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Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, says he will contest in the 2023 presidential election if his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), throws it open for all to contest or zones it to the south. The vice-presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 presidential polls, during a press release by his media aide, VAL OBIENYEM, quoted him saying he is capable of turning around the fortunes of […]
The National Assembly (NASS) has transmitted the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on NASS Matters in the Senate, Babajide Omoworare, who disclosed this in a statement explained that the transmission of the bill was in line with the provisions of Section 58 of the 1999 Constitution and the Acts Authentication Act Cap. Omoworare stated that the Clerk […]
The Pharaohs of Egypt came from behind to earn a dramatic 2-1 win against Morocco after extra-time, in yesterdays quarter-final tie at the AFCON 2021. Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah inspired the seven-time African champions to the win after scoring and providing the assist for the winner. Following the last win, the Pharaohs now hold the record for the most semi-final appearances ever made, and have surpassed Nigeria to reach the […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged the Federal Government to increase the budgetary allocation for the health sector from the present 5% in the 2022 budget to a figure closer to 15% as recommended at the 2001 Abuja declaration for health financing in Africa. The doctors made the appeal in a communique issued yesterday following their National Executive Council(NEC) meeting tagged ABUJA 2022 WITH THE THEME, CHANGING […]
The House of Representatives yesterday condemned the resurgence of coups in Burkina Faso and other West African countries, saying it portrays great dangers to democratic values in the region.This is sequel to an urgent motion by a member of the house, Julius Ihonvbere, with the title, Need to Condemn Increasing Resort To Military Coups In the West African Sub-region. Ihonvbere lamented that there had been at least four coups in […]
Nigeria men’s hockey team made history at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana after their win against Kenya.Goals from GODWIN SUNDAY, SUNDAY EMMANUEL, IBRAHIM BENJAMIN and SAMAILA JAMES helped Nigeria to a 4-2 win against Kenya. The Nigeria men’s team had finished 5th in 1983, 5th in 2000, 4th in 2005, 4th in 2009, 5th in 2017 and now 3rd in 2022.Meanwhile, the Nigeria women’s team defeated […]
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has tasked the paramilitary agencies to stalk fuel smuggling out of Nigeria, saying that the trend was an economic sabotage against the nation. LAWAN who spoke yesterday at a meeting with heads of paramilitary agencies, said it’s important that the current administration looked for a way forward in the management and administration of fuel subsidies in Nigeria. The senate president said he convened the meeting to […]
NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REVAMP LOCAL REFINERIESThe Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has asked the federal government to re-engage the organized labour in discussions in order to find mutually acceptable solutions to the current dilemma in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sub-sector. Recall that the Federal government yesterday suspended the removal of fuel subsidy due to perceived difficulties associated with it.In reaction, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, in a letter addressed to state governors and jointly signed by the General […]
A High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, presided over by Justice BENSON ANYA today ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of 1 billion Naira and issue a letter of apology to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), NNAMDI KANU, for violating his fundamental human rights.In a suit filed through his counsel, ALOY EJIMAKOR, against the Attorney-General of the Federation AGF and Minister of Justice ABUBAKAR […]
