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Senator Orji Uzo Kalu has lambasted the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and other presidential aspirants from the South West and South South, describing them as greedy politicians without conscience. Kalu claimed that the gods of Igboland are asking questions, demanding an answer as to why these politicians are allegedly greedy and have no conscience. The former Abia State Governor said this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday evening. According to Kalu, had these politicians not been greedy, they would not have entered the race for the presidency…

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Monday in Ikeja expressed worries over scarcity of aviation fuel. This, they said would worsen flight cancelations and delays in domestic operations. “The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) wish to alert the public of impending disruptions to scheduled flight operations by members of the association. “This development is being forced on members by the growing scarcity of aviation fuel. AON spokesperson Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, noted that“The scarcity is impacting negatively on the conduct of air transport operations and would lead to flight rescheduling or cancellations,’’ He assured, however, that the association was working very…

The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has rallied a global action against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), including a call for global framework on IFFs similar to corruption. Owasanoye made this call at a side event of the ongoing hybrid 54th Conference of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) taking place in Dakar, Senegal. Addressing the meeting virtually, the ICPC boss emphasised the need for a global framework on IFFs as part of a determined commitment to tackle the menace. “The challenge we found ourselves today is that the rules have…

The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, hasurged the public who registered online to complete their physical registration and those yet to register to do so before May 30 The Commission disclosed this in a press statement issued by its Public Affairs Officer, Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt. Mrs Ekelemu stated that the online pre-registration will be suspended on May 30 while the entire registration exercise will end on June 30.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said there is no going back on the industrial action it embarked on until the Federal government meets its demand. The union made this known during the meeting with Federal Government officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Thursday night. The meeting was convened by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, Chairman of the Union, accused the Federal Government of withholding the salaries of lecturers so as to force them to return to classrooms.He stated the resolve of the union to…

Abubakar has deleted a post he made syndicated on his Facebook and Twitter pages about slain Deborah Samuel after coming under a barrage of threats from fanatics of northern origin who asked him to forget his 2023 presidential ambition. Mr Atiku’s posts around 10:20 p.m. Thursday were deleted less than an hour later. Both had garnered thousands of reactions within minutes, according to a screenshot taken by People Gazette the comments were from fundamentalists who warned the politician to stay away from condemning the murder of the Christian student. The deleted post read:“There can not be a justification for such…

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW). An Online News Platform had reported that the female student was burnt to death by her colleagues for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The state police spokesman, Sanusi Abubakar, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday evening, said the killers of the student removed her from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building. Abubakar further stated that the students banded together…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested no less than 65 persons, at various locations around the state for environmental offences. The managing director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, disclosed this during a chat in his office at Ijora, adding that the renewed offensive would spare no offender, as tough times awaits environmental offenders for willfully abusing the environment. He noted that for too long LAWMA had pleaded with the public to shun delibrate acts that deface the cityscape, but with very poor cooperation from a clear majority. According to him: “LAWMA is not a toothless bull dog. For too long…

President, National Council of Managing Director of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, has petitioned the Federal Government over the imposition of 15 percent Common External Tariff (CET) levy on imported vehicles by the Nigeria Customs Service, an action he described as illegal. The NCS had last week changed the controversial 15 percent NAC levy on its system to 15 percent CET levy following threats by clearing agents to withdraw their services from the ports. Amiwero, in a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, said the 15 percent CET levy on motor vehicles is in contravention of the Finance Act…

The Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has cautioned social media users on the dissemination of fake news which endanger journalism practice and it’s consequences on public trust. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Samuel Numonengi and Secretary Comrade Ogio Ipigansi in commemoration of world press freedom day.They noted that fake news is capable of damaging any democratic process and cause harm to enormous part of public safety as well as mistrust amongst the citizenry. The statement added that the…