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I WON’T LEAVE LABOUR PARTY – REPS UMEHA Member representing Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Sunday Cyriacus Umeha, has said he was not going to leave the Labour Party, the platform on which he was elected to the House. Speaking during an interactive session with some members of his Constituency on Easter Sunday, Representative Umeha …

KADUNA GOV CRIES OVER HUGE DEBTS, SAYS HE CAN’T PAY SALARY Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has raised the alarm that his administration inherited a huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the previous administration, making it difficult for him to pay workers’ salaries now. He, however, said that despite the humongous debt burden …

SETBACK FOR UZODINMA  AT TRIBUNAL, WITNESSES GIVE CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONIES A star witness for Governor Hope Uzodinma at the ongoing election petition tribunal in Abuja has admitted that the votes garnered by the Governor exceeded the number of accredited voters. Barrister Akolisa, who appeared before the Justice Oluyemi Osadebey-led panel on Friday, said that votes recorded for Governor Uzodinma in the …

WE’RE ALL PRISONERS – PETER OBI’S EASTER MESSAGE TO INMATES During a special Easter celebration at the Correctional Center in Onitsha, Anambra State, Peter Obi, the former Labour Party Presidential Candidate, shared a poignant message of hope and redemption with inmates. Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! He emphasized that everyone in Nigeria, in one way …

NCC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR SIM-NIN LINKAGE TO JULY 31 The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecommunication companies to extend the disconnection of telephone lines not linked to National Identification Numbers from April 15, 2024, to July 31, 2024. A reliable source within the telecommunication sector disclosed this information on Saturday. This decision communicated via a letter to telcos came after …

PORT HARCOURT-ENUGU RAIL LINE: MINISTER FROWNS AT SLOW PACE OF WORK The Minister of Transport, Sen. Said Ahmed Alkali, has expressed displeasure at the snail speed at which reconstruction work on rail lines from Port Harcourt to Enugu state is going on. Visibly angry at the pace of work, the minister said the intention of government to finish the project in …

I’M STILL LP MEMBER, WON’T BE INVOLVED IN ANTI-PARTY – PETER OBI The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed claims of dumping the party. Obi said he’s still a member and will never be involved in an anti-party. He spoke while addressing Nigerians on X Space hosted by Parallel Facts on Friday. “I am still a …

COURT REMANDS SERVING SENATOR IN PRISON OVER NYSC CERTIFICATE FORGERY A High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has remanded a serving Senator, Benson Konbowei, in Kuje Correctional Centre for alleged forgery of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, exemption certificate. The Bayelsa Central Senator was arraigned before Justice Christopher Oba on March 26, 2024. In the charge marked: CR/028/2023, the …

COURT REMANDS SERVING SENATOR IN PRISON OVER NYSC CERTIFICATE FORGERY A High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has remanded a serving Senator, Benson Konbowei, in Kuje Correctional Centre for alleged forgery of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, exemption certificate. The Bayelsa Central Senator was arraigned before Justice Christopher Oba on March 26, 2024. In the charge marked: CR/028/2023, the …

KING CHARLES HAS ONLY TWO YEARS TO LIVE, FUNERAL PLANS UNVEILED King Charles III has only been Britain’s reigning monarch for 18 months, yet his funeral plans are already set amid his battle with pancreatic cancer. Named “Operation Menai Bridge,” the monarch’s funeral processions will look similar to Queen Elizabeth II’s ceremonies, dubbed “Operation London Bridge.” As his cancer progresses, …