Representative of Ideato South/North Federal constituency in Imo State, Austin Chukwukere, has said equity and fairness demand that the South East should produce the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. He told Thenewexperience-newspaper in Owerri that the All Progressives ...
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Plateau PDP suspends chairman Damishi Sango, deputy as party’s crisis deepens
Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its Chairman, Damishi Sango and Deputy Chairman, Amos Gombi Goyol, over alleged diversion of Presidential campaign funds during the 2019 general elections. They were also accused of diverting N9.8 ...
Read More »Nigerian Army kills three terrorists in Lake Chad region
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed three Boko Haram terrorists on the Lake Chad shores of Cross Kauwa Community in Borno State. The insurgents were killed in collaboration with troops of Operation Yancin Tapki in the early ...
Read More »Buratai cautions media against glorifying bandits, Kidnappers
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Burutai has cautioned media practitioners and members of the public against glorifying bandits, armed robbers, kidnappers and ethnic militias in the country. He lamented that the situation has snowballed to the extent ...
Read More »Atiku to sue INEC for contempt over refusal to release election documents
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 Presidential elections Atiku Abubakar, has accused Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating his effort to present his case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Atiku, who spoke through a member of ...
Read More »Meningitis kills 58 persons, infects 760 in 15 states as WHO urges political will to curb malaria
As the World Meningitis Day (WMD) held yesterday with the theme: Life After Meningitis, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released fresh statistics about the contagious disease wherein 58 persons were killed and 760 others infected in 15 states. ...
Read More »Anxiety in House of Representatives over Shiites’ occupation for leaders’ release
There was palpable apprehension among a section of the House of Representatives after members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (also known as the Shiites) stormed the building. The aggrieved Shiites, who chanted “Allahu Akbar”, barricaded the main entrance between 11:30a.m. ...
Read More »Activists reject alleged secret ballot voting for Ninth N’Assembly leadership
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists have stormed the National Assembly complex opposing alleged moves to elect the leaderships of the Ninth Senate and House of Representatives through a secret ballot system. Under the aegis of Advocates for Governance, the protesters brandished ...
Read More »Nigeria requires N765 billion to fix its refineries, says Ibe Kachikwu
Nigeria needs $2.5 billion, an equivalent of N765 billion to make its four refineries function at between 90 and 95 per cent capacity, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has disclosed. The minister, who spoke in Riyadh, ...
Read More »EcobankPay Partners PricePointe, Nigeria’s First Members Only Wholesale Club
EcobankPay, the lifestyle digital payment and collections service of Ecobank Nigeria has entered into a partnership with PricePointe Wholesale Club, a new entrant into the Nigerian retail sector. Modeled after America’s Costco and Sam’s Club, it started operations with the opening ...
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