Ahead of the 2023 General Elections, about 300 chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Director, Media and Publicity of the APC in Ondo State, Mr Steve Otaloro confirmed this on Monday. The defectors, according to Otaloro, were grassroots political leaders from different parts of Idanre Local Government. Welcoming the former PDP chieftains at the event held in Idanre town, the state Chairman of the APC, Mr Ade Adetimehin, commended them for their courage to join the “winning team”. He assured them that no…
Author: Victor Fola
A group of Abuja-based pastors and bishops have declared their support for presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 elections. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on Sunday by Apostle Babatunde Oguntimehin, and Revd Friday Obi, national president and secretary, respectively. The clerics under the body known as the Nigerian Coalition of Pastor for Good Leadership stated that it would not be fair for Nigerians to jettison the capacity of Tinubu on the altar of the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket. The group also noted that religion or faith as the top factor…
The Minister for Information and Culture, Lao Mohammed has recounted the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari administration in response to critics who claim that All Progressives Congress, APC, has nothing to campaign with. Mohammed slammed the government’s critics in his opening address at the 2nd edition of PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023′ series. The series was launched last month to showcase the achievements of President Buhari Administration. The second edition was about the achievements of Buhari in the area of Transportation. “I want to address what I will call an absurdity that is being bandied about by the opposition, that the…
The Federal Government has confirmed that the train services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line are set to return this month, November. This was made known by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo on Monday in Abuja. He said adequate security has been put in place to ensure the safety of passengers. The Minister, however, did not give any specific date for the resumption. Sambo said the ministry has learnt enough lessons from the attack in March which claimed the lives of several passengers leading to the suspension of train service on the Abuja-Kaduna route.
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have slammed Governor Nyesom Wike over his decision to appoint 200,000 persons as Special Assistants on Political Units. It described it as a show of rascality and a tactical ploy at vote buying. Wike had initially appointed 100,000 aides to his cabinet. However, while inaugurating the new SAs Batch 2 from Rivers East Senatorial District at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, the Governor announced an increase from 100,000 to 200,000. It was also gathered that the stipends to be paid the new appointees will cost Rivers State N42.127bn. The…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has debunked media reports, alleging bias in the payment of salaries of members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU). The ministry further dismissed ASUU claims that their members were paid half their salary for the month of October. In a press statement issued by Olajide Oshundun, Head of Press and Public Relations, the Labour Ministry on Saturday, said that both reports as grossly inaccurate, misleading and barefaced distortions of facts. The statement expllained that members of ASUU were paid their October salary pro-rata, and not half salary as the media widely…
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the release of the 21 children kidnapped by bandits on Sunday.. The children were said to be working on a farm in Mairuwa community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State when they were abducted. SP Gambo Isah, the spokesman for Katsina State Police Command confirmed their release in a brief statement on Saturday night. According to him, the victims comprising 17 girls and four boys have since been reunited with their respective families as investigations continue. “It is with great joy that I announce the release of all the 21 abducted workers that…
The Enugu state police command have arrested six men for alleged involvement in stripping a woman in Agunese, Affam-Mmaku Autonomous Community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. In a statement, the spokesman of the command, Daniel Ndukwe (DSP), said that the state commissioner has ordered full investigation about the case. Daniel added that CP Ahmed condemned the acts of torture, dehumanization and degradation of the person of the victim in contravention of extant laws. The statement reads: “The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, fdc, has ordered the State CID Enugu to conduct a full-scale…
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to de-recognize three National Assembly candidates of the Labour Party, LP, in Rivers State. The decision was made on Friday after PDP had taken the LP candidates to court over alleged non-compliance to the new Electoral Act by Labour Party in the conduct of the primaries that produced the candidates. The candidates affected are those of Obio-Akpor federal constituency and the Port Harcourt federal constituencies 1 and 2. The Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam, in his judgment agreed with the claim of the PDP in…
The Acting Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Forosola Oloyede on Saturday, announced the closure of an additional section of Eko Bridge to forestall against disaster Oloyede had on Friday night, informed the public of damage to the Ijora Olopa section of the bridge as a result of fire. She also announced a partial closure affecting the Apongbon-Ijora section of the Costain bound lane of the bridge pending inspection and result of integrity tests on the infrastructure. However, in another statement on Saturday, she raised further concerns over structural safety of some parts of the bridge leading to…