After dumping the PDP, defectors to APC meet with Governor Hope Uzodimma in Owerri, Imo State on Monday, June 19, 2023 Less than a day after quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and switching to the All Progressives Congress (APC), seven former members of the PDP’s Imo State State Working Committee, led by its Deputy Chairman, Martin Ejiogu, have joined the APC. The former PDP officials informed Governor Hope Uzodimma of this on Monday at the Government House in Owerri during a courtesy visit. The new APC members pledged their support for the Uzodimma-led administration, promising to support the governor’s…
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PEPT: Court Fixes June 21 to Hear APM Petition against AP The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has again adjourned the petition filed before it by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) till June 21 for hearing. The court had fixed June 19 to commence hearing of the petition filed by the APM challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 election. At the resumed hearing, the party asked for a one-week adjournment which was turned down by the court. The party had applied to the court for…
In a protest against racism, Brazil played Guinea in a friendly international on Saturday wearing an all-black kit in place of their traditional yellow and green shirts. The impactful move comes after Vinicius Junior, a Brazilian striker for Real Madrid, was regularly the target of racial taunts this season. The match is being played in Barcelona at Espanyol’s 40,000 capacity home where Vinicius, 22, and his Real Madrid teammate Rodrygo lead the forward line for Brazil. It is the first time in Brazil’s history that they have worn black, except for goalkeepers. The Brazilian Football Confederation is behind the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has provided further guidance to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on the operational changes to the foreign exchange market announced on June 14, 2023. Going by the latest guidance, holders of domiciliary accounts are now free to withdraw a maximum of 10,000 dollars per day while cash deposits into such accounts will no longer be restricted. The apex bank in a statement on Sunday by its Director of Corporate Communication, Isa AbdulMumin, directed the DMBs as follows: 1. All visible and invisible transactions (medicals, school fees, BTA/PTA, airline, and other remittances) are eligible for the…
In order that the current euphoria over the reintroduction of student loan scheme may not be another post-inauguration gimmick that is just full of sound and fury signifying nothing, the new administration that is beginning to gain attention from some actions so far, should pay significant attention to fixing education beyond the student loan meretricious distraction. The reasons are not too far to seek. First, if the President can look beyond his political party, mobilise all the governors to make the issue of fixing the education broken walls a priority, the world will begin to pay attention to Africa’s most…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked President Bola Tinubu to amend the recently signed Students Loans Act to provide for students who require assistance. ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, noted on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics program monitored by Meridianspy, “This would have been better if we are giving it to those set of students who are very poor; it should be called a grant, not a loan.” “It should be called a grant since it is coming from the Federation Account and not that (after) these people have access it and when they are graduating, they…
In order to mitigate the impact of eliminating fuel subsidies, stakeholders in the business sector and economists have argued that the federal government must develop comprehensive palliative measures that include Nigerians from all walks of life in addition to civil officials. They emphasized how important this will be as the glittle proportion of the people who work in the public sector estimated 200 million. In the aftermath of his inauguration day speech affirming an end to the fuel subsidy regime, President Bola Tinubu had stressed the need for a review of the minimum wage, among other palliatives to be…
The former lawmaker representing Bauchi North in the 9th Senate, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, has debunked allegations that he interfered with his wife’s job as President of the Court of Appeal. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa served as President the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2020. Addressing the 9th Senate led by Ahmad Lawan on Saturday, Bulkachuwa said, “I look at faces in this chamber whom have come to me and sought for my help when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal.” Senator Bulkachuwa came under criticism when he openly said that used his position to solicit…
There are indications that governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country would nominate three persons from the states as nominees as the tussle for President Bola Tinubu’s ministers intensifies. Sources in Tinubu’s camp revealed to our correspondent that there is a likelihood that the ministerial list may be submitted to the Senate for confirmation for ministers to emerge in July. With the inauguration of the National Assembly last Tuesday, Nigerian citizens are eagerly awaiting the composition of Tinubu’s cabinet to hasten the process of governance. Although the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari had six months to…
In a protest against racism, Brazil played Guinea in a friendly international on Saturday wearing an all-black kit in place of their traditional yellow and green shirts. The impactful move comes after Vinicius Junior, a Brazilian striker for Real Madrid, was regularly the target of racial taunts this season. The match is being played in Barcelona at Espanyol’s 40,000 capacity home where Vinicius, 22, and his Real Madrid teammate Rodrygo lead the forward line for Brazil. It is the first time in Brazil’s history that they have worn black, except for goalkeepers. The Brazilian Football Confederation is behind the move…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the other 13 former governors in the 10th Senate to “disclose the total amount of life pensions, if any, that have been received from your states as former governors.” Kolawole Oluwadare, the deputy director of SERAP, urged the new lawmakers in a statement on Sunday to “promptly clarify if you have collected and/or are currently collecting life pensions as former governors from your respective states, to stop collecting any such pensions and return the pensions collected to the Treasury.” “Nigerians expect you to act in…
Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, has revealed that he is constructing a new home for himself and his wife, Chioma Rowland. In an interview with the well-liked American television program Drink Champs, Davido revealed that he is constructing a new estate. The musician asserts that he and Chioma are building a home with a Caribbean and Mexican motif. Davido went on to say that the residence is located at Eko Atlantic. “The new house that I am building for me and my wife, it’s called Eko Atlantic. It’s going to be like Carbon…