Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu has alleged that he picked Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe from the gutter. Both Uzor-Kalu and Abaribe are members of the 9th Senate. While Kalu represents Abia North, Abaribe is the representative of Abia South. Abaribe was the deputy governor when Kalu governed Abia in 1999 but he was …
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Ortom Cries To Buhari: ‘Miyetti Allah Planning To Eliminate Me’
‘Miyetti Allah planning to eliminate me’ – Gov Ortom cries to Buhari Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, of planning to eliminate him. Ortom said the leadership of MACBAN targeted him and were planning to eliminate him. He spoke …
Read More »N700m Laundering Case: Court Rules Against Ize-iyamu, Insists On Jurisdiction
Court Rules Against Ize-Iyamu, Insists on Jurisdiction in N700m Money Laundering Case A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State today, Tuesday 23, 2021 ruled that it has jurisdiction to entertain the money laundering charge brought against Pastor Osagie Ize -Iyamu, PDP governorship candidate in the 2016 governorship …
Read More »Lagos Bus Service Deploys “Cowry Cards”, Gives Out 20,000 Cards
LBSL COMMENCES DEPLOYMENT OF COWRY CARDS, GIVES OUT 20,000 FREE IN PROMO The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr. Idowu Oguntona, has stated that the company commenced deployment of the long-awaited contactless payment card called Cowry Card from Monday, 22nd March, 2021. Oguntona, who disclosed this …
Read More »Orji Kalu: Even Obasanjo Went To Prison; I’m Not Ashamed Of My Experience
imprisoned for six months. He revealed that God allowed the conspiracy of his enemies because it is part of his life’s script. Speaking in Aba North Ward 1 during his ward-to-ward campaign for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, for the Aba North/South Federal Constituency by-election scheduled …
Read More »Report Banks Hoarding FOREX, CBN Tells Nigerians
In view of the lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria has urged Nigerians not to panic, saying there is enough forex for business owners, travellers and parents with students abroad to meet their obligations. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, stated this on Tuesday at the …
Read More »Senator Aisha Binani Describes Bayelsa As A Small State, Seriake Dickson Reacts
Drama As Dickson Tackles Senator Who Described Bayelsa As A Small State There was a mild drama at the Senate, on Tuesday, when Senator Aishatu Ahmed Dahiru Binani (Adamawa Central) referred to Bayelsa as one of the smallest states in Nigeria. Senator Binani, while advancing argument in support of her …
Read More »Zainab Ahmed: Higher Petrol Price Inevitable, FG Can’t Afford Subsidy
Petrol price in Nigeria will go higher from its present N165 if the price of crude keeps going up, Zainab Ahmed, the finance minister has said. Zainab spoke on Monday during her contribution in an interaction arranged by the Presidency Media team and State House reporters. According to the Minister …
Read More »Imo North Bye-Election: APC Writes Petition Against 3 Supreme Court Justices
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has petitioned three justices of the Supreme Court over the Imo North Senatorial District bye-election held on December 5, 2021. This development moved the apex court to suspend indefinitely, hearing in the appeal brought before it by Francis Ibezim over the Imo North Senatorial District …
Read More »Zulum Uncovers Fresh Batch Of Fake IDPs In Maiduguri Camp
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has discovered 528 illegal occupants of an internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri, officials of the state government have said. The Governor paid a midnight visit to the camp on Tuesday, where he carried out a headcount. The camp holds IDPs from Bama, Konduga …
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