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The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, MAI MALA BUNI, says his party’s ambition is to remain in power for eight terms — which amounts to 32 years. BUNI, who is also the governor of Yobe State, spoke in Abuja at the inauguration of the strategy committee of the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says nearly five hundred thousand voters are eligible for the Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election in Abia State. INEC National Electoral Commission and chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, confirmed this in a statement. OKOYE noted that nearly all the sensitive and non-sensitive materials required for the […]
United States President JOE BIDEN has called for a ban on assault weapons and tighter gun control measures after a mass shooting left 10 people dead in Colorado. BIDEN spoke before leaving Washington for Columbus, Ohio, a visit where he will mark the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act known as […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, has accepted a petition filed by the Mutual Union of Tiv in America. The Deputy Speaker, AHMED WASE, had prevented the Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal Constituency lawmaker, MARK GBILLAH, from laying the petition before the House. GBILLAH brought the petition back at the plenary and it was admitted […]
Rivers State Governor NYESOM WIKE has advocated the withdrawal of Nigerian Army troops attached to Very Important Persons, VIPs. Governor WIKE suggested to the Chief of Army of Staff, Lieutenant General IBRAHIM ATTAHIRU at the Government House in Port Harcourt the troops should instead be deployed to areas affected by the insurgency. The governor said […]
Pakistan is set to purchase its first 1 million-plus doses of Chinese Sinopharm and CanSino COVID vaccines by the end of March. The minister in charge of pandemic operations, ASAD UMAR said the government was in talks to purchase another seven million doses of the vaccines. The consignment is the first purchase of vaccines by […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, has accepted a petition filed by the Mutual Union of Tiv in America. The Deputy Speaker, AHMED WASE, had prevented the Gwer-East/Gwer-West Federal Constituency lawmaker, MARK GBILLAH, from laying the petition before the House. GBILLAH brought the petition back at the plenary and it was admitted […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly is under lock and key as Parliamentary Staff, PASAN, working at the Assembly this morning embarked on an indefinite strike and picketing of the complex. As early as 6:30am today, the PASAN members gathered at the entrance of the complex and locked it following a directive of the national […]
Concerned Lawyers in Rivers state has expressed displeasure over an attempt by National Judiciary Council to exclude the most senior judge in the Rivers state judiciary, JUSTICE JOY AKPOGUNUM to the office of chief Judge and replaced with Justice Simeon Amadi who is the 3rd in succession. In a statement signed by the chairman of […]
Members of Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions in the state have staged a peaceful protest calling on both Federal and state government to include them in the approved teachers pension scheme. Our correspondent reports that the protesters took the protest to the state government house and House of Assembly complex. Speaking on […]
