Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says he has held talks with Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso over the possibility of forming a new political party that would give the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a run for its money. Utomi spoke on Wednesday on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Abubakar, Obi […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, says all those who are culpable in the Betta Edu saga should be brought to book. Recall that Betta Edu, suspended minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, has come under scrutiny after a memo surfaced wherein she asked Oluwatoyin Madein, […]
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Some Elders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), arrived Government House of Rivers State in Port Harcourt on Monday evening in effort to to broker peace between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory. Among the Elders of the party sighted in Government House were Chief Emma Anyanwu, former PDP Chairman, […]
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the October 26, 2023 verdict of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had affirmed Bola Tinubu’s election as president in February 2023. The court also refused to admit fresh evidence of forgery against Tinubu which […]
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Transcorp Hotels PLC, the hospitality subsidiary of Transcorp Group has announced its financial performance for the third quarter of 2023, showing a strong year-on-year growth on all indices. The leading hospitality brand sustained strong growth, recording 31.76% growth in revenue to N29.9bn from N22.7bn the previous year, and significantly higher than pre-covid performance. Profit also grew by 62% to N5.5bn from from N3.4bn. […]
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. In its ruling, the apex court dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart Peter Obi. The supreme court, in its lead […]
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NIGERIA – the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, says the federal executive council (FEC) has approved a $1.58 billion loan request. Edun said the loan request is split into two; $1.5 billion from the World Bank and $80 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The minister revealed the approval after […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); and Labour Party (LP), have tackled the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as costs of food items, others pushed inflation to an 18-year high of 26.72 per cent in September. The Presidency and APC kept sealed lips on the attacks with the National Bureau of Statistics, […]
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The presidential candidates of both of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, have rejected Wednesday’s tribunal judgement declaring Bola Tinubu as duly elected president of Nigeria. The Labour Party similarly criticised the judgement on Wednesday, stating that the verdict did not reflect the “desires of the people”. They have […]
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The leadership crisis in the Labour Party (LP) has grown worse following confusion over who the authentic national chairman of the party is. Following a court ruling on Thursday, both Lamidi Apapa and Julius Abure, who are factional leaders of the party are claiming to be the chairperson of the LP. Apapa, who spoke in […]
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