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The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to compensate the people of the South-East for the losses recorded during the country’s civil war of more than 50 years ago. The governor made the call during the public hearing on the review of the revenue allocation formula held in Owerri, the state capital. He described the effect...

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Sunday threatened to resume its nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s “unsatisfactory” implementation of the agreement signed by both parties. The union was protesting the poor state of public polytechnics and monotechnics and non-payment of 10 months’ arrears of the new minimum wage. ASUP suspended its nationwide strike in June. The union’s Publicity Secretary,...

The Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, has formed a new movement, Nigeria for Nigerians (N4N), ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country. Bakare, who disclosed this during his state of the nation address titled: “The black box of Nigeria’s politics” in Oregun, Lagos, said the new movement was inaugurated because “it was time for...

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State says the possibility of the declaration of a state of emergency in his state is not an idea of President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor said this Wednesday while speaking with state house correspondents after meeting with president in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami,...

The Independent National Electoral Commission will today hold an emergency security meeting in Abuja to take a final decision on the conduct of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. There are fears that the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the state may hinder the conduct of the election. Political parties and candidates have reportedly suspended...

Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has won his retrial case against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Recall that the EFCC has filed a suit to retry the Abia North Senator over his alleged money laundering case. Delivering judgement, Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday pronounced a judgement prohibiting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

A massive campaign to have Nigerians vote for former governor of Lagos State, Ahmed Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria come 2023 has kicked off in London, United Kingdom. In a video shared by Arise TV on Monday, associates of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) covered huge spaces around a London Train Station with adverts pushing for a...

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet on Wednesday in Abuja, to discuss the resolution of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi–led Zoning Committee among other burning issues ahead of the October 30, 2021, National Convention. The zoning committee is saddled with the responsibility of zoning PDP National Working Committee (NWC) offices. The decision to zone the position of national chairman...

The value of the Nigerian currency is opening the week at an all-time low at the official market against the U.S dollar. Data from the FMDQ securities exchange window where forex is officially traded, showed that naira closed at N414.90 per $1, on Friday at the Investors and Exporters window, the weakest ever. In fact, Naira’s performance on Friday represents a...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, while addressing journalists Thursday at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, said the tenure of Emefiele as CBN governor under the APC administration had witnessed colossal failures of monetary and fiscal...