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NPFL: RANGERS STILL LEAD DESPITE GOALESS DRAW WITH HOSTS, SPORTING LAGOS It promises to be a tight race to the championship after both Enyimba and Remo Stars won to now come within just two points of leaders Enugu Rangers with four rounds of matches till the end of the season. Enyimba trounced Rivers United 4-1 thanks to brace each by …

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 …