Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reviewed its governorship nomination fee from N5 million to N20 million, an increase of 300 per cent. This is exclusive of an extra N1 million for Expression of Interest form, bringing the total amount to N21 million. Briefing journalists on the outcome of the 86th …
Read More »We’ll kick killer herdsmen out of S’West- Ooni
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has decried the high rate of crimes linked to Fulani herdsmen in the South-West geopolitical zone and declared that criminal elements among the herders in Yorubaland would soon be kicked out. A statement by the spokesperson for the Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, in Osogbo …
Read More »Archbishop Idahosa writes Obaseki, urges governor to shun detractors
The Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International, Dr. Margret Benson Idahosa, has assured Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of the support of well-meaning Edo people and residents, on account of his developmental strides. In a letter addressed to the governor, issued on June 6, Archbishop Idahosa urged Governor …
Read More »Leadership of Warri South Legislative Arm zoned to Agbarha-Warri — Onotor
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Leader in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Chief Goddey Onotor, has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the leadership of the party at the state, Warri South levels, as well as PDP Warri Urhobo leadership to ensure that the present leadership of Warri …
Read More »Neighbourhood Watch Beneficiaries protest alleged abandonment by Rivers govt
Hundreds of beneficiaries of the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency, RIVNESCA have staged a peace protest over alleged abandonment of the corps by the state government. The protesters under the aegis of RIVNESCA Successful Short-List Applicants, who defied the heavy down pour yesterday, took the demonstration to the Government …
Read More »IYC wants more Ijaw appointed as judges
IJAW Youth Council, IYChas decried alleged poor representation of Ijaw in the Bench in Delta State, alleging that at the moment out of the 30 judges in the state, only three were Ijaws. National President, IYC, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, in a statement , called on the state judiciary to redress the …
Read More »We‘ll resist Fulani vigilantes in Igboland, Ohanaeze tells Miyetti Allah
TO combat insecurity, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has called for establishment of Fulani Youth Vigilante body in the South-East to complement those in their host communities’ and other constituted security apparatus in the zone. The cattle breeders made the request just as the South-East governors …
Read More »Our position on state police will be made known soon —Govs
The 36 state governors, under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, said they would make their position on state police known soon, and raised a committee to discuss the issue and come up with a position. The governors on Wednesday night, held its first meeting after the election of …
Read More »Nigerian professor sack over ‘inciteful comments’ in Ghanaian Varsity
The University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, has sacked its visiting Nigerian lecturer, Prof. Augustine Uzoma Nwagbara, over comments he made in a video that has since gone viral. In a statement on its website on Wednesday, the university said, it took exceptions to the comments made by the professor in …
Read More »NAFDAC bans production of smaller packs of Sniper
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said it will soon ban the use of Paraquat and Atrazine products by farmers. The agency said it would mount evidence that the products hurt applicators and the environment. Dr Husman Bukar, the Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products …
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