Following the drop in the price of crude oil in the global market, the Federal Government has announced a reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called petrol in Nigeria. The product has been sold for N97 since 2012 when President Goodluck Jonathan announced the removal of subsidy from petrol. The announcement…
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Contractors In Delta Get 3 Months Marching Order
Following his displeasure over the lackadaisical attitudes of some contractors to the execution of projects in Delta State, the state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has threatened to blacklist them if they fail to sit up within the next three months. Uduaghan made this known on Thursday when he summoned them to the board room of the…
Arrest Wike And His Supporters Now–Rivers APC
The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on relevant security agencies in Nigeria to investigate the introduction of violence into the politics of Rivers State by alleged prominent Ogboni member and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike. The party in a statement signed…
Lagos Deserves A Tested Hand—Ambode
…says he’s in the race to serve The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, has explained why he is interested in becoming the governor of the state. The renowned Accountant, speaking over the weekend at an event held at the MUSON Centre in Onikan, Lagos, stressed that his…
Jonathan, Obasanjo In Another Secret Meeting
According to reports reaching us, President Goodluck Jonathan is holding a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting is currently holding at the ex-President’s residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, we learnt. This is one of such meetings Jonathan has held with the elder statesman in recent times. It would also be…
Gunmen Invade John Oyegun's Abuja Residence
Report reaching us has it that some unknown gunmen raided the residence of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun, in the early hours of Monday. The hoodlums, we learnt, went straight to the bedroom of Oyegun, but met his wife. Our correspondent gathered that the opposition party boss was not…
Rivers APC Office Bombed
Some unknown arsonists, on Sunday, brought down the office of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State. The incident occurred around 3am at the party’s secretariat in Abam Ama, Okrika local government area of the state. It was said that the arsonists threw some explosives into the three-storey building, which brought it down. Police…
Twin Explosion Hits Yobe Market
A double explosion has occurred in a busy market in Potiskum, a major town in Yobe State. The incident happened at the market on Sunday, but human casualty figure cannot be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. Our reporter gathered that two bombs went off at the market, which affected some buildings…
Uduaghan Seeks Diaspora's Support For Delta's Economy
The Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has appealed to Deltans in the diaspora to support his administration’s effort at developing every facet of the economy of the state. Governor Uduaghan spoke on Thursday at an interactive session between the Peoples Democratic Party governorship flag bearer, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and prominent Deltans and friends of…
Rivers APC Hails Ogonis For Endorsing Peterside
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has expressed gratitude to Ogoni people for the unprecedented reception they gave to the party’s governorship candidate for the February 28, 2015 elections, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, during this year’s Ogoni Day Celebration held last Sunday, January 4, at the Birabi Memorial Grammar School open field, Bori.…