The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has described the 10-day protest being planned by some individuals across the country as a ploy by those who lost the 2023 elections to destabilise the government of President Bola Tinubu. Gov. Uzodimma who is also the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum made this statement in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital during the APC South East Stakeholders’ meeting that took place on Sunday. The Governor said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was just one year, and wondered why there should be a protest when he has been working hard to…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
Supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi have resurrected plans to embark on an insurrection with the ultimate aim of toppling the elected government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as overruning national assembly. Mr. Peter Obi’s supporters who are popularly known as Obidients started discussing this plan for an insurrection under the guise of protest on an X Space with the topic, “Nigeria Today” hosted by a staunch Obidient handle @sector00007 with the profile name The Comrade with @OOdocha (Omastherapy) and @master_zeji (Odogwu Zeji) serving as co-hosts. One of the…
A former student of Bridge House College, Ikoyi Lagos, Cherish Daniel-Markson has been honored by the Warwick University for her outstanding performance in her studies. University of Warwick, United Kingdom awarded the Nigerian, who hails from Bayelsa state, a first prize for her exceptional performance in three-year BA (Hons) Law with Social Sciences degree program. Cherish who graduated on top of her class as the best law graduate of the University and is the daughter of a former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa State, Daniel Iworiso-Markson. The institution management acknowledged her outstanding result in a congratulatory letter signed…
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reeled out a flurry of new appointments into some federal government agencies as well as statutory bodies like the Code of Conduct Tribunal. In a series of state house press releases signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidency unveiled the new appointments. The appointments made by the president on Saturday include: Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo was appointed by President Tinubu as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Dr. Kogo is a seasoned lawyer and analyst in the fields…
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has come in for heavy criticisms from Nigerians for calling the widely acclaimed landmark judgement of the Supreme Court affirming local government financial autonomy as a “distraction”. Gov. Makinde while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment said, “the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy is a distraction; we need to face the real issues we have. Nigeria is not productive. There is hunger and anger in the land.” His apparent disapproval of the Supreme Court’s ruling incurred the wrath of many Nigerians who took to the social media especially X to vent…
President Bola Tinubu’s Aide-De-Camp, ADC, Lt Col. Nurudeen Yusuf has been officially appointed the new Elemona of Ilemona land in Oyun local government area of Kwara state. Following the demise of his father, late Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, who was the former Elemona in May, the people of Ilemona, as expressed by the king makers in the community decided to install Lt Col. Yusuf as their new traditional ruler. Before the death of his father, the President’s ADC was the heir apparent to the throne. That notwithstanding, the people of Ilemona equally expressed their happiness with Lt Col Yusuf due…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The President has also approved the appointment of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). According to statehouse press release by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the new NPA Managing Director, Dr. Dantsoho holds a Doctorate degree in Maritime Technology from Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, and a Master’s degree in International Transport from Cardiff University of Wales, United Kingdom. Before his appointment, he had served in various roles in the Nigerian Ports…
By Daniel Bwala There is a common cliché that, it is always painful where one expects wisdom and discernment to prevail, it is indiscretion that take order. In recent times, I have taken my time to observe happenings within the polity. I have been vociferous, many times, against people’s views, especially those who have had the rare opportunity to occupy one position of authority or the other in the country but have had little or nothing to their name. I have had cause to call people out including but not limited to governors, National Assembly members as well as other…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, which affirmed the financial autonomy of local government areas in Nigeria. The APC in a press release signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka described the landmark judgement by the apex Court as a historic moment in the consolidation of democratic federalism in Nigeria. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) welcomes the epochal decision of the Supreme Court handed down yesterday, Thursday, July 11, 2024, affirming the right of local government councils to receive their monthly allocations directly from the federation account”, Mr. Morka said. “The decision…
President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the renown literary icon and Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka as he turns 90 tomorrow, July 13. The President in a letter to the Nobel Laureate described him as a colossus, a true Renaissance person blessed with innumerable talents. President Tinubu added that Prof. Wole Soyinka is a giant bestriding not just the literary world but also Nigeria, Africa, and the world. “I am pleased to join admirers around the world in celebrating the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s iconic son and the world-renowned Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde, famously known as…