South East breaking News

  The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which had declared the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate , Senator Ademola Adeleke , as the winner of the September 2018 poll .   In a dissenting judgment of four -to -one , the five -man panel led …

Press Statement By Abia State Government: “Our Position on Parastatals Salary issues” Read On: While we acknowledge that there are lingering salary issues to be cleared in Abia State, especially with parastatals and pensioners, we wish to state the following facts to clarify the distortions and present concerned members of the public with details of ongoing efforts by the Government …

Comparison Unfortunate , Unfair , Says Afenifere The Afenifere socio -cultural group berated Shehu for the categorisation which it described as unfortunate and unfair . The group’ s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin , said Afenifere could not be likened to the Miyetti Allah which he said was responsible for killings and bloodshed across the country . He argued that the Federal …

We’ re On Same Pedestal With ACF , Not Miyetti Allah – Ohanaeze Also, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo said there was no justification for comparing the Pan -Igbo organisation with Miyetti Allah. The organisation ’ s spokesman, Uche Achi -Okpaga , said this in an interview with one of our correspondents . Achi -Okpaga said it was bad for the presidential …

The President ’s aide , however, said , “ It is a mistake to say the Nigerian government is talking to bandits . The Miyetti Allah group is like the Ohanaeze and Afenifere . It is a socio -cultural group . There are criminals within the Yoruba race and you cannot say because of that Afenifere is a group of …

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it cannot expose some of the sensitive materials it used in the conduct of the 2019 general elections. INEC’s statement is coming at a time the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu …

  Acting Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has denied the allegation that the Federal Government offered to pay Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) N100 billion to shun kidnapping in the country. Adamu denied the allegation on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen shortly after a closed-door session that lasted more than 2 hours at …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that he will not let Nigerians down in providing effective and result-oriented leadership that safeguards and ensures a better life for citizens, because he is conscious of the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. He was speaking after attending the daily Tafsir (Quranic interpretations) marking the month of Ramadhan fast at the State House …

  FOR two and half hours yesterday, Senators drilled the Acting Inspector- General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu at the hallowed chamber. At the closed door session, IGP Adamu told the Senators that major problems confronting the Police Force were shortage of funds, equipment and inadequate personnel that are required tk carry out the job. According to him, if these …

Buhari’s School Feeding: 7.3m Eggs, 767 Cows Consumed Weekly, Says Osinbajo Ado-Ekiti – The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, has hinted that no fewer than 7.3 million eggs and 767 were being killed on a weekly basis under the School Feeding Programme of the President Muhammadu Buhari led-administration. He also disclosed that 9.3 million pupils in over 56,506 primary schools …