Gov. Nwifuru The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru has urged citizens of the state to forgive the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Benard Odoh, for their actions against his victory at the polls. The governor made the plea while addressing citizens…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, underscored the importance of vigilance towards achieving and sustaining peace and security across the country. The president spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital at the swearing in of Governor Hope Uzodimma for a second term in office. Tinubu said it was gladdening for him to be part of the…
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has blamed Chairmen of the six area councils for the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the territory. Wike, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Tuesday shortly before a close door emergency meeting with security agencies and the Chairmen, said the local council officials have not lived up…
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives is calling for the sanction of Appeal Court justices involved in the removal of Plateau lawmakers. Honourable Chinda Kingsley, the Minority Leader, emphasized the need for reprimanding the justices who handled the case, aiming to deter other judges from following a similar path in the future. In…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has summoned an emergency meeting over the worrying state of insecurity in the nation’s capital. The security situation in the area has worsened in the last months with kidnappers and bandits running rampage in some parts of the FCT. Worried by the development, Wike summoned…
Godwin Amobi Ogah House of Representatives member for Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Constituency, in Abia State, Amobi Godwin Ogah, has disclosed that he incurred about N500 million defending multiple cases filed by his opponents against his election in 2023 through the courts, election tribunal and finally the Appeal Court. Ogah, who is of the Labor Party (LP), contested…
Chairman and Mayor of Obingwa Local Government Council of Abia State, Dr. Eric Egwuibe has pledged to work with Governor Alex Otti to rid the area of future electoral fraud. Egwuibe made the commitment on the heels of the recent Supreme Court judgment that upheld Otti’s election. It will be recalled that the result of…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti on Monday said the Nigerian civil war could have been avoided if reason was allowed to prevail. Otti, who spoke in an address during the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Umuahia, noted that the loss of millions of lives during the war would remain a long-standing stain on the…
Abia State people in Diaspora have joined in celebrating the victory of the state Governor, Mr. Alex Otti, at the Supreme Court, saying they are happy that he eventually won the last battle to remain in government house. Otti was among the seven governors whose mandates were on Friday affirmed by the apex court thereby…
Latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show that the country’s inflation rate is now at 28.9 %. This was disclosed in the NBS December 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) which was released on Monday afternoon. The CPI measures the rate of change in the prices of foods and services. Before Monday’s release, the…
