Senator Shehu Sani, who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial zone, said that the proposed increase of tariff by electricity distribution companies would be rejected by Nigerians. The remark was made when the Senator donated a 300 KV transformer to Haying Dan Mani community in Kaduna. The Senator, who was represented by his Senior Special Adviser on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, on Tuesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian military over the December deadline for ending the Boko Haram insurgency. President Buhari had earlier given the military three months to end insurgency, which ends in December. Mr. Gowon said the military would do its best to meet the December […]
Continue ReadingThe Libyan Red Crescent on Tuesday said 40 bodies were found on the coastline of ports Zlit and Khoms, noting that they may be victims of a week-old shipwreck. Joel Millman, Spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) who corroborated the incident, said he could not ascertain the exact period when the people died. […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court today, dismissed the suit filed by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, challenging the jurisdiction of the Rivers governorship election petition tribunal to hear a petition by candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dakuku Peterside. Wike had contended that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no jurisdiction over matters that transpired […]
Continue ReadingThere are indications that the senate will today screen the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu. The Committee would carry out the screening today as part of moves to save the forthcoming Kogi and Bayelsa elections from running into problem where constitutional issues could be raised by Nigerians. It […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court will today (Tuesday) deliver a judgment on jurisdiction in respect to the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday. The tribunal had on Saturday nullified Wike’s election as it upheld allegations by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside, that […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has authorized an eight-man panel, with officials of All Progressives Congress, APC, being the majority in the panel, they are to work on positions in Federal Government boards, parastatals and agencies. The committee is headed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir Lawal, who was until recently the National […]
Continue ReadingMedtronic, the world’s largest medical technology, services, and solutions company, and Renescor, Limited Liability Partnership, have signed a partnership deal to bring high quality cardiac care and healthcare managed services to the purpose-built Gbagada Cardiac and Renal Centre (CRC) in Lagos. Renescor was recently awarded a five-year concession agreement with the Lagos State Government to […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has dedicated Saturday’s victory over Chief Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to its members killed during the campaign period and the annulled election itself, alleging that over 100 APC members lost their lives to agents of Wike […]
Continue ReadingThe Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed shock over how the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] has launched out on large-scale smear campaign on the Nigerian judiciary following the recent court pronouncements that appear not to favour the PDP and their candidates at the various election petition tribunals especially the Akwa Ibom […]
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