Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Thursday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors led by the party’s interim chairman and […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved four airports in Nigeria as Special Economic Zones. The approved airports are Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This was on Thursday disclosed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. “I am very […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday disclosed that it has restored power supply on most of its 33KVA feeders in Kaduna State. The development comes few hours after the Kaduna State government lamented that power was yet to be restored despite Nigeria Labour congress, NLC, calling off its 5-day warning strike. NAN reports […]
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The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has faulted the attack on workers by hoodlums in Kaduna. A protest on Wednesday against the mass sack by the Nasir El-Rufai-led Kaduna government was interrupted. Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige confirmed that arrests were made and investigation ongoing. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Imo state chapter, has demanded for the immediate impeachment of Governor Hope Uzodinma, accusing him of being complacent over the increasing insecurity in the State. The party spoke through its Director General of New Media, Collins Opuruzor. The PDP accused Governor Uzodinma of having no regard for human lives, because […]
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Nigeria’s Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has warned the governors in the Southern region against ban on open grazing in the region. Malami appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, described the position of the Southern Governors as “indeed dangerous.” According to the Attorney General, the Governors […]
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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, on Wednesday, ordered the National Examination Council (NECO) to present, store receipts for N7.2billion it paid for examination materials between January and June 2017 within 24 hours. The Committee chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide gave the directive following its consideration of a query raised to that effect by the […]
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has ordered its committee on Aviation to investigate Maxi Air and Aero Contractors over recent accidents involving their planes. According to a motion which was moved by Umar Bala from Kano State, Max Air flight carrying 140 passengers including the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero had an engine failure on […]
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Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, has disclosed that the new national carrier will commence operation in the first quarter of 2022. Sirika made this disclosure on Wednesday while speaking to State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He said the new national carrier is long overdue and the private […]
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Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector General of Police on Wednesday, launched the new special security action plan, ‘OPERATION RP’ in the South-South. The IG flagged-off the special operation, at the Sharks Football Stadium, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Baba noted that the move is a continuation of the implementation process of the special operation in the country. […]
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