Ijaw Youths, under the aegis of Ijaw Youths Network, IYN, has warned detractors who are threatened by the rising profile of the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, to stop the renewed mudslinging in the media space. The youths urged Otuaro to ignore paid agents who are out to sabotage his efforts to return the PAP to the Niger Delta. The IYN, in a statement by its President, Frank Ebikabo, and the Secretary, Federal Ebiaridor, on Wednesday, said the organization is concerned about repeated attacks on Otuaro by unscrupulous elements who do not mean well for the…
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The House of Representatives has waded into the increase in the pump price of petroleum products, demanding an urgent reversal of the hike in the price of the fuel and cooking gas. In a motion moved by the Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki, and sponsored by 111 members of the house, the House called for the immediate reversal of the price increase in petrol and cooking gas. According to the lawmakers, the hike has caused severe hardship on Nigerians and is threatening job security in the country. The Green Chamber also asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has emphasised that the alleged irregularities that pervaded the governorship election in Ondo State will not be allowed to occur in Ondo State during the November 16 governorship election. According to the Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, the people of Ondo are ready to use their votes to sack the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from the state. Damagum, who spoke in Akure, Ondo State capital, maintained that the APC had brought hardship upon Nigerians. He said, “There is no good road and there is hunger in the land. “The opportunity has…
The Ondo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for calling for the removal of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Babalola Oluwatoyin, ahead of next month’s polls. The party said neither Ondo State nor the electoral body was an appendage of Oyo State, where Makinde is the governor. The APC also stated that the REC had demonstrated integrity, competence and capacity to handle any election. A statement by the spokesperson for Ondo APC, Alex Kalejaiye, criticized Makinde’s directive, calling it absurd. Kalejaiye pointed out that Makinde had no role in the…
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday declared that Nigerians can no longer afford sustainable food with the nature of their income. Obi lamented that households are suffering due to hunger despite the rich arable lands Nigeria is blessed with. He made the remark via a post on X to mark the 2024 World Food Day celebration. Obi said: “Today, the world marks World Food Day, a very significant global event that raises awareness about the issues of hunger and food insecurity and serves as a reminder of the need to commit to food security and…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has met with the chairmen of the 17 LGAs of the state to review their performance especially in the areas of security, education and internally generated revenue (IGR). Buni, who was represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde Gubana, emphasized the importance of embracing peace among the communities. He admonished the council chairmen to consider security as their number one priority and give maximum support to security agencies in their respective LGAs to avert crisis between farmers and herders as the harvest period commences. Stressing that “there will be no meaningful development that could be…
An early-hour morning fire outbreak from a fallen tanker loaded with premium motor spirit has destroyed many vehicles in the Ibafo area of the Obafemi Owode local government area of the state, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the tanker was suspected to have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing him to lose control, which led to the tanker’s fall and eventual explosion. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun state-owned Traffic Compliance and Enforcement, Babatunde Akinbiyi, while confirming the incident in Abeokuta said no life was lost. The spilt content was said to have resulted…
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, of the Nigerian Army, have neutralized five bandits during a gunfight at Mararaban Kyaware, located in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Disclosing this, a counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama said the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday during a military operation. Makama said several other bandits were also injured. “The troops, acting on intelligence, engaged the bandits in a fierce battle, eventually overpowering them and forcing the remaining attackers to flee with injuries,” Makama reported. This is coming less than 48 hours after a notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Ibrahim Gurgun Daji, was…
The House of Representatives has frowned at the Executive, led by President Bola Tinubu, over delays in submitting the 2025 budget proposal to the National Assembly. The lower chamber added that the time the National Assembly required to exercise its functions as enshrined in Section 88(2)(b) was technically being taken away by the non-compliance with Section 11(1)(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 by the Executive. The lawmakers called on the Executive to comply with Section 11(1)(b) of Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007. They also mandated the committees on National Planning and Economic Development, Appropriation and Finance to ensure compliance within…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has called on Nigerians to pay their taxes, saying the government at all levels needs to make money to provide social services to Nigerians. Wike made this call on Wednesday in Abuja at the first edition of the Abuja Business and Investment Summit organised by the Abuja Investment Company Limited. He said the theme of the event, ‘Optimising Investment Through Partnerships’, resonates with the Federal Government’s drive to deploy the power of collaboration to foster investment opportunities. According to him, the notion that the government does not need money was…