Being text of a World Press Conference on the Presidential Election Petition Judgement by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Waziri Adamawa, former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Election, at the PDP Headquarters in Abuja on Monday, 30th October, 2023. Protocol. Gentlemen of the Press. Someone asked…
Supreme Court Verdict: Justice was served- Tinubu
…. “Opposition Fought a Good Fight”- Buhari The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday, October 26, affirmed the victory of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25, 2023, Presidential elections while dismissing the appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party…
FG Begins Reconstruction of Eleme – Onne Axis of East-West Road
The Federal Government has commenced work on the reconstruction of the 18-km Eleme Junction – Trailer Park section of the East-West Road in Rivers State barely two weeks after the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, visited the site. Umahi had promised that work on the project would soon be commenced. But many stakeholders had ignored…
Akpata, Ex-NBA President Joins Edo Governorship Race on LP Platform
The immediate past President of the Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA) Olumide Akpata, has thrown his hat into the ring to vie for the governorship of Edo State on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Formally announcing his ambition on Thursday at the party Secretariat in Benin City shortly after meeting with the leadership of…
BEDC Punishing Us with Blackout for Apprehending Staff for Cable Theft, Edo Community Alleges
Ugbegun community in Esan Central local government area of Edo State has accused the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC of victimising residents by throwing them into darkness for apprehending and handing over to the police one of its officials caught in the act of vandalising and stealing armored cables. The traditional ruler and residents of…
Tanker Fire: Oborevwori Mourns, As Several Persons Were Roasted to Death in Delta
An early Sunday morning petroleum tanker fire has claimed scores of lives in the Koko area of Delta State, casting gloom on Nigeria’s 63rd Independence celebration. The state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, in a press statement, has sympathised with families of the victims, while at the same time advising against “the dangerous act of scooping fuel…
Tinubu’s Certificate Forgery: I did all for the future of our country Says Ex-VP Abubakar
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said in a press conference October 5 at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, that his principled fight to unravel the truth about President Bola Tinubu’s qualifications is to uphold and defend the ground rules of elective government as provided in the Nigerian Constitution. He regretted that the institutions charged with ensuring…
Address by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Commemoration of the 63rd Independence Anniversary of Nigeria
It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian.
NLC Suspends Strike
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC has suspended the much-advertised industrial action planned to take off throughout the country on Tuesday October 3,2023. A statement released by the NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC on Monday night said the action has been suspended for 30 days to enable organised labour to monitor the implementation of…
Edo Govt Mulls Over Further Increase in Current ₦40, 000 Minimum Wage for Workers
Though it pays the highest minimum wage in the country, Edo State government is working on further reviewing upwards the current ₦40, 000 being paid to its workers. Disclosing this in his 2023 Independence Day anniversary broadcast, Governor Godwin Obaseki, said this is part of measures to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal…
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