Abuja Bureau Chief, LEON USIGBE, writes on the issues confronting the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting holding tomorrow after more than a year. Despite relentless entreaties from stakeholders, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had refrained from summoning the National Executive Committee (NEC)...
•Sola Faleye Sola Faleye, the Personal Assistant to the late Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has narrated how he missed being on the helicopter that killed his boss, wife, son and business associate, Abimbola Ogunbajo. He said he was supposed to fly in the chopper but on second thought […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will tomorrow Presents Certificate of Return to its Edo State governorship candidate, Asuerinme Ighodalo. Recall that Ighodalo had on Thursday won the primary election with 577 votes as announced by the returning officer in the PDP governorship primary and Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, reports Daily...
•Okpebholo The winner of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, Senator Monday Okpebholo will receive the party’s Certificate of Return today, Saturday, February 24. It was learnt that the presentation will be at a special meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) slated for 2 pm at Muhammadu...
•Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked settlers on the Abuja Science and Technology Village in Chika-Aleita along the airport road to immediately vacate the area or face demolition. The minister gave the order today during an inspection tour of the village, alongside his counterpart in the Ministry of Innov...
•Tinubu The Labour Party has advised President Bola Tinubu and his ruling All Progressives Congres, APC, to deal with the fallout of its failed policies instead of looking for scapegoats to blame for its ineptitudes. National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Obiora Ifoh said this in an interview our correspondent today. He spoke in response [...
•Sadiya Umar-Farouq Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, must appear at the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interrogation, the agency has said. The ex-minister, who cited health challenges, approached the anti-graft agency through ...
•Japan earthquake Japan has issued a major tsunami warning after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the central region. Residents in the coastal Noto area in Ishikawa prefecture were asked to “evacuate immediately to higher ground,” national broadcaster NHK said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along the coastal regions...
•PM Rishi Sunak Britain’s ruling Conservative government has issued guidance for schools dealing with children considering changing their gender identity, in a key “culture war” issue likely to feature in the next election. The education department today, said it had published the long-awaited guidelines for schools in England, reports AFP. Th...
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a travel advisory to Anambra and Imo State indigenes coming home for Christmas, citing insecurity. The group said it has uncovered a plot to orchestrate insecurity in the zone, but assured that it will also deploy operatives from its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) to ensure the [&hellip...