APGA WINS 21 CHAIRMANSHIP, COUNCILLORSHIP SEATS IN ANAMBRA The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won all the 21 local government chairmanship and councilorship positions in the local government elections conducted in Anambra State on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Genevieve Osakwe, announced the results at the ANSIEC office in Awka …

NIGERIA @ 64: ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, CALLS FOR UNITY, INCLUSIVE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has called on Nigerians, including political leaders across the country, to embrace unity and pursue inclusive national economic development for the common good of the nation. Mbah made the call on Sunday during a special church service at the Government …

NOBODY CAN STOP OCTOBER 1 PROTESTS – INIBEHE EFFIONGHuman rights activist and one of the lawyers representing detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, in this interview, gives reasons October 1 protests must go on. He frowns at what he calls criminalisation of protest by the Tinubu administration, saying Nigerians shouldn’t be deterred in the face of state-sponsored intimidation.Another round of …

I CAN’T DONATE MY KIDNEY OR LIVER BECAUSE OF LOYALTY – FUBARAThe Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he would always stand for what is right, but won’t give his liver or kidney to anybody in the name of loyalty.Governor Fubara made the declaration on Sunday in what is believed to be a direct response to his predecessor …

EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN FLUSHED OUT BOKO HARAM – SENATOR NDUME Senator Representing Southern Borno, Ali Ndume, says former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to flush the Boko Haram insurgents out in the last minutes of his administration through the services of Private Military Consultant (PMC).Ndume reminisced the success story while interacting with journalists on the sidelines of the just concluded 10th …

WHY I AM SEEN AS ANTI-IGBO – JOE IGBOKWEA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, speaks to BIODUN BUSARI on the alleged marginalisation of the South-East region, the Peoples Democratic Party’s recent defeat in the Edo governorship election, among other issuesNigerians are groaning under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, facing a high cost of …

TWO DAMS IN PLATEAU, ENUGU NEARING COMPLETION – MINISTER Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has stated that the Mangu Dam in Plateau State and the Adada Dam in Enugu State are nearing completion. Speaking at the Inter-Ministerial Committee’s media briefing for Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary in Abuja, Utsev explained that there has been the commissioning of …

DON’T SET FIRE ON OYO STATE, MAKINDE BEGS WIKE AS FCT MINISTER BATTLES PDP GOVERNORS Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has made a public appeal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, urging him not to cause political instability in Oyo State. The plea comes after Wike threatened to create political crisis in states governed …

LION MAULS HANDLER TO DEATH AT OBASANJO ZOO A deadly incident involving a wild animal attack has been reported by the Area Commander metro. On September 28, 2024, at about 7:40 hrs the Chief Security Officer of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library informed the divisional police officer that a 35-year-old man named Babaji Daule from Bauchi State, who is a trained …

IRAN TRANSFERS SUPREME LEADER, AYATOLLAH, TO SECURE LOCATION FOLLOWING ISRAELI THREATS Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place, two regional officials briefed by Tehran told Reuters. The sources said Iran was in constant contact with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other regional proxy groups to determine the …

EDO GOVT RAISES ALARM OVER PLANNED INVASION OF GOVT HOUSE BY DEPUTY GOV, PHILIP SHAIBU The Edo State Government has raised a grave alarm regarding the reinstated deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, who is reportedly planning to invade the Edo State Government House on Monday, September 30, to enforce his purported reinstatement.This announcement comes despite a stay of execution appeal …

SENATORS CLASH OVER REGIONAL GOVT PROPOSALNigerian Senators from both Southern and Northern regions have expressed differing views over the agitation for the return to a regional system of government.They shared their opinions at the sidelines of a two-day retreat on the amendments to the 1999 Constitution, organized by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in collaboration with the Policy and …

WE’LL TEACH YOU A LESSON – WIKE MOCKS FUBARA CAMP FOR SEEKING REFUGE IN APP Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mocked supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Peoples Party (APP) ahead of the October 5 local government election. After Wike’s loyalists took control of the PDP …

RESULTS FROM INEC’S IREV SHOW PDP WON EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION Following the recently concluded Edo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s IREV portal reveals that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the election, despite INEC officially declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. According to data posted on INEC’s IREV portal as of September 21, …

ENUGU GOVT EMBARKS ON CONSTRUCTION OF CNG MOTHER STATION The Enugu State Government says it is constructing a massive Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station at the Ugwu Onyeama area of the state. The mother station would have the capacity to serve the entire South East zone. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Transportation in the state, Dr. Obi …