The Labour Party in Edo State has that it will win a large chunk of the local government areas in the state local government elections. The party also called for a credible and fair process from the Edo State Electoral Commission to create a level playing ground for all participating political parties. A leader and chieftain of the party in Edo state, Dr. Oghogho Okundaye told journalists in Benin, that the party successfully had its primary election to pick its chairmanship candidates and it is banking on its organic following especially from the youth population to win elections. He said,…
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The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has announced plans to demolish the Chanchaga police station in Minna. Bago made this declaration during his inaugural speech at the trade fair complex in Minna on Monday. Bago announced that the first assignment he is handing out is to mark the police station for demolition which would be carried out on a yet-to-be-determined date. He expressed concerns that the police station was obstructing the water pipeline and stated that it would be marked for demolition immediately after the inauguration. “Priority will be given to portable drinking water, as we leave this venue, we…
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died. According to reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71 in Abuja. A source who spoke with our correspondent revealed he died in an Abuja hospital after he suffered a stroke. This reportedly happened after the recent Ramadan fast. The AIT boss had since then been managing his health and was placed on occupational therapy to improve his daily activities before his sudden death. Details later… Punch
Date: 2023-May-30 🎯TOPIC: BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/em9hmk8tDCw ✝ TEXT: Acts 8:14-17(NKJV) 8:14. Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 8:15. who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 8:16. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 8:17. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.…
…tasks CBN over unified exchange rate …insists currency swap ‘harshly applied’ The President, Bola Tinubu has said the monetary policy of the country needs a thorough house cleansing. Tinubu also said the Central Bank of Nigeria must work towards an exchange rate. He spoke after taking the Oath of Office in Abuja on Monday. Tinubu stressed, “Monetary policy needs a thorough house cleaning. The Central Bank must work towards a unified exchange rate. This will direct funds away from arbitrage into meaningful investment in the plant, equipment, and jobs that power the real economy.” He noted further that the interest…
Dr Alex Otti has been sworn in as the new governor of Abia state. Otti took his oath of office at midday during the inauguration held at the Umuahia Township Stadium. He was sworn in by the Abia Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Lilian Abai, with Otti ‘s deputy, Ikechi Valentine Emetu present. Peter Obi was represented by the vice presidential candidate, Yusuf Baba Ahmed. Details later
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, delivered his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja. The Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola. Below is the full text. My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances when we seem to have reached the limits of our human capacity. This…
*Urges Judiciary to reaffirm their independence and integrity The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that he is on the same page with Nigerians in rejecting the present shameful conditions of our country, but reaffirms hope for a better Nigeria which he emphsises, is POssible. Obi in a statement titled ‘AT A TIME LIKE THIS: MY MESSAGE TO FELLOW NIGERIANS’ to mark May 29, 2023, swearing-in of Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria, insisted that this is a time for deep reflection. He added that it also a time to ‘re-examine our assumptions, even as…
Leader of Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst leader Nigeria ever had Clark accused the former President of failing to see the entire country as his constituency. Assessing Buhari’s administration during a farewell press conference in his residence in Abuja on Sunday, Clark said the out-going president violated his oath of office at his inauguration where he (Buhari) pledged to be fair to all parts of the country, stressing that he made a 180% of that oath. Quoting Buhari’s statement where he said, “Having just a few minutes…
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said that the worst thing that can happen to Nigeria is to pretend that all is well. Kukah stated this on Saturday at the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Lecture in Abuja. “I want to say that first of all Nigeria must heal but we also must have the courage to identify the scar, wounds, and injuries. The worst thing that can happen to us is to pretend that everything is okay because everything is not okay,” he said. “We have so many of our citizens who have lost their lives and a lot…