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SOME Nigerians have kicked against the proposed plan by the Federal Government to ban the consumption of cooked cow skin, popularly known as ponmo. Recall that the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology, Zaria, Prof. Muhammad Yakubu, recently said the institute and other stakeholders would …

AGAINST  the backdrop of lingering challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophic weather events and conflicts, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York called for more private sector participation in the humanitarian sector in Nigeria. Buhari also stressed the need for efficient collaboration among stakeholders involved in humanitarian action …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on its frailties and staff of their affairs. Tinubu in a statement by Director, Media and Publicity of his …

ENTERTAINER and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has provided his reason for joining the ‘Obidient’ movement ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to the 72-year-old activist, who spoke to the press during the week, the current administration has failed Nigerians and has given no hope for …

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the 2023 candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu. The former Lagos helmsman and co-founder of the party clinched the presidential ticket in June at a convention in Abuja. The council list, which comprises about 422 members, was …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday revealed that there was nothing that Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, did not do for him not to emerge as the presidential candidate of the party. Wike said this during a live media chat with selected …

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Zamfara State has conducted mini ward and LGs congresses for delegates expected to participate in the September 23 fresh governorship primary election. This is in compliance with a Federal High Court order which nullified the previous exercise by the party. The Party’s new state …

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, opened up on events that led to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Presidential candidate during the PDP primaries. The PUNCH reports that Wike, who lost the presidential ticket to Atiku in the May primaries, has so far refused to be swayed …

Barely few days to the lifting of ban on electioneering campaigns by political parties in the country, the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state government of alleged plans to arrest opposition figures in the state. In a strong statement in Ilorin on Thursday by the PDP …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is expected to speak on some wrongdoings and expose some ‘bad characters’ in the Peoples Democratic Party today (Friday), ahead of the 2023 elections. Wike had hinted on this while addressing a meeting of the state PDP stakeholders he convened in Government House, Port Harcourt …