Politics

I CAME TO WORK, NOT TO MAKE MONEY – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu said on Friday he was not in office for personal gain but to serve the country.He argued that his administration is focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s infrastructure, food and energy security, education and long-term economic stability.“I didn’t come to …

POLICE RESTRICT MOVEMENT AS LOCAL GOVT ELECTION HOLDS IN ENUGU TOMORROW Ahead of tomorrow’s local government election in Enugu state, the Commissioner of Police, (CP), Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the deployment of personnel across the state for seamless election. The CP also ordered restriction of human and vehicular movements from 12:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the election day except …

BEWARE OF FOREIGN INTEREST IN PLANNED OCTOBER PROTEST- – EX- ENVOY WARNS FG A former British diplomat, Mr David Roberts, has warned that foreign interests may be behind the planned October 1 cost of living protest. A group, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, had on August 28 in Osogbo threatened to stage a bigger protest on October 1 unless …

NLC TO ENGAGE FG OVER PETROL PRICE HIKE The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced on Thursday that it will engage the federal government to discuss how workers can cope with the recent petrol price increases. NLC President Joe Ajaero asserted that the current petrol prices have undermined the benefits of the proposed N70,000 national minimum wage, which has yet to …

WHY WE DIDN’T ATTEND TO YAHAYA BELLO – EFCC The reason why the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) rejected the method by which Yahaya Bello reported to the commission. “Upon realising that Bello came with the governor and some dignitaries, the Executive Chairman directed that no official should attend to him. “His manner of coming to EFCC was a breach …

PDP CRISIS, HANDWORK OF APC – GOV BALA MOHAMMED The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has alleged that the crisis and internal wrangling rocking the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are the handwork of All Progressives Congress (APC). Mohammed disclosed that the APC wanted the party in perpetual disunity and have infiltrated the PDP in Rivers State with moles …

PDP GOVERNORS DIVIDED OVER CHOICE OF PARTY CHAIRMANThere is no resolution in sight to the crisis rocking the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as calls to replace its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, have deepened divisions within the PDP Governors’ Forum.A senior member of the PDP National Working Committee, speaking anonymously lrevealed that, in addition to the …

LABOUR PARTY OPTS OUT OF ENUGU LG ELECTION After a stakeholders meeting held on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Labour Party,, Enugu East Local Government, has announced their withdrawal from the state local government election slated for this Saturday. In a communique signed by some leaders of the party in the local goverment, including the Chairman, Chief Sunday Nome, the …

OYO GOVERNOR, MAKINDE, DECLARES SUPPORT FOR PDP ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, DAMAGUN Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared his support for the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Ilya Damagum. He said that both he and the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, are fully behind Damagum and his leadership team. Makinde made the declaration on …

EFCC OPERATIVES LAY SIEGE AT KOGI GOVT LODGE WAITING TO ARREST EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO – AIDE The media office of the former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has alleged that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest the ex-governor. The team’s Media Director, Ohiare Michael, in a statement made …