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Nnewi LG election: Physically Challenged YPP Councilorship Candidate, His Members Place curses On ANSIEC, Police Over Alleged Election Rigging, Brutality

Physically challenged persons in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State Tuesday protested at Nnewi Area Command over alleged tear gas attack on their Chairman, Hon Okonkwo Onyemaobi, a Councilorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) during the September 28 local government election. The protesters under the aegis of Voice of the Abilities…

Annual Leave: Tinubu Flies to UK to Have Some Rest, Amidst Economic Woes

Izunna Okafor2 months ago01 mins

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has taken off to the United Kingdom to have some rest rest. Mr. Bayo Onanuga⁩, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday. According to him, the two-week vacation is part of the President’s yearly leave. “He…

Ex-APC Chieftain, Moghalu, Joins LP, Strategizes Ahead of By-Election for Late Senator Ubah’s Seat, 2025 Guber

Izunna Okafor2 months ago06 mins

Barely one month after dumping the All Progressive Congress (APC), the immediate-past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief Dr. George Moghalu, has settled for the Labour Party (LP). The ex-APC stalwart perfected the defection on Tuesday, October 2, when he was received into his new party at his ward, Uruagu Nnewi,…

P’Harcourt Refinery Misses Seventh Production Rollout Deadline

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State. This is despite the refinery failing to commence operations after about six postponements as of August 2024. Promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the refinery have…

Iran Made A Big Mistake, They Will Pay For It – Benjamin Netanyahu

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

Benjamin NetanyahuThe prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has said Iran will suffer for its attack this evening. “Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Benjamin Netanyahu said. “There is also a deliberate and murderous hand behind this attack – it comes from Tehran. “We will stand by the…

My Shop Was Full But Now Empty Under Tinubu’s Bad Govt – Lagos Woman Fumes

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

A female resident of Lagos State participating in the ongoing nationwide #FearlessInOctober protests has lamented that she considers committing suicide over the extreme hunger and hardship under the President Bola Tinubu-led government. The woman who blamed the Tinubu’s administration for making it completely impossible for her to feed her children and take care of her…

Flooding Worsens Despite ₦180bn Spent On Dams

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago024 mins

Amidst plans by the Federal Government to allocate fresh funds for conducting integrity tests on all dams in the country, findings have shown that a total sum of N179.77bn was allocated for the construction and rehabilitation of dams across the country over the past 10 years. This is according to an analysis of budgetary allocations…

I Didn’t Steal Kaduna Money, I Can Swear With Quran – Elrufai Insists

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai has said that he can swear with the Holy Qur’an that he didn’t steal money while in office, and challenged his predecessors to do so. The former Governor spoke on Tuesday in a programme on Freedom Radio Kaduna, monitored by our correspondent. El-Rufa’i who spoke in…

Renewed Hope Agenda: NDE Commences Registration Of Abia’s Unemployed

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

The National Directorate of Employment says it is set to train and empower 92,806 unemployed persons between the ages of 18-55 years. A statement released by the State Co-ordinator, National Directorate of Employment, Abia State, Mrs Tessy Wachuku, stated that the program is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President of Nigeria,…

“I Failed My 2023 Senatorial Election Because I Did Not Consult God” – Ortom

Anthony Ogbekile2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

The immediate past governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, has said that he d failed the 2023 Senatorial election because he did not consult God first, saying that God told him not to contest any election in 2027. Ortom made the disclosure on Tuesday in Makurdi when People’s Democracy Party, PDP, G-14 members paid him a…