Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration will within the next one year give Umuahia, the seat of government, the status befitting of a State capital. Governor Otti, who had often described Umuahia as a glorified village, said the state government will on Tuesday flag off a multi-billion Naira Terminal project in the capital city. The Governor ... Read More »
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Labour Party National Transition Committee Hails Edo On Abure’s Suspension From Party
▪️Says Abure’s Tenure Ended 2023 and was Suspended as Ordinary Member, not Chairman! ▪️Calls on FCT Police to Protect Edo Faithfuls in Abuja on Peaceful Mission The National Transition Committee (NTC) of Labour Party, the highest public engagement body of the party headed by a former chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Statesman Omar Abdulwaheed, has hailed the ... Read More »
Oworonshoki-Apapa Expressway: Tinubu commends Dangote, describes project 10th Wonder of the World
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the newly commissioned Oworonshoki-Apapa Expressway as the Tenth Wonder of the World. This is just as he commended the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for his selflessness in actualising the project. President Tinubu, represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, enthused that the 37-kilometer road, which commenced in 2018 by the former ... Read More »
“First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Champions Education for Nigerian Youth”
says education will give young people more options The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said purpose, passion, determination and resilience are necessary for achieving success in life. She stated this at an event tagged, “Honouring the Youth of Our Nation” with the theme: Becoming: Pathway to Success” in commemoration of the first anniversary ... Read More »
A Promise Fulfilled: UBA Shareholders Commend 2023 Superlative Performance, Dividend Payout
….Shareholders Give Approval to recapitalise as Directed by the Regulators ….UBA Pays Total Dividend of N95.8bn, translating to N2.80 per share in 2023. Shareholders of Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, have praised the board, management and staff of the Bank on the impressive performance recorded over the past years and especially in 2023, culminating in the ... Read More »
“Former EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde Dies During Kidney Stone Procedure”
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde died about three hours ago of kidney stone. It was learnt he gave up in a hospital in Egypt during a procedure to remove the stone. His remains will be flown to Nigeria on Monday, May 27, for burial in line with Islamic injunctions. According to a ... Read More »
“Behind the Curtain: Unraveling the Motives Behind Oshoma’s Attack on Gov. Alex Otti”. BY DODOH OKAFOR
1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) apparatchiks in Abia State have found great excitement, and as some say, some sense of ecstasy, akin in some way to an orgasm, in the circulation of a media broadcast wherein Gov. Alex Otti was harshly criticised, called names and maligned with tissues of lies, half truths and regurgitated propaganda lines by a certain ... Read More »
“The Return of Emir Sanusi: A Political Chess Game Unfolds in Kano”
The duo of Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, and the Nigerian presidency stand the risk of plunging Kano back into the year 1893. Their weapon would be politics and votes of the over 2 million people of Kano. In the year 1893, in the words of highly rated scholar on Northern emirate administration, C. N. Ubah, a bitterly disputed ... Read More »
“Atiku Issues Stern Warning to Tinubu: Peace in Kano is Non-Negotiable” By Halimah Olamide
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday warned President Bola Tinubu against destabilizing the peace of Kano state. Atiku said the backing of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero by the Federal Government is not in the best interest of peace in the state. The former Vice-President made the assertion in a statement on Saturday following the ongoing tussle over ... Read More »
“Kano Emir-ship Tussle: NBA Kano Branch Raises Concerns Over Repeal of Emirate Council Law”
The Kano Branch of the NBA is following with keen interest the development regarding the Repeal of Kano Emirate Council Law 2019. As a body of lawyers, we are deeply concerned about these developments in many ways including: It’s within the constitutional duty of a State Assembly to legislate and once passed it remains the prerogative of a Governor to ... Read More »