NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MOVES TO AVERT STRIKE, MEETS WITH LABOUR The National Assembly on Sunday revealed that it would mediate in the standoff between organized labour and the federal government as part of moves to avert the impending nationwide indefinite strike starting June 3, and a shutdown of the nation. In a joint statement signed by the spokesperson of the Senate, …

WHY FORMER GOVERNORS, SUCCESSORS TRADE TACKLE – UMAHI Minister of Works and immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, Sen. David Umahi has given reason some former governors are usually at dagger’s drawn with their successors. This is as he declared his readiness to protect the administration of his successor, Francis Nwifuru, in Ebonyi State. Briefing newsmen in his Abakaliki residence …

OTTI, ABIA GOVERNOR, UNVEILS MULTI-BILLION-BUS TERMINAL IN UMUAHIA Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has unveiled a multi-billion-naira bus terminal in Umuahia capital city. The Governor emphasized the importance of the new bus terminal, stating that it will centralize all motor parks and railway terminals within the city. This move according to him, aims to improve traffic flow and create …

INEC CHAIRMAN, MAHMOUD YAKUBU, UNDER PRESSURE TO RESIGN Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has demanded that Professor Mahmood Yakubu resign from his position as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately. Okorie claims that the INEC Chairman has been found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to comply with …

IPOB ASKS SOUTH EAST GOVS TO COMMEMORATE CIVIL WAR HEROES AS COURT GRANTS BAIL TO 42 MEMBERS The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on all South East Governors to dedicate May 30 as a public holiday, as a mark of respect and honour for Biafran fallen heroes killed during the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970). The commemoration by IPOB …

WHY I WANT REGIONAL GOVT FOR NIGERIA – AKIN FAPOHUNDA The 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigeria’s governance structure, Dr Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of …

ENUGU GOVT TO ENFORCE PAYMENT OF LAND USE TAX ON 800,000 HOUSES The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service has announced the enforcement of payment of land use charges on 800,000 houses in the state, including ancestral homes in various communities. The Chairman of the service, Mr. Ekene Nnamani, who disclosed this, said the enforcement would start from today, June 1, …

HUNGER, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT MARK TINUBU’S FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office has thrown many Nigerians into hunger with an ample lack of basic amenities while unemployment keeps rising, the latest survey by the African Polling Institute (API) shows. In its survey, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank noted that an overwhelming majority …

DON’T BE BRUTAL IN QUEST FOR KILLERS OF SOLDIERS IN ABA, IGBO ELDERS BEG MILITARY Igbo elders have begged the Nigeria military not to be brutal in its quest to revenge the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State on Thursday by hoodlums. The elders appealed to the military authorities to rather deploy intelligence and fish out the perpetrators …

TENSION IN ABA AS SOLDIERS TAKE OVER CITY Tension has increased in Aba, Abia State, as military forces have taken control of the city in reaction to the tragic incident that claimed the lives of five soldiers at a military checkpoint at Obikabia junction, Ogbor Hill. The attack on the checkpoint, which left military vehicles and infrastructure destroyed and resulted …

STAY AT HOME AND WORK FOR YOUR PEOPLE, TINUBU TELLS GOVERNORS President Bola Tinubu has decried the level of poverty and infrastructural decay in the North, saying that it is unacceptable. Tinubu, who also lamented the number of out-of-school children in the country, called on elders and leaders in the country to prevail on State Governors to stay in their …

NIGERIA WE HAIL THEE: REINTRODUCTION OF OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM MY PRIORITY – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has said the reintroduction of the old national anthem has always been his priority. Tinubu disclosed this during his meeting with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, at the State House in Abuja, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Ajuri …

HURIWA CONDEMNS GALE OF DEMOLITIONS IN ENUGU, SAYS IT’S INSENSITIVE Civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has criticised the gale of demolitions of residential and commercial buildings as well as a higher institution in Enugu City and the ancient Ogige Market in Nsukka by the government of Barr. Peter Mbah just to set motor …

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA SHAPED NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY Since the military returned to the barracks in 1999, Nigeria has held seven elections every four years. Of these periods, three were done without the direct impact of social media: 1999, 2003, and 2007. But 2011 marked a turnaround. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who won the election that year, declared his presidential bid on social …

ABIA GOVT PLACES N25M BOUNTY ON KILLERS OF FIVE SOLDIERS The Abia State Government has placed a N25 million bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area on Thursday, May 30. The state government also condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident.  Recall that some unknown gunmen on Thursday stormed the military …