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Kwankwaso in Washington DC for interaction with US Govt

NewsDeskNgDec 2, 2022December 2, 20220

Ahead of the 2023 elections, the presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has arrived in the United State of America to interact with some officials of the government. The former Kano State Governor made this known in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on...

Institute committee to investigate killing of LP women leader – Party chieftain, Gankon

NewsDeskNgDec 2, 2022December 2, 20220

A chieftain of the Labour Party, Amb. Dr. Polycarp Gankon has called for immediate investigation and prosecution of killers of the Labour Party Women Leader, Mrs. Victoria Chintex. He opined that the government should decisively deal with anyone or group of people found to have killed another person in any...

Allegation of carting away items unverified, spurious – Osun ex-Dep Gov, Alabi

NewsDeskNgDec 2, 2022December 2, 20220

The former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Benedict Alabi has described allegations levelled against him as unverified and spurious. Alabi responded via a statement by his media aide, Gafar Sulaiman, adding that he received the news with a rude shock. The Deputy Governor of the State, Kola Adewusi had at...

Ukraine losses 13,000 soldiers to Russia’s invasion – Official

NewsDeskNgDec 2, 2022December 2, 20220

One of the Ukrainian Presidential advisers, Mykhailo Podolyak, has revealed that as many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in battle since Russia invaded the country nine months ago, Al-Jazeera reported. The revelation by the adviser is said to be the first update on the number of fighters killed...

Abuja-Kaduna rail services resume December 5 – FG

NewsDeskNgDec 2, 2022December 2, 20220

The Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor will finally resume service on 5th December, 2022, the federal government has announced. The Managing-Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation(NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria assured that all was now set for the resumption of the rail services. He enjoined passengers wishing to utilise the service to start updating...

Naira redesign: How bank rejected N20m gummed together, decomposing – Presidency

NewsDeskNgDec 2, 2022December 2, 20220

Following the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign some Naira notes, the presidency has revealed how the development is affecting some billionaires who may have stashed the currency in their various houses. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief spokesman, Femi Adesina in an article on Friday, narrated how...

I’ll appeal court judgment on Ogun PDP guber ticket – Jimi Lawal vows

NewsDeskNgDec 1, 2022December 1, 20220

An aggrieved governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Otunba Jimi Adebisi Lawal, on Thursday vowed to challenge the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which dismissed his suit, at the Court of Appeal. In a quick reaction to the dismissal of his suit,...

RMAFC reveals Buhari’s salary, names govt officials earning more

NewsDeskNgDec 1, 2022December 1, 20220

The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Mohammed Shehu, has disclosed that some public servants earn higher salaries than President Muhammadu Buhari. Shehu disclosed this on Thursday while featuring on the Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “The salary of Mr President is not up to N1,300,000...

13% derivation: Some politicians in Akwa Ibom taking advantage of Wike’s statement – Group

NewsDeskNgDec 1, 2022December 1, 20220

The Civil Liberties Organisations, CLO, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has said that some politicians in the state are trying to make political fortunes out of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike’s statement on the Federal Government’s payment of 13 percent derivation funds to the Niger Delta states, including Akwa...

No administration has done more than Buhari in supporting states with funds – Lai Mohammed

NewsDeskNgDec 1, 2022December 1, 20220

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that no administration since the beginning of the current political dispensation in 1999 has done more than the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration in supporting states with financial interventions. The minister said this at the ‘sixth edition of the PMB Administration...