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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 …

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. …