Ogun PDP primaries: Bello floors Reps Deputy Minority Whip, Adekoya
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries held in Ogun State to pick candidates for House of Representatives and House of Assembly elections, on Monday, witnessed a big upset as the party's only member from the state in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Adesegun Adekoya, lost his re-election bid for a third term. Adekoya, who is the PDP...
NASU: We won’t suspend strike until FG meets our demands
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has said there was no plan to suspend its ongoing industrial action, until all demands were met by the Federal Government. The union also declined another meeting with the Federal Government on the industrial action, saying the first meeting was more on concerns of the Academic Staff Union of Universities...
Presidential ambition: Emefiele withdraws suit against INEC, AGF
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, over his presidential ambition. Emefiele, through his counsel, S.T. Maliki, told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that a notice of discontinuance had been filed and served on the defendants...
Kano explosion: I’m pained by loss of lives — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, met with the families of victims of the gas explosion in Kano State to express his condolences, describing the incident as sad and unfortunate. No fewer than nine people were confirmed dead while 22 others were injured in the Kano explosion. The victims’ family members, accompanied by various community leaders in Sabon Gari, Kano, including the...
NBS: Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.11% in Q1 2022
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022. The NBS made this known via its Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report Q1 2022 released on Monday. According to the report, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.11 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter...
Singer Okoye endorses Obi for 2023 presidency
Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, widely known as Mr P, has endorsed the presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, for 2023 presidency. Peter, who is a member of the singing duo P-Square, described Obi as the most qualified presidential aspirant to “save and fix” Nigeria. He urged the PDP delegates to vote for Obi during the party’s...
Ganduje compensates Kano explosion victims as Buhari meets families
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the state government has compensated families affected by the last week's gas explosion that killed nine people and injured others in the state. Ganduje said the state government has given N9 million as compensation to the family of the victims, while N2million was given to 10 persons who were seriously injured, adding that N1million...
Uncertainty in Kano as PDP factions hold parallel primaries
There is uncertainty in the Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party's primaries conducted for House of Assembly and House of Representatives aspirants in the state as two parallel factions of the PDP, led by Shehu Wada Sagagi and Bello Hayatu Gwarzo held the primary election in Kano on Sunday. The factions claimed to have been inspected by the...
Robbers attack NPC office in Lagos
Some robbers, on Sunday, attacked the National Population Commission (NPC) office located at Town Hall near Topo Garage in the Badagry area of Lagos State. A staff member of the commission, Mrs Funmilayo Bojrenu, disclosed that vital documents belonging to NPC were stolen by the assailants. Bojrenu said: “We left the office on Friday at about 4:30p.m., with all the doors...
PDP primaries: One feared dead as hoodlums stone DPO in Gombe
One person was reportedly killed at Tangji in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State on Sunday evening when police officers were trying to drive away unruly supporters from the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency. Trouble started at the venue of the primary election after a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who supervised...
