CONSTITUTION REVIEW: NORTHERN, SOUTHERN SENATORS DISAGREE ON REGIONALISM Southern and Northern Senators have disagreed over the agitation for the return of Nigeria to the regional form of government. They expressed their views at the sidelines of the ongoing two-day retreat on the amendments to the 1999 constitution organised by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in collaboration with the Policy …

CORRUPTION, MAJOR CHALLENGE IN NIGERIA – SENATOR ALI NDUME Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption.Uptill now, we have no law that …

PH REFINERY DEFIES DEADLINE, EXPERTS ARRIVE FROM ITALY The Port Harcourt Refinery, whose rehabilitation works commenced over two years ago, has defied all efforts to resume operations. Fuel importation and a lack of working refineries in the country have strained the Nigerian economy, pushing many into poverty. Despite the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) management’s promise that the refinery …

ENUGU GOVT SEALS ILLEGAL, SUBSTANDARD SCHOOLS The Enugu State Government has shut down some schools in Enugu, the state capital, alleged to be substandard and operated illegally. The Commissioner for Education, Ndubueze Mbah, disclosed this on Saturday during the enforcement of the government’s policy on ways to strengthen and improve the quality of education in the state. Mbah said that …

POLICE SEAL EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE The office of the deputy governor of Edo State, on Osadebe Avenue, Benin, the dtate capital, has been sealed off by stern-looking policemen who were spotted there on Sunday. The sealed office was the one Philip Shaibu was relocated outside the Government House in the height off his face off with Governor Godwin Obaseki. …

HOW NIGERIA WAS DESTROYED BY BUHARI & CO, TINUBU.& CO One of the fastest way a leader, any leader can destroy any country, is to make it insecure, thus become full of fear and uncertainty, and go ahead to pretend that all is well and remain proud of it. Another way is to destroy the economy and means of livelihood …

MAN WHO OFFERED TINUBU N100M TO PURCHASE NOMINATION FORM GETS TWO FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS THE Director General of the Tinubu Support Organisation for the 2023 polls, Hon. Aminu Suleiman, has been given two federal appointments by President Bola Tinubu. The appointments were confirmed in a congratulatory poster that was shared on social media over the weekend by the appointee. Recall that …

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 …