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WIKE CALLED BAUCHI GOVERNOR, BALA MOHAMMED, A BETRAYER FOR RENEGING ON PLANS AGAINST ATIKU ABUBAKAR Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has opened up about the internal crises within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prior 2023 general election and currently, accusing Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, of betrayal. He also claimed that some governors elected on the …

LAGOS, AFRICA’S SECOND LARGEST CITY ECONOMY, AS GDP HITS $259BN Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, has made another economic leap, as its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose to US$259.75 billion based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), cementing the state’s position as one of Africa’s economic forces. The new economic milestone was announced during the official launch of the Lagos Economic Development …

TINUBU OVERRULES AKANDE PANEL, BACKS OBASA TO REMAIN LAGOS SPEAKER President Bola Tinubu has resolved the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, backing the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, despite an earlier recommendation for his resignation. The resolution came after a meeting between Tinubu and all 40 lawmakers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. …

NATASHA WAS SUSPENDED FOR GROSS MISCONDUCT, NOT SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION – SENATE REPLIES IPU The complaint laid by Senator Natsha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the United Nations Inter parliamentary conference in New York on Tuesday has continued to attract reactions. The Kogi Lawmaker had taken her case before the global institution for them to prevail over what she says is an injustice …

IGBO TOWN UNIONS REJECT FG’S RANCHING PLANS IN SOUTH EAST The Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU) has strongly rejected the Federal Government’s plan to acquire land in Imo State and other South East states for the establishment of cattle ranches under the 2025 national budget. The union criticized the move as suspicious, provocative, and unjust, arguing that cattle ranching …

FUBARA: THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS IMPEACHMENT, NOT PEACE – SHEHU SANI Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has suggested that the “the ultimate goal is impeachment and not peace”. Sani was reacting to the lastest development in the state after Governor Siminalayi Fubara was denied access to the State House of Assembly. …

NNAMDI KANU’S TERRORISM TRIAL BEGINS AFRESH MARCH 21 AS NEW JUDGE TAKES CHARGE James Omotosho, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, has fixed March 21 for the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to NAN, Omotosho is the new judge to which Kanu’s case file was assigned. With a new judge …

FUBARA LIED, WE DIDN’T BLOCK HIM FROM RE-PRESENTING BUDGET – RIVERS ASSEMBLY The Rivers State House of Assembly has refuted claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was blocked from re-presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill at the Assembly complex. The spokesperson of the House and Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Enemi Alabo George, dismissed Fubara’s allegations, describing them …

THERE’S LIFE AFTER POWER, FUBARA TELLS LAWMAKERS WHO SHUT GATE AGAINST HIM Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has reacted after being denied access to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill at the Assembly Quarters. Fubara was locked out from the Port Harcourt Aba road temporal Rivers State House of Assembly Complex, on Wednesday. The governor arrived with his entourage but …

ENUGU BEGINS PAYMENT OF GRATUITIES TO RETIREES The Enugu State government has begun payment of gratuity to workers in the state civil service, who retired in January. The Accountant General of the state, Mr Anthony Okenwa, confirmed this to newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday. Okenwa said the gratuity payment was in line with the directive of Governor Peter Mbah to …