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Economic development and opening-up: Messages from key briefing ahead of China’s Two Sessions

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

Guo Weimin (R2) attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. /Xinhua A key event in China’s political calendar, the annual sessions of China’s national legislature and top political advisory body, known as the Two Sessions, is of special...

INEC failed, needs complete overhaul

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Moghalu, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its conduct of the February 25 presidential election. Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, also insisted that the INEC needs a complete overhaul. His statement was made...

Form unity govt, reach out to Atiku, Peter Obi personally – Ohanaeze tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, to form a unity government and reach out to his fellow presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. Ohanaeze said Tinubu should reach out to Atiku and Obi in the spirit of...

Ayodele: Why Tinubu’ll be last president APC will produce

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said Bola Tinubu would be the last president the All Progressives Congress, APC, will produce. Primate Ayodele said Nigerians wouldn’t vote for APC again because the party deprived people of their rights and made them lose hope in...

Yahaya Bello: Real season I cut off roads to Natasha Akpoti’s constituency

NewsDeskNgMar 4, 2023March 4, 20230

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has opened up on digging up and cutting off the roads to certain communities in the State. Bello had engaged a construction firm to cut off the roads to frustrate elections in certain communities by preventing the officials of the Independent National Electoral...

Wike mocks Emefiele over Supreme Court December deadline for old naira notes

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has backed the Supreme Court judgement extending the validity of old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes till December 31, 2023. Taunting the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Wike said he has no option but to comply with the decision of the...

Aggrieved persons should seek redress in court – Group advises

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has called on those who feel aggrieved in the presidential and National Assembly elections to approach the law courts, follow the laid down procedures and lodge their case to avoid creating tensions and causing disaffection amongst Nigerians across tribal and political divides. The forum noted...

Nigeria’s presidential election not worthy legacy – Adegboruwa knocks INEC

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

Human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has expressed disappointment over the conduct of Nigeria’s presidential poll. “The presidential election of February 25, 2023 cannot be portrayed as a worthy legacy for our dear country,” the Senior Advocate declared in a statement sent to newsmen. Adegboruwa berated the Independent National Electoral Commission,...

Your victory is temporal, evaporative – Dino Melaye assures Tinubu, makes allegations

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

A spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Council, PCC, Senator Dino Melaye, has declared that the victory of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu is temporary and would soon be upturned. In a video broadcast posted on his verified Facebook page, the former federal lawmaker alleged that the Independent National...

Many feared dead as explosion rocks Rivers

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

The incident occured Friday morning at Rumuekpe under Emohua Local Government Area. The casualty figure is speculated to be more than a dozen, though no official confirmation as at press time. Available information has it that the explosion, which also consumed vehicles, emanated from the tapping point of a pipeline....