Taraba State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has suspended its chairperson, Esther Gulum, from office for after being accused of siphoning over N21 million meant for campaign. The Executive Council also passed a vote of no confidence on her, as it seeks to investigate how she misappropriated over N21 million meant for campaigns. The State Organising Secretary, Peter Philip, who confirmed that the alleged diversion of fund was meant for the party’s presidential rally in the state, said Gulum is also being accused of running the party affairs alone with her immediate family members. Philip said that such aberrative…
Author: Victor Fola
The Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland has denied the purported endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labor Party (LP) Peter Obi. Recall that in a viral video a member of the council was praying for Obi when he paid a courtesy call on the monarch. In a statement by the media aide to the Olubadan, Mr Oladele Ogunsola expressed shock at how the LP candidate and the handlers could turn the prayers to an outright endorsement. The palace described the claims as false and self-concocted aimed at misleading the general public. Ogunsola said further that the palace didnt…
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has vowed to end insecurity in Kaduna and other northern parts of the country. Tinubu declared this in his visit to Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state on Tuesday. The former governor of Lagos state, visited Birnin Gwari to sympathize with the people on the incessant bandits’ attacks in the area. He disclosed that his visit to Birnin Gwari was to have full details of the security challenges facing the people. He said, “I stand before you, sir, to say that there is a good opportunity…
A former (Saturday) editor of THISDAY Newspaper, Paul Ibe has revealed how Nduka Obaeigbena, the chairman of the newspaper owed him salaries and entitlements due to him from 2000 to 2002, and till present, has refused to pay him. Ibe said that he was owed the sum of 114,000 rands and 19,000 dollars being the cost of expenditure incurred while he was the newspaper’s correspondent in South Africa According to him, the monies were in unpaid monthly salaries/arrears, housing loan, transport allowances and unremitted tax and pension contribution. Ibe also narrated how he was given a key for an unexisting…
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hit back at the editors of THISDAY/Arise Television over accusing the campaign organization of trying to silence free and fair journalism. According to the campaign organization, the allegations of the editors of ARISE TV/THISDAY are baseless and reekof the unfounded reports common to the twin media organization. It reiterated that regardless of the extent at bullying and intimidating the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to attend its organized Town Hall, he would not succumb to their blackmail and harassment. Recall that on several occasions the media organization had…
France defender Raphael Varane has insisted that his team will go all out against Morocco in their semi final clash on Wednesday. Morocco who became the first African nation to play in the semi final of the FIFA World Cup will square up against the reigning champions for a place in the final. The Atlas Lions eliminated Spain and Portugal in the knockout phase in Qatar. France, on the other hand, defeated England in the last eight and they are considered strong favourites to win the trophy. Varane said that France is not over-confidence and they will not overrated Morocco,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom Command, has arrested 60 drug suspects and secured 11 convictions in the last three months. NDLEA Commander in Akwa Ibom, Mrs Obot Bassey, said that apart from the 11 convictions secured, several cases were still pending and are undergoing prosecution at different stages in court. She said that the agency has embarked on sensitization on the dangers of drugs in town She said “Between September and now, we have seized over 150kg just within the period under discussion, in terms of drugs and psychotropic substances seized. “We have arrested over 60…
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate has promised that he will be fair and just if he’s elected as president in the forthcoming election. Tinubu said this on Sunday at a townhall meeting with south-west Muslim leaders, in Ibadan, the Oyo capital. He described the forthcoming 2023 elections as “Nigeria’s momentous encounter with destiny”, and urged the religious leaders to educate their followers on the importance of exercising their right to vote. “This election season has been a hybrid of facts and falsehood, truth and lies. I would like the election to be one based on facts and truth,” Tinubu…
The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwoolu has urged Nigerians to get their Permanent Voters Card. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had similarly urged people who have registered for their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to collect them, saying, “no PVC, no vote.” INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Katsina State, Ibrahim Yahaya-Makarfi, said the commission will not allow anyone to vote during the 2023 general elections without presenting their PVCs at polling centres. Sanwo-Olu advised Nigerians when he collected his PVC, reiterating that the PVC will allow them to exercise their franchise. The Governor of Lagos state who has…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Kaduna ahead of the party’s mega rally on Tuesday in the State. Tinubu will hold a mega presidential rally on Tuesday at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium as he continues to drum support for his presidential ambition. He was received at the Airport by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and other dignitaries.