PUBLIC NOTICE This is to inform the general public to disregard the concocted information circulating on social media that the seat of the three PDP Ebonyi State House of Assembly members: Hon Victor Aleke, Hon Mrs Franca Okpo and Hon Okechukwu Ali were declared vacant. Recall on 8th March 2022, …
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Strongman leader of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened to “finish” Ukrainians if they don’t surrender in chilling footage. Kadyrov, who is President Putin’s ally, warned that he was in Ukraine with Russian forces on Monday (March 14). The warlord, who has been accused of serious human rights violations …
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Ebonyi House of Assembly has declared the seats of three members elected under the People Democratic Party (PDP) vacant. This followed a letter of resignation purportedly written by the three lawmakers. The three lawmakers are Ali Okechukwu (Ishielu North); Franca Okpo Abakaliki North) and Victor Aleke (Ebonyi West). The three …
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Abaribe said this on Sunday on 90MinutesAfrica, an online interview programme, hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah. Federal lawmakers, on March 1, voted against a bill seeking to provide special seats for women in the national and state houses of assembly. Also rejected was a bill seeking to provide …
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Nigeria’s largest Opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is set to resolve all the crises and quarrels amongst its members. Newsextra24 learned that the party’s bigwigs held a major meeting on Monday night in Abuja to discuss and resolve serious issues within its ranks. It can be recalled that the …
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The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has said the defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, now Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has failed to account for about 107,239,436 barrels of crude oil lifted for domestic consumption in 2019. The office made the allegation in its 2019 audit report presently …
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WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – American intelligence officials have discovered that the barrage of ballistic missiles Russia has fired into Ukraine contain a surprise: decoys that trick air Defence radars and fool heat-seeking missiles. The devices are each about 30cm long, shaped like a dart and white with an orange tail, according …
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The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), led by Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State is already making frantic efforts to settle the rift between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his counterpart in Rivers, Nyesom Wike. Daily Independent also gathered from reliable sources that the national leadership of …
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Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has said Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, who were sacked last week by Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on the grounds of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Monday, sealed the premises of three companies for allegedly engaging in illegal investment activities. The affected companies are Oxford International Group, Farmforte Agro-Allied Solutions Limited/Agropartnerships and Vektr Capital Investment. The apex capital market regulator accused the companies of carrying out capital market activities …
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