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The All Progressives Congress (APC) women in the South-East have drum up support for the party’s presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate Kashim Shettima at a rally held Wednesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The women’s wing of the APC presidential campaign South-East zone gathered in large numbers at the Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri as leaders of the group took turns to address the crowd urging them to vote for the party’s candidate. South-East Women’s Coordinator for the APC Presidential Campaign, Chioma Uzodimma, and the wife to Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State,…
The 23 remaining victims of the Kaduna/Abuja train attack held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists have regained freedom on Wednesday, October 5,2022. Secretary of the Chief of Defence Staff Action Committee, Usman Yusufwho disclosed this, said the hostages were released at about 4pm on Wednesday. According to him,the committee took custody of the victims who were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists during an attack on a moving passenger train in Kaduna on March 28, 2022. The terrorists, who attacked the AK9 Train in Kaduna, had before now released hostages in piecemeal with the last release being on August 19, 2022.…
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has expressed optimism that a greener and sustainable maritime industry is achievable through partnership and a determination to achieve synergy in the formulation and implementation of a roadmap for the maritime sector in Nigeria. The Minister who stated this in Lagos at the 2022 World Maritime Day Celebration with the theme “New Technologies for Greener Shipping” said, as the world transits to higher levels of artificial intelligence and green technology the need for a new technology to drive the maritime sector has not only become necessary but imperative as nation. He stated that,“As…
Minister of Transportation, Muazu Jaji Sambo has directed all agencies under the ministry including the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to stop expending funds for removal of water hyacinth. Speaking at the end of 2022 World Maritime Day celebration in Lagos, Sambo said government is in need of funds and urged agencies under him to block areas of revenue leakage and waste. While he urged them to work harder to raise funds for government, the minister said it’s time to shun avoidable spending. Sambo said water hyacinth should be left to private sector operators who are interested in removing them…
Osun state governor elect, Adebayo Adeleke has won the case filed against him by Babayemi Abmysmal as the supreme court struck out the suit on Thursday. The court asked the Appellant if notice of appeals filed out of time is competent and he responded that they relied on Interpretation Act But the court maintained that, Interpretation Act does with respect to dates is not applicable in election matter. Worthy of note is that, the Appellant filed a Notice of appeals earlier but he filed another one and opted to abandon the earlier one. However, the second Notice of Appeals was…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has expressed commitment of himself and his running mate, Kashim Shettima to sacrifice whatever is required of them to give Nigerians the good leadership they yearn for. Tinubu said that the sacrifice from the team would be about making difficult decisions in demonstrating that Nigerians are wise, by favoring reasons over sentiments describing it as an indication to show that the country had learned from past mistakes. He made this known in a statement tagged “Message to Nigerians” released by the presidential candidate’s media team on Wednesday. According to the team…
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo,has said the Federal Government will soon make a ‘Port Declaration on the proposed Ondo Deep Sea Port for the commencement of other processes at the port. The Minister expressed the federal government’s commitment to the project, when he received Ondo State governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN and equally applauded the state government for the steps taken so far to prepare for the port declaration. After listening to a technical presentation by the Consultants to the Ondo State Government, the Minister said once all the prerequisites established by the extant laws are met, the federal…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled against the labour party (LP) and its supporters not to converge on the Lekki Toll-Gate.to hold the planned #ObiDatti23 Forward Ever Rally slated for October 1, 2022. The court ruled that supporters of the Labour Party can pass through the Toll-Gate for its rally but must not converge on the facility. Delivering the judgment, Justice Daniel Osiagor, directed the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi to ensure compliance with the order. Justice Osiagor made the order on Wednesday while ruling on a…
Lawmakers at the upper chamber have turned down a bill to legalize power rotation across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. The bill sponsored by the lawmaker representing Benue South, Senator Patrick Moro was rejected at the plenary Tuesday, as it elicitedarguments though, supported by the majority caucus. Senator Moro, in his lead debate on the piece of legislation titled, “A Bill for an Act to provide for the Rotation of Power and Other Related Matters therein 2022,” stated, “If there is a law on power rotation in Nigeria, it will help to ameliorate the squabble for power, particularly the…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has lauded the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for prioritizing youth development in his agenda. This was revealed in a statement signed and made available to pointNews byOtunba Moses Olafare , the director, media & public affairs,Ooni’s Palace,Ile Ife According to the statement, Ooni Ogunwusi gave his commendation on Tuesday, when the former Anambra State Governor visited him at his palace. He maintained that, it is obligatory for any society seeking greatness to prioritise youth development and capacity building. In his words:”Right from my first day as the…