A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has said he will love to contest against the All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the presidential poll in 2023. George said this during a telephone interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday. The PDP chieftain …
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Exploring the finance Act to grow non-oil revenue
The experience of COVID-19, especially in developing nations with dependent oil resources like Nigeria, has further heightened the call for the diversification of revenue sources. Oil benchmark prices dropped below zero, forcing producers to pay off-takers because of the compounding demurrage from warehouses. Nigeria has not hidden its desire to …
Read More »‘Buhari Government Delivered These 3 Projects That Defied Solutions For Decades’
The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has delivered three critical infrastructure projects that defy solutions for decades. The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 21st edition of Town Hall Meeting focusing on the achievements of the Federal Government in …
Read More »Lagos Will Be Free Of Flood – Sanwo-Olu
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, assured residents of his administration’s commitment towards ensuring the state remains flood free all year round. Sanwo-Olu said this while commissioning the second batch of 19 high capacity drainage clearing and maintenance equipment, aimed at enhancing capacity. Speaking at the event, which took …
Read More »Trump Says Putin’s Invasion Plan Was A Genius
Trump says Putin’s invasion plan was ‘GENIUS’, praises ‘savvy’ move to send the ‘strongest peacekeeping force in the world’ to take over Ukrainian breakaway regions and says US should do the same at the southern border Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin’s plan to invade Ukraine as ‘genius’ and called the …
Read More »Ukraine: Russian Lawmakers Praise Putin After Rebel Recognition
Russian lawmakers lined up Tuesday to lavish President Vladimir Putin with praise for recognising east Ukraine’s rebel territories, in a show of loyalty as they unanimously voted to ratify the Kremlin’s deals with the separatists. Lawmakers took to the tribunes to defend Putin’s move in ultra-patriotic speeches and broke into …
Read More »Ukraine: Vladimir Putin Publicly Humiliates His Spy Chief, Sergey Naryshkin
Sergey Naryshkin: “We must. . . I would like to agree with the suggestion of Nikolai Platonovich that we can give our Western partners one last chance. Er, presenting them with the choice, in the shortest time to force Kyiv to choose peace and implement the Minsk agreement. In the worst …
Read More »Avoid APC, Declare For Presidency – Eedris Abdulkareem To Youths
Ahead of 2023 election, veteran musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, has warned Nigerian youths to avoid joining the All Progressives Congress, APC. He advised young Nigerians to come out and declare their intention to run for presidency and other political positions in the House of Representatives. Abdulkareem said although Obasanjo is part …
Read More »Buhari Advises Consensus Option At APC National Convention
President Muhammadu Buhari met members of the Progressives Governors Forum (governors of the All Progressives Congress) on Tuesday in Abuja. The forum chairman, who is the Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, said the president advised that the party should explore the option of consensus while electing its officials at the …
Read More »PDP Constitutes Campaign Council For C/River, Imo, Plateau & Ondo Bye-Elections
PDP Constitutes Campaign Council for Imo Bye-Elections The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the nomination of the following party members as members of the National Campaign Council/Election Management Team for the Ngor Okpala State Constituency Bye-election scheduled for Saturday, February …
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