Lagos State Government yesterday demanded one per cent share in the federal revenue allocation formula, maintaining that the state’s unique features and its prosperity bear on development in the South-west and Nigeria, generally. The government canvassed a special status designation for Lagos State, and proposed that the revenue sharing formula …
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Despite Killings, Attacks, INEC Vows To Proceed With Anambra Guber Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State remains on course despite the rising cases of killings, arson and attacks by unknown gunmen. With the election just a month away, there has been coordinated attacks and killings in Anambra, while the …
Read More »Abubakar Suleja: Why I Called Tinubu Mr President In London
A member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Lado Suleja (APC,Niger) has opened up on why he referred to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as Mr President during their visit to him in London last week. Top politicians from across the country, including …
Read More »Pandora Papers Implicate Many Nigerians
Civil rights groups on Monday berated politicians and the elites as 10 Nigerian politicians were implicated in the Pandora Papers for tax evasion. They were among hundreds of individuals from other countries indicted by the papers for hiding their wealth and assets in offshore locations to evade taxes. Civil rights …
Read More »2023: Saraki Tells Youths Not To Contest For Elections So As Not To Be Corrupted
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a former President of the Nigerian Senate, has told youths nursing the ambition to run in the 2023 presidential election to shelve the idea. Saraki said it was already too late for such persons to stand any chance of winning an election in this country, adding …
Read More »Anambra Guber: Operation Golden Dawn Is APC’s Tool To Win Election – Ohaneze
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has claimed that the newly launched” Operations Golden Dawn” in South East Nigeria, may be the All Progressives Congress, APC’s tool to edge the other political parties participating in the November 6th governorship election in Anambra State. Ohanaeze called on the Nigerian Army to ensure that human …
Read More »Metuh Urges South-East Governors To Demand Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
FORMER National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has urged Governors of the South East to demand for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Metuh gave the advice in a statement titled, “Use Enugu Meeting to Demand Nnamdi …
Read More »Women March For Abortion Rights In US (Pictures, Video)
ABORTION RIGHTS: Tens of thousands of women have marched across cities in the United States to protest increasing restrictions on abortion. The 660 demonstrations around the US on Saturday, including on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington DC, were largely sparked by a Texas law that bans abortions …
Read More »Enugu Completes Abakpa Nike/Nkwor Nike Junction Road
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, completes the rehabilitation of Last Bus-Stop Abakpa Nike/Nkwor Nike Junction Road, one of the major designated routes for motorists and road users as a result of the ongoing construction of the top-flight flyover bridge project by the state government, located at …
Read More »INEC Takes Final Decision On Anambra Guber Election Today
The Independent National Electoral Commission will today hold an emergency security meeting in Abuja to take a final decision on the conduct of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. There are fears that the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the state may hinder the …
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