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The national assembly says only 11 states have considered and voted on the constitutional amendment bills. Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president of the senate, said this on Tuesday during a press conference in Abuja. The deputy senate president said the states include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun […]
The national working committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted its presidential campaign organization. Umar Bature, PDP national organizing secretary, announced the development in a document released late Thursday night. Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom, was named as the chairman of the campaign council; while Aminu Tambuwal, governor of […]
The All Progressives Congress governorship primaries held on Thursday deepened the crises in the party’s state chapters as some factions held parallel congresses while others boycotted the polls entirely. The ruling party is currently battling crises in states including Rivers, Ogun, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Osun, and Sokoto where factions are battling for […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Nsima Ekere. Ekere, who hails from Akwa Ibom, was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the commission in Abuja. The former NDDC is being accused of diverting N47 billion funds belonging to […]
Delta Governor, Senator, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended church leaders for awakening interest of Christians to participate actively in politics and governance in Nigeria. Okowa spoke on Wednesday at the First Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN)’s Directorate of Politics and Governance (DPG) Regional Conference at PFN’s Alpha and Omega City, Agbarho, Ughelli North Local […]
The president of the Niger Delta Youth Movement, Comrade Joe Jackson has been removed from office as the national president over an alleged abuse of office. The news of his removal was contained in a statement titled “Notice of removal from office as the national” issued on Sunday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State […]
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill on the prohibition of open grazing in the state into law. The bill entitled, “A Bill for a law to prohibit open rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and Livestock administration, regulation and control, and for other […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that a total of 154,225 patients have recovered from Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since its outbreak in the country in 2020. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 1,661 people who recovered from the […]
Prices of foodstuff and beef have risen in Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Uyo, and other parts of Southern Nigeria in recent days, a survey has clearly revealed. The hike in prices comes against the backdrop of a blockade of southern Nigeria announced by the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) last […]
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