NO fewer than 320 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, have been discovered in an uncompleted building in a forest along the Immiringi/Ogbia Road in Bayelsa State. The PVCs, which were stashed in a bag by hoodlums were discovered by the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, during their routine patrol in the area on Tuesday. State Commandant, Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday the nation’s economy was doing well under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration than previous governments. She also explained the depletion of Excess Crude Account, ECA, saying it had not been funded for sometime. Mrs. Ahmed stated this after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting…
Tee Mac: Tinubu is My In-law, He’s 86, Not Fit to Run Nigeria Renowned flutist and former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli, has warned Nigerians against voting the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Bola Tinubu, saying he was older than he claimed and…
In each electoral circle, different characters are found from all shades interested in the elections. There are analysts like us whose primary concern is to analyze the elections as they approach, there are speculators whose function is to simply sit down and cajole whatever they want, traffic builders who want to get noticed, serious contenders…
In a recent broadcast, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, mentioned that most of those who would vote for him are not on social media. During his interview with Arise TV last Friday, Atiku noted that 90 per cent of the people comprising his political base, the Northern region of Nigeria, do not use social…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the release of the sum of 450 Million Naira as Salary Support to the academic and non-academic staff of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, ABN TV reports.This is to enable the management of the school to immediately pay 4 months out of the salaries owed workers of the tertiary institution, Chief…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday asked the Federal Government to account for the $1 billion security funds jointly contributed by the 36 states of the federation to fight insurgency giving the worsening insecurity in the country. Speaking before presiding over the State Security Council meeting in Makurdi, the Governor asked, “What have they done…
With four days to the deadline of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) ahead of the 2023 general elections, majority of eligible voters from northern states appear lethargic about the exercise as official figures show. Commensurate with their population, more northern states performed poorer than their southern counterparts in the latest figures analysed by Daily Trust,…
POLITICS NIGERIA learnt that at the commencement of plenary on Tuesday, the lawmakers questioned Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on why the issue of insecurity was not in the Order Paper. This newspaper learnt that the lawmakers were thoroughly displeased with the silence on terrorists’ threat to go after President Buhari; Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai; and…
Most Rev. Daniel Chukwudumebi Okoh has been elected the new Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) president. A statement by CAN General Secretary, Joseph Daramola made the announcement. On Wednesday, the apex Christian body will hold a general assembly to usher in the new administration. The assembly marks the end of the tenure of outgoing President,…