Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has dismissed recent speculations of internal divisions within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The governor, who doubles as Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, declared that there is no faction within the party. Mohammed’s declaration is coming after the party’s embattled national chairman led PDP chairmen from the North East…
Former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Ndume lamented that the astronomical increase in the prices of fuel, food, essential goods and services is becoming unaffordable to average Nigerians and the poor that form the majority He said the bad…
The Anambra State government has taken another significant and strategic step toward enhancing the eco-friendliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of its water sector. This came to the fore following the hosting of a first-of-its-kind training and capacity-building workshop for members of the Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria (BODAN), Anambra State Chapter, water contractors in the state,…
The Federal Government has given approval for marketers to begin the lifting of premium motor spirit commonly known as fuel from the Dangote Refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroluem Company Limited (NNPCL). According to a statement by the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, the move followed…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the request by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for Justice Binta Nyako, to recuse herself from his case. Justice Tsoho returned Nnamdi Kanu’s case file to her to handle, saying two other…
Organisers of Ballon d’Or awards France Football, are set to implement a new rule from this year. With over two weeks left before the ceremony takes place on October 28, there have been whispers about who will take the prize home. Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior is widely expected to be named winner ahead of names…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike passed through him. Amaechi, who said he doesn’t like to mention Wike’s name, noted that the FCT Minister passed through him when he was governor of the state. Speaking to newsmen, the former Minister of…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as its new Acting National Chairman amid the ongoing crisis in the party. This decision comes after the faction suspended acting national chairman, Amb. Illiya Damagum. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) executives in Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State, have announced the suspension of key party members, including the Minister of State for Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the 2019 governorship candidate of the state, David Lyon. Two serving commissioners in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led Bayelsa…
