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…Sympathises with victims in Uzo-Uwani LGA Following the release of water from Ladgo Dam by the Cameroonian authorities during the peak of the recent downpours which unfortunately caused flooding in parts of Nigeria, including some communities in Enugu State, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has assured residents of the state, especially those in the affected areas, that the state government is tracking the movement of the flood water and has mapped out strategies and mechanisms to completely remove or minimise its impact on the people. In a statement by the Executive Secretary of the SEMA, Nkechi Eneh, the state…

A Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Thursday nullified the election of Hon. Isiaka Abiodun Akinlade as House of Representatives candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yewa South and Ipokia Federal Constituency. The presiding Justice O.O.Oguntoyinbo declared it as “irregular, null and void” the nomination of Isiaq Akinlade by the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Court, Akinlade never paid for an expression of interest form or was screened by APC within the time prescribed by the party in respect of National Assembly primary election. The Court therefore ordered fresh primary within 40 days to…

The Presidential Candidate of the Labor Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi dropped an insight on his manifesto while delivery lecture at Harvard University, USA. He delivered a lecture titled “My conversation on PROSPECTS OF TRANSFORMATIVE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA. Read the full text below: We will offer a new brand of transformative and purposeful leadership. The overall goal of my administration shall be to streamline governance, make it more responsive, transformative, effective, less transactional, and therefore efficient and cost-effective. Thinking through 2023 and beyond, we must think seriously about a leadership that is imbued with competence, capacity, credibility and commitment. Accordingly,…

As communities grapple with the devastating effect of flooding in some parts of Kogi state, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has made a passionate appeal to the federal government to aid the state government in relief materials. The minister who made this call at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, also expressed fear of a possible outbreak of communicable diseases if urgent steps are not taken to ameliorate the suffering of the people. While highlighting the importance of the Lokoja/Abuja expressway as a major link between the north and southern part…

Popular Kenyan socialite and beauty entrepreneur Vera Sidika has admitted undergoing through another surgery to remove butt implants due to health risks and complications that almost claimed her life. She took to her Instagram handle to reveal this, while she advises ladies to love who they are. “Ladies pls learn to love yourself & don’t ever let peer pressure rush you into things that will ruin you in future. I’m lucky to be alive.” 📸: @queenveebosset @twain_pictures (Instagram)

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all Nigerians whose tremendous goodwill gave me the opportunity to provide leadership for our great country at one of the trying times in her history. 2.​Conscious that today’s address would be my last on an Independence Day as your President; I speak to the millions of Nigerians, who…

Worried by the danger posed to his ambition in next year’s presidential election by the camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has offered the governor a new deal. Both men met on Thursday in Abuja in a fresh bid to patch up their differences, with Atiku promising to support Wike’s own presidential bid in 2027 if he (Wike) agreed to sheathe his sword and support him (Atiku) in the 2023 election. The duo and their supporters have been locked in a face-off since June when the former vice president…

The declaration was made by the presiding judge, Justice Fadima Aminu on Wednesday. AFederal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State Capital has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Bashir Sheriff Machina as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Yobe North senatorial district in 2023. The declaration was made by the presiding judge, Justice Fadima Aminu on Wednesday. In her verdict on Wednesday, the judge affirmed Machina as the duly and validly elected candidate for APC, thereby upholding the May 28 primary election of the party that produced him. Machina…

Set 17’ of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development Centre (LSD), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Wednesday at a media briefing urges Nigerians to resist the temptation of selling their votes before or during the polls and strive for a peaceful, credible, and fair election. The Governor of the group, Mr Ojoba Daniels, said, “As a serious country and people, 2023 should not just be another general election. The administration of Nigeria must be entrusted into capable hands – from the position of Councillor to the President. Ethnic and religious sentiments must be eschewed!” Below is the full…

Minister of State FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has congratulated Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on his appointment as National Youth Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. In a message, the minister stated that she received the news with joy describing the appointment as apt and befitting of the dynamic and progressive governor. “I received the news of the appointment of our dynamic governor as National Youth Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council with great joy knowing his ability to galvanize youths across the country. “I have no doubt that my governor will deliver on this line of…