ATIKU SEEKS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR SIX-YEAR SINGLE TERM PRESIDENCY A former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has written to the National Assembly, requesting an amendment to the Constitution to allow for a six-year single term for the President and state governors. In a memorandum to the …

AGAIN, JOE IGBOKWE, TINUBU SUPPORTER CRIES: “WHY IS OUR NAIRA WEAK?” A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has again lamented the outcome of the economic policies of the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu+led administration. This is the third time in weeks that Igbokwe, a Lagos- based south easterner, would criticise the economic interventions of the president. In …

I WASN’T SUSPENDED OVER BOBRISKY – PRISON OFFICIAL … HE WAS SUSPENDED – CONTROLLER-GENERAL Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says he was not suspended by the service. Anugwa is the officer in charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kirikiri, Lagos state, where Idris Okuneye, a popular crossdresser better known as Bobrisky, served his time. …

REDUCE PUMP PRICE OF FUEL NOW, PDP TELLS TINUBU The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government to immediately reduce the pump price of fuel and stem the slide in the value of the Naira. The opposition party also charged Nigerians to use the 2024 Independence Day Anniversary to reawaken the spirit of …

FUBARA REACTS TO WIKE’S BOASTFULNESS, SAYS ONLY EMPTY CONTAINER MAKES A NOISE Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has revealed that God has left his traducers, saying that is why they keep falling and will continue to fail in their evil agenda.Fubara, who stated that he doesn’t need anybody to stand with him once he is doing the right thing, …

MINIMUM WAGE: 17 GOVERNORS SET UP COMMITTEES.FOR IMPLEMENTATIONThe 17 states which set up the implementation committees are Ogun, Ekiti, Sokoto, Kebbi, Osun, Enugu, Borno, Zamfara, Kogi, Kwara, Gombe, Kano, Taraba, Delta, Rivers, Jigawa and Abia.The development is happening as the Federal Government commenced payment of the new minimum wage to its 1.2 million workers last Thursday.The Accountant General of the …

IPOB BANS INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH EAST ON OCTOBER 1 The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has banned any form of Independence Day celebration activities in the entire South-East region of Nigeria on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. In a statement issued on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB asked people of the South-East at …

CONFUSION IN RIVERS OVER OCTOBER 5 LOCAL GOVT ELECTIONWhile an Abuja high court had on Monday September 30, 2024, halted the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from making its national electoral register available for the conduct of local government election in Rivers state, another federal high court in Rivers State had reportedly affirmed that the local government election in the …

ENUGU GOV, PETER MBAH, SWEARS IN NEWLY ELECTED LG CHAIRMEN Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, Monday, inaugurated the 17 Local Government Council chairmen and the deputy chairmen elected during the September 21 council elections in the state, charging them to hit the ground running, delivering people-centered projects and programmes in line with their campaign promises.Mbah also directed the …

POLICE MOBILIZE AGAINST OCTOBER 1 PLANNED PROTESTS, DEPLOY OPERATIVES ACROSS ABUJA In preparation for tomorrow’s October 1st Independence Day celebration, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rolled out extensive security measures, deploying personnel and equipment to ensure a safe and seamless celebration across the capital. The police, in a statement by its spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh, said it …

PDP GOVERNORS ASSOCIATING WITH WIKE ARE TRAITORS – ATIKU’S AIDE An aide to former presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has attributed the problem in the party to governors. Demola Olarewaju, who is Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Digital Media and Strategy, posted on X that any state governor associating with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike is …

NO GOING BACK ON OCTOBER 1 PROTEST – ORGANIZERS. Despite warnings from the Federal Government and the Nigerian Police Force, organisers of the October 1 protest against hardship in the country have vowed to proceed with the planned demonstration. Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and activist leading the protest, confirmed on his social media platform on Monday that the …

HIGH COST OF TRANSPORTATION; NIGERIAN WORKERS RESIGNING FROM JOBS The various changes in government policies have continued to tell on Nigerians especially the recent increase in fuel pump prices across the country. This year alone, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has adjusted petrol pump prices upwards twice from N617 to N855, N950 in Lagos state (depending on the fuel …

BREAKING: COURT STOPS INEC FROM ISSUING VOTERS’ REGISTER FOR RIVERS LG POLL A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday once again stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 5, 2024.In addition, the court prohibited the Inspector General …

APC, NOW WEAPON OF POVERTY, CHIEFTAIN LAMENTS, DUMPS PARTY A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Gbogi Emmanuel, has officially resigned from the party. Emmanuel submitted his resignation letter on Saturday, articulating his discontent with the ruling party under President Bola Tinubu. He described the APC as a “weapon of poverty,” criticizing its governance for …