Supporters of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, as well as party faithfuls have been advised to remain focused over the laughable malicious suit filed against the party and the candidate by Chief Aghwarianovwe Ikie, a former governorship aspirant. A statement on Wednesday by Delta PDP Campaign Council spokesperson, ,Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq said the former governorship aspirant who scored zero vote at the governorship primaries of PDP in May last year, is all out to chase shadows by trying to use the judiciary to achieve the impossible. He noted…
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All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has re-echoed his message of economic prosperity to Nigerians at his campaign rallies in Anambra and Cross Rivers States. Speaking in Awka and Calabar, capital of Anambra and Cross Rivers States on Tuesday, Tinubu said his focus as president would be to create jobs for the teeming unemployed people in Nigeria and take prosperity to every parts of the country. At Calabar Township Stadium, the APC Presidential candidate thanked the people for their rousing welcome and particularly praise the party leaders and Governor Ben Ayade for uniting the party. “I thank…
We have seen fake reports of a stone-pelting incident that took place in the Hotoro area of Kano on the day of the visit to the city by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, an incident, even if minor, that should stand condemned by all well-meaning citizens. Facts on ground as rendered by the law enforcement agencies speak of a clash between the local road transport authorities, the Kano Road Transport Authority, KAROTA and thugs hired by a yet-to-be identified group that took place when the President was being treated to a banquet at the Government House, well after he had…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, who appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee, said Nigerians won’t lose the old notes after the February 10 extended deadline. He said while the old notes cease to be legal tenders after the expiration of the deadline, Nigerians can still take them to the bank for exchange of new notes or deposit the old notes in their accounts. Section 20(3) of the CBN Act, 2007 provides that the Apex Bank should continue to accept the old notes until they are phased out of circulation.
The Governorship Candidate, Umar Mustapha accused former SGF, Babachir Lawal of hijacking the Labour Party and ceding the party’s governorship candidate and other positions to PDP Peter Obi who arrived Yola with Datti astonishingly met the absence of the Governorship, Senatorial, House of Reps. and State House of Assembly Candidates and other stakeholders of the party from the 21 LGAs According to Umar, the rally was only for Obi while the governorship and other elective posts have been given to PDP by Babachir Lawal who Peter Obi entrusted with the campaign. – Journalist KC
Ex-agitators and former Youth Leaders of Isoko ethnic Nationality, under the auspices of Generals of Isoko Nation have passed a confidence vote on the Coalition of Eleven Isoko Youth Groups convened by, Mr. Iteveh Nur’ Ekpokpobe and Mr. Karo Edor who have been at the fore of the national putsch for the recognition of Isoko Nation in the pipeline surveillance contract of the federal government. The group, Generals of Isoko Nation, also called on the attention of the Presidency, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, and the Management of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to the attempts of some…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Towards drastically reducing unemployment in the State, the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, has graduated the third batch of its DESOPADEC Skill Academy composed of 173 graduands (50 and 123 women) all of whom have been presented full Business Starter Packs with additional N200,000 each to help them set up. According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Chief Askia Ogieh JP, the six months intensive training in various vocational skills and business management is aimed at transforming the teeming unemployed youths in the State, especially in the oil producing…
There are indications that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State are at loggerheads as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) takes over of the state chapter’s court cases against the opposition. The NWC overrode the state chapter which had challenged the conduct of legislative primaries of some opposition parties in the state. The cases which the Rivers State PDP instituted against the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Accord, Labour Party (LP) and others have advanced to the Court of Appeal, after the lower court delivered judgements…
The chairman of the Niger-Delta Development Commission(NDDC), Lauretta Onochie has enjoined the Delta State Tinubu/Shettima Support Group, to deploy efforts toward overwhelming successes for the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the impending serial elections, beginning with the February 25 presidential stanza, as this will guarantee the continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s enduring lagacies. Onochie, who is also the Deputy National Coordinator of the Women’s wing of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Counci, gave this advice while addressing the body at a recent meeting in Asaba. According to her, “We have to go all out in the quest for electoral victories, because we…
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for listening to Nigerians and extending the deadline for swapping of the old naira notes for new ones by 10 days. The Caucus in a statement on Sunday night by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, said the 10 days extension of deadline from January 31, 2023 to February 10, 2023 was a welcome decision, saying it will ease the suffering as well as social and economic discomfort being faced by many Nigerians in accessing the new naira…