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ENUGU GOVT WITHDRAWS MONARCH’S RECOGNITION OVER LAWYER’S MURDER Enugu State Government has published an official gazette detailing findings and recommendations regarding the Okwojo Town Union and the death of Barrister Theophilus Ejimofor Ozongwu, and related issues. The white paper which is sequel to the report and recommendations of a Judicial Commission of Enquiry, recommended the withdrawal of recognition of Igwe …

FCT MINISTER, NYESON WIKE, BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED, DIVIDE PDP The internal conflict within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reached a new level of intensity, splitting the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) into factions. At the heart of the dispute is a struggle for control in Rivers State, involving former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal …

NEW EDUCATION CURRICULUM: EVERY STUDENT MUST GRADUATE WITH TWO SKILLS The federal government said with the new curriculum set to roll out for Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria, every student must graduate with at least two skills. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman who stated this said the new curriculum is designed to incorporate knowledge, skills and …

GOV FUBARA’S REFUSAL TO OBEY COURT JUDGEMENT CAUSE OF RIVERS VIOLENCE – INDEPENDENT OBSERVERS Independent observers have attributed the violence and arson that followed the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s refusal to obey court judgement. The controversial local government election was conducted on Saturday amid a court order, stopping law enforcement agencies and …

PDP CRISIS: PARTY GOVERNORS BACK EMBATTLED NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, DAMAGUN Amid plots to remove the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, State Governors on the platform of the party have indicated plans to prevent his removal from the position. They said that the embattled party chairman reaffirmed the PDP’s enduring position as Nigeria’s most resilient and …

HARDSHIP: APC BERATES ROTIMI AMAECHI, SAYS HE’S INCITING ANARCHY IN NIGERIA The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to a statement credited to a former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chinuike Rotimi Amaechi, calling on Nigerian youths to take to the streets against the present economic difficulties in the country In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicty Secretary, …

SOWORE, FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BARRED FROM LEAVING NIGERIA BY IMMIGRATION SERVICE Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, has revealed that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed him on a watchlist, preventing him from leaving the country. Sowore shared this information via a statement and video on X.com on Friday. His …

APC SUSPENDS TINUBU’S MINISTER, OTHERSThe All Progressive Congress (APC) in Southern Ijaw and Ekeremor LGAs of Bayelsa state has suspended the current Minister of State, Petroleum resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, the 2019 governorship candidate of the party, Chief David Lyon, and other party members for alleged anti-party activities.The party leaderships of the two LGAs who read out the suspensions …

COURT BARS PDP NEC, BOT FROM SACKING DAMAGUM AS ACTING PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Amb. Ilya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. The court ordered that no other person must be …

FG ANNOUNCES FULL DEREGULATION OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY The federal government has announced the full deregulation of the petroleum industry in Nigeria, saying oil marketers were free to purchase their products from any source. Before now, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited was the sole importer of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, into the country and was …