The family of late Chief MKO Abiola has tackled a former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), over his claims on the death of the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election. Gen Abdulsalami had in exclusive interview with Trust Tv said Abiola was not killed; that he died after falling ill, contrary to the popular reports that he …

A 2023 Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Doyin Okupe, has vowed to voluntarily step down from the presidential race if there’s a national concession to give the South-East the Presidency in 2023. The former Presidential spokesperson stated this during an interview on City 105.1FM with Reuben Abati. While making reference to the consensus …

The leader of the technical committee for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has solicited support for a one-term presidency for Atiku Abubakar. He said if Atiku is elected for a single term of four years, it will pave way for the South-East to produce the president in 2027. Dokpesi, who spoke in Umuahia the Abia State capital …

.Senate asks labour to halt protest The Minister of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, said the Federal Government has postponed the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products till further notice. Ahmed stated this in Abuja on Monday during a meeting held at the National Assembly. The meeting was convened at the instance of the President of …

As mobilisation for the January 27 planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) across the 36 States of the Federation against the planned subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) gathers momentum, the Union has cautioned that many Nigerians will die of hardship if the subsidy is eventually removed. President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, who made the remarks …

  The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of new Commissioners of Police, CPs, to Lagos, Benue and Yobe states. The Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Mr Frank Mba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the newly-posted CPs are Sylvester Alabi, Lagos; Haruna Garba, Yobe, and Tajudeen Abass, …

   – The federal government, states and local government councils, LGCs, on Friday, shared N699.824 billion as federation allocation for December 2021. A statement issued by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Acting Director, Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said that the amount was shared at the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC. According to it, the virtual conference was chaired …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Friday, received a Haitian delegation at the Government House, Enugu, amid excitement and fulfillment. The 10-man Haitian delegation, led by Senator Moise Jean-Charles, were on a home-coming mission to Enugu, the historic capital of Igboland, to perform conventional Igbo rituals such as traditional naming and name adoption, after they traced their roots to …

Abia State Government has called for cooperation, understanding, synergy and assistance from the Private Schools Proprietors in the State to enable government achieve its visions and policy thrust for the education sector in State. The Abia State commissioner for Basic Education,Hon.Ukwu Rocks Emma who made this call during a stakeholders meeting with the National Association of Private Schools Proprietors Abia …

Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School, Kawana, Kano, has been arrested over the death of Hanfia Abubakar, a five-year-old… Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School, Kawana, Kano, has been arrested over kidnapped and death of Hanfia Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil of his school. The pupil was abducted at Kawaji community …