Category: Politics
INEC 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 […]
Continue ReadingIgariwey, a PDP Reps candidate, calls on Umahi to look into the killing of pregnant woman in Ebonyi
09 Jan 2023
Iduma Igariwey, a member of the House of Representatives who represents the Afikpo North/South Federal Constituency in the national assembly, tasked governor David Umahi to form a judicial panel of inquiry to look into the killing of a seven-month pregnant woman in the Ekoli Edda community over the weekend. Recall that Eni Uduma Chima, the […]
Continue ReadingFG halts construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway again
08 Jan 2023
To make it easier for vacationers returning to their destinations after the holiday season, the Federal Government has ordered a temporary suspension of the current construction work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Remember that after departing in December 2022, the construction company Julius Berger returned to the site on Tuesday to resume building work between the […]
Continue ReadingGeneral JTE Chukwu, a former spokesman for the Nigerian Army, passes away in Abuja
08 Jan 2023
Brigadier General JTE Chukwu, a retired member of the Nigerian Army, has passed away. On Thursday, the former director of Army Public Relations passed away in his Abuja home. When Lieutenant General Tuku Buratai was serving as the Chief of Army Staff in February 2018, Chukwu was selected to serve as the military branch’s spokesperson. […]
Continue ReadingIt is your turn to retire- Peter Obi to Tinubu
08 Jan 2023
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said it is the turn of Nigerian youths and women to take back Nigeria. He made the assertion during a recent visit to Akwa Ibom (his wife’s home country) for his campaign. Peter Obi while revealing his plans for Nigeria if elected president of Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingTinubu takes swipes at Peter Obi and Atiku
08 Jan 2023
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart Peter Obi, calling the former ‘Mr. Privatize’ and the latter ‘Mr. Stingy’. Addressing the Ondo state rally at Democracy Park, Akure, the state capital, the APC candidate urged the […]
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