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RIVERS ALLOCATION: FUBARA FLOORS WIKE AS APPEAL COURT QUASHES HIGH COURT RULING Court of Appeal has halted attempt to seize Rivers State federal allocation by House of Assembly members loyal to Nyesom Wike. In a decisive judgment delivered on Friday, the Court of Appeal has quashed an attempt to seize Rivers State’s statutory allocation. Justice Barka, in his ruling, slammed …
Read More »VICTIMS EXPLAIN WHY IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS FAILING
VICTIMS EXPLAIN WHY IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS FAILING Jude Eze looks frail. At his Orhom Orba village in Udenu LGA of Enugu State, Jude appears to be living in anguish of wasted years of apprenticeship in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He claims that his dream of becoming a self-made man before the age of 30 is now a mirage.“I am 44,” …
Read More »I IDENTIFY MORE AS A YORUBA THAN NIGERIAN – KEMI BADENOCH, UK PARTY LEADER
: I IDENTIFY MORE AS A YORUBA THAN A NIGERIAN – KEMI BADENOCH, UK PARTY LEADER I Have Nothing In Common With ‘Boko Haram’ Northern Nigeria – UK Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch Replies Vice-President [i] Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, has stated that she identifies more with her Yoruba heritage than with Nigeria as a …
Read More »DONALD TRUMP NAMED TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR
DONALD TRUMP NAMED TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR AGAIN Time Magazine has named Donald Trump as their person of the year for the second time. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a- generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is TIME’S 2024 Person of the Year,” …
Read More »ECONOMIC COUNCIL APPROVES NEW REVENUE COMMISSION LEGISLATION
ECONOMIC COUNCIL APPROVES NEW REVENUE COMMISSION LEGISLATION The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has endorsed a draft bill to repeal and renew the law establishing the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). This decision followed deliberations at the council’s last meeting for 2024, as revealed by Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, during a …
Read More »FREQUENT GRID COLLAPSE: DECENTRALIZE POWER GENERATION – FORUM OF COMMISSIONERS
FREQUENT NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSE: DECENTRALIZE POWER GENERATION – FORUM OF COMMISSIONERS The Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria have expressed deep concern over the frequent grid collapses plaguing the national electricity supply chain. This comes amid frequent collapse of national grid in Nigeria, with the country witnessing the 12th collapse this year alone. In a press statement …
Read More »KANO GOVERNOR SACKS SSG, FIVE COMMISSIONERS, SCRAPS OFFICE OF CHIEF OF STAFF
KANO GOVERNOR SACKS SSG, FIVE COMMISSIONERS, SCRAPS OFFICE OF CHIEF OF STAFF Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has reshuffled his cabinet, sacking the Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Commissioner of Information and four other commissioners. According to his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa the development forms part of a major political decision to …
Read More »GOVERNORS ENDORSE CREATION OF STATE POLICE
GOVERNORS ENDORSE CREATION OF STATE POLICE At the National Economic Council NEC meeting chaired by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Thursday, 36 states submitted their recommendations with a majority of the governors in favour of the creation of state police. The endorsement came through the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani while briefing state house correspondents. He revealed that at …
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