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LABOUR PARTY OPTS OUT OF ENUGU LG ELECTION After a stakeholders meeting held on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Labour Party,, Enugu East Local Government, has announced their withdrawal from the state local government election slated for this Saturday. In a communique signed by some leaders of the party in the local goverment, including the Chairman, Chief Sunday Nome, the …

LAGOS ORDERS EVACUATION OF POLICE BARRACKS OVER IMMINENT COLLAPSE Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over an imminent building collapse at Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state. This is as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is set to begin an emergency evacuation at the old block 3 section of the barracks. In a …

OYO GOVERNOR, MAKINDE, DECLARES SUPPORT FOR PDP ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, DAMAGUN Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared his support for the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Ilya Damagum. He said that both he and the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, are fully behind Damagum and his leadership team. Makinde made the declaration on …

MINIMUM WAGE: PRIVATE EMPLOYERS PAYING LESS THAN N70,000 RISK JAIL – PERM SEC The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated. According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian …

EFCC OPERATIVES LAY SIEGE AT KOGI GOVT LODGE WAITING TO ARREST EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO – AIDE The media office of the former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has alleged that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest the ex-governor. The team’s Media Director, Ohiare Michael, in a statement made …

PETER OBI HAS BETRAYED US, SAYS ABURE… NOBODY REMOVED YOU, IT’S THE CONSTITUTION THAT DID – OBI REPLIES The faction of the Labour Party (LP) led by Julius Abure says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party in 2023, and Alex Otti, governor of Abia state, have betrayed it.The faction is miffed at both men because the Independent National Electoral …

CONFUSION OVER YAHAYA BELLO’S TANGO WITH EFCC The media team of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reiterated that he was present at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, despite conflicting statements from the anti-graft agency. Earlier, Bello’s team claimed that the ex-governor honoured the EFCC’s invitation following consultations with his legal team and political associates. However, …

20 GOVERNORS BORROW FRESH. N446BN AS REVENUES TUMBLE Debt servicing costs incurred by 29 state governments consumed 80.7 per cent of their Internally Generated Revenue during the first six months of 2024, highlighting the significant financial burden the sub-nationals currently face.The dire situation also forced the governors to borrow a total sum of N446.29 billion within the same period despite …

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON EFCC TO RELEASE YAHAYA BELLO AFTER TINUBU CAMP NEGOTIATED HIS APPEARANCEAccording to sources, Bello’s appearance at the EFCC was the result of a negotiation between his camp and President Bola Tinubu’s camp, as the president aims to demonstrate his commitment to fighting corruption.There’s mounting pressure on Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release former Kogi …

AGENCY ISSUES ALERT OF ANOTHER FLOODING COMING FROM CAMERON The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA) has alerted Nigerians of release water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Lagdo Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Northern Province of Cameroon, on the Benue River, in the Niger basin. The lake covers an area of 586 km2. In a statement on Tuesday, Director …