Category: Stories
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Faction Opens Parallel Secretariat , As Bayelsa APC Splits
The crisis rocking the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened as a faction led by the Ebierien Fala Itubor-led opened a parallel secretariat in Yenagoa on Wednesday. According to the Deputy Chairman of the faction, Ogeibiri Orubebe, the Amos Jothan-led executive of the party was first suspended from office before…
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We Must Rescue Nigeria From Insecurity, Others, Says Obaseki
The Governor of Edo State , Godwin Obaseki has hinted that Nigerians have no other choice than to work collectively to rescue the nation from insecurity and other challenges. He gave this hint on Tuesday in Benin while receiving members of the South-South Zone Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by its…
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Annually, Nigeria Loses $70m To Illegal Chinese Fishing Activities – Reps
The House of Representatives has revealed that annually, Nigeria loses a whopping sum of 70 million (USD) to Chinese and other European Trawlers due to illegal fishing activities in the nations waters as observed by the NigerianNavy in 2017. The House also resolved to bring to an end incidence of illegal fishing activities by foreign…
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Mamman Allays Fears of Electricity Tariff Hike
The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman has dismissed rumours making round of a major hike in electricity tariff. This was contained in a statement in Abuja , the minister said instead of significant hike in electricity tariff, Nigerians should expect an increase efficiency in the sector to reduce tariffs while managing headwinds from foreign…
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People Inflating Unemployment Statistics To Discredit Buhar’s Govt. – Bello
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said that the rising unemployment figure as provided by the National Bureau of Statics will need to be scrutinised. He added that, since people are inflating the figures to discredit the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Bello who spoke on Channels Television programme on Tuesday said that the government…
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Leave Pantami Alone, Yakasai Tells Nigerians
Tanko Yakassai, an Elder statesman on Wednesday rose in defence for Isa- Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the embattled Minister of Communication and Digital Economy over his past sermons on Boko Haram and Osama bin Laden. The Second Republic politician disclosed this to newsmen in Kano that the minister’s public apology and expression of regret over his…
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Forget Ethnicity, Religion , Let’s Join Hands To Fight Insecurity- Hamzat
Lagos State Deputy Goveror, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has called on Nigerians, irrespective of tribe religion, to come together to fight insecurity and other challenges facing the country. He made the call on Sunday while speaking at the 2021 Annual Ramadan Lecture of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Council with the theme, “Insecurity:…
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Amaechi, Community Leader In Verbal War Over Naming Of Rail Station In Delta
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation was embroiled in a hot verbal exchange with High Chief Godwin Notoma, President-General of Ujevwu community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The verbal exchange was due to the naming of the Railway Station in the Urhobo community after Chief Alfred Rewane,an Itsekiri during the Nigerian Railway Corporation…
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NABDA Assure Farmers Of PBR Cowpea In 2021 Planting Season
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) stated that Nigerian farmers will get Pod Borer resistant Maruca (PBR) pea beans during the 2021 planting season. NABDA Director-General/CEO Professor Abdullahi Mustapha made this known in Abuja when he presented the award to journalists who won the 4th Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Africa Media Awards 2020…
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House Of Reps To Engage Governors On Autonomy For Judiciary
The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary is to engage the Nigerian Governor’s Forum and all relevant stakeholders with a view to ensuring judicial financial autonomy. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Luke Onofiok (PDP-Akwa-Ibom), made this known during a meeting with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Abuja. Reports had it that JUSUN began…