The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, is under fire as some stalwarts of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have called for his resignation. Sylva had obtained his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the party’s ticket and was screened last Saturday ahead of the governorship election in Bayelsa slated for November. But the 1999 Constitution provides that a public office holder seeking political office in an election must resign before contesting. Sylva is yet to do so as he still functions as a minister. The party chieftains from the 43 wards in Ekeremor, Ogbia,…
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The Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria, Dr Sani Mohammad, said on Monday at a news conference to mark the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day in Bauchi. Mohammed represented the Commissioner for Health, Dr Sabiu Gwalabe, at the news conference. He said the figure was on increase of 2,154 over the 5,652 recorded in 2021. The WHO set aside March 24 to mark World Tuberculosis Day annually to raise awareness about tuberculosis and efforts to end the pandemic. He said also that the 2022 figure, representing about a 53 per cent increase from…
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has insisted that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu has lost the right to remain in his position. Wike said having lost his polling unit, ward, local government and State at the just-concluded General Elections, the chairman has to leave office immediately. He told him to get prepared because the war against him in the party has just begun. The governor said it had become unthinkable to allow someone who was unable to deliver his polling unit, ward, local government and State to the PDP during the last general elections…
A high court in Benue state has granted an interim order restraining Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). W.I Kpochi, the presiding judge, gave the order on Monday, while ruling on a motion ex parte marked MHC/633/2023, and filed by Conrad Terhide Utaan.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023. This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Monday. Also Read: INEC used 3rd party device to switch results for Tinubu — Atiku Oyekanmi said, “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023. Reports that in Kebbi and Adamawa states, the governorship elections were…
Following the approval of the merger by the Central Bank of Zambia, Access Bank Zambia Limited and African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited (ABC) are on the verge to merge. This was disclosed by the bank’s parent firm, Access Corporation, in a regulatory filing on Friday. The business combination was first announced in October 2021 when Access Bank Plc entered a binding pact with Atlas Mara Zambia, owners of ABC Zambia, later culminating in the acquisition of the latter. “The Central Bank of Nigeria and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Competition Commission had earlier granted their “non-objection” to the…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has denied journalist Agba Jalingo the chance to apply for bail in a defamatory trial filed against him by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, who is a brother of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade. SaharaReporters gathered that the journalist was denied the chance to exercise his constitutional right to request bail during the continuation of the trial in a ruling delivered by Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar on Monday morning. The constitutional right to…
Ndidi Nwuneli has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Stanbic IBTC The appointments follow the departure of Ngozi Edozien in compliance with the CBN’s new rules CBN recently set a 20-year cumulative tenure limit for directors in the Nigerian banking industry Stanbic IBTC has announced the appointment of Mrs. Ndidi Nwuneli as the new Independent Non-Executive Director following the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. She will replace Ms. Ngozi Edozien, who retires from the Board of the Company following the completion of her regulatory prescribed tenure in compliance with the CBN’s new circular dated February 24, 2023.…
Femi Fani-Kayode, Director, New Media sub-committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has reacted to criticism from the United Kingdom over controversial comments he made during the electoral season. Ben Llewellyn-Jones, British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, during an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Sunday, faulted the APC presidential campaign council’s director of new media, for making “derogatory” remarks. Also Read: A Word To The Dogs Of Opposition By Femi Fani-Kayode Last month, Fani-Kayode was invited for questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS), for claiming that Atiku Abubakar, presidential flag bearer of the…
The original Trophy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup which is on a global tour was on display yesterday at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja after it was received on Saturday by the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The day’s programme started at the Anglican Girls Secondary School, Apo where the school’s fascinated 115 students took turns to take photographs with the original Trophy, alongside the five-member FIFA team and a number of NFF Management officials. The main event at the Transcorp Hilton also had the Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Her Excellency Leann Johnston, as well as…
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi has said the onslaught launched against crude oil theft by the Nigerian Navy and other sister security agencies led to increased oil production of 1.7m bpd a step further from what was obtained in July 2022. Magashi spoke through the Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo in Port Harcourt on the sideline of the passing out parade of 156 Special Direct Pre-Commissioning Training Course, 2022, SDPCT, of the Nigerian Navy. He said: “156 cadets have successfully completed the strenuous training, which commenced six months ago. I am pleased to observe that…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has condemned the statement credited to the Chairman, Council of Elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide,Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, describing Yoruba people as ‘political rascals.’ A viral video clip captured Iwuanyawu to have made the remark, while speaking in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Saturday, during the first anniversary celebration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Afenifere, in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Apagun Omololu, on Sunday, faulted Iwaunyawu’s comment and called on the Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership to caution him. The statement was titled, ‘Re: The divisive Awka comment by Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.’ The statement read,…