Salako has disclosed that he resigned from his office to contest the seat of the Oshodi-Isolo Constituency 1 in the House of Representatives. Salako revealed to Channels Television on Wednesday hours after he handed over the party’s leadership in Lagos to an ex-deputy women leader in […]
Continue ReadingFG commence the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway
11 Jan 2023
The Federal Government on Tuesday appealed for further understanding and support of road users as work resumed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Umar Bakare, made the appeal while monitoring resumed work and laying of crash barriers along construction zones between OPIC and Berger, on the […]
Continue ReadingFuel importation to end by 2024 – FG
11 Jan 2023
THE Federal Government on Monday projected that by the first Quarter of 2024 Nigeria will put an end to the importation of petroleum products into the country. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said by the first quarter of 2024 the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt refinery will be partly completed while the 650,000 […]
Continue ReadingBuhari commissioned Yobe Airport to be named after him
10 Jan 2023
Yobe International Cargo Airport in Damaturu, built for many billions of naira, was officially opened under President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the Senate Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu, the governors of Yobe and Borno states, among others, accompanied Buhari when he arrived in the state from Yola. The Yobe’s airport will now […]
Continue ReadingPeter Obi promises to distribute 20000MW power supply
10 Jan 2023
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that if elected president in 2023, the first four years of his administration will ensure that 20,000MW of power is distributed to solve the electricity problem in the country. He said the problem with the electricity in the country was the lack of proper […]
Continue ReadingINEC release final list of presidential national assembly candidates in polls
10 Jan 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, released the final list of presidential and National Assembly candidates of all the political parties contesting the February 25 elections. The publication of the final list of candidates for national elections (presidential, senatorial and federal constituencies) was pursuant to section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and item […]
Continue ReadingVeterans of the military appeal to Buhari regarding unpaid pensions
09 Jan 2023
Veterans of the military in the state of Ekiti have pleaded with President Buhari to protect them from hunger and poverty. The veterans, some of whom fought in the Nigerian Civil War, said that they are still owed their monthly pension. Alhaji Bello Oseni, the association’s secretary for the state of Ekiti, issued a statement […]
Continue ReadingPDP clarifies Atiku’s location and health status
09 Jan 2023
The Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, has refuted claims that Atiku Abubakar, a presidential candidate, is ill. An earlier internet report said that the former vice president’s candidacy was halted because of health problems. To set the record straight, Senator Dino Melaye, the spokesperson and director of public affairs for the party’s presidential campaign management […]
Continue ReadingFG responds as gunmen abduct a large number of train passengers
09 Jan 2023
The kidnapping of train passengers at the Tom Ikimi Train Station in Igueben, Edo, was branded as vile and completely savage by the Federal Government of Nigeria on Sunday. This was said in a statement made in Abuja by Mr. Henshaw Ogubike, the Director of Press and Public Relations for the Ministry of Transportation. Part […]
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