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By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dared the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or discipline him. Wike, who spoke exclusively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, said he has not seen the party chieftain who will suspend or expel him from the party. “Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution, in the way that the party supported rotation. “Who will suspend me? I want to dare anybody,” Wike said. The…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said if the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was a better candidate, Nigerians would have voted him in the February 25, 2023 poll. Wike made this assertion on Wednesday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to the ex-governor of Rivers State he supported the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the expense of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the standard bearer of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the keenly contested poll. When asked whether Obi…
By Hallimah Olamide The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday paid tribute to victims of the Aug. 26, 2011 terrorist attack on UN building in Abuja. Mrs Tinubu also laid a wreath at the UN staff memorial cenotaph. In a brief speech after laying the wreath, she called for peace across the world. While clamouring for a world that is void of terrorism, she called on the society to jointly combat the menace to avoid its horrible effect on the society. “The global community must channel more energy towards fostering peace, promoting dialogue and combating the forces of hatred…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Army on Wednesday, confirmed its cracked down on illegal refineries in Imo and Delta, with seizure of several litres of illegally refined Petroleum products. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the confirmation in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the Troops of 343 Artillery Regiment, on Monday, cracked down on an oil thieves’ camp in Obokofia Community in Imo while conducting anti-oil theft operations. According to him, the vigilant troops intercepted 15 sacks and 13 Jerry cans of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) concealed in the camp. He added…
By Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. Tinubu, in his first outing to the Assembly, will be addressing world leaders in the evening of that day. The Nigerian President would be the fifth African leader to speak on day one of the gathering, according to the speakers list from the Office of the General Assembly President, According to the list, Tinubu will be the 14th speaker out of 20 leaders slated to…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Government has set to revamp the nation’s steel sector to enhance the economy as well as create employment opportunities. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuabi Audu, said this in Abuja when he met with heads of agencies and departments in the ministry. Audu said that Nigeria’s abundant mineral resources hold the key to reshaping the nation’s economic landscape and extending the benefits of democracy to every Nigeria. “By tapping into the latent potential of the steel sector and channeling it into lucrative ventures, we can ensure that the dividends of democracy reach every citizen.…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concern about the Wednesday coup in the Republic of Gabon in the West Coast of Central Africa. Tinubu’s reaction came hours after a group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime” and cancelling an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won. Military officers in Gabon have announced that they have taken power and put the president, Ali Bongo, under house arrest, as the country becomes the latest in Africa to suffer an attempted coup, only weeks…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the blue line rail system will commence passenger operations on September 4, 2023. In June, LAMATA announced that the blue line rail system would be open for passenger operations in August 2023. Recently, the agency announced that passenger operations officially begin on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Abimbola Akinajo, the agency’s managing director, said LAMATA has decided that the passenger operations should start on September 4. Akinajo disclosed that the governor of the State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will be on the train for the inaugural operation of…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra states are likely to be flooded, following the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, who disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum meeting, on Wednesday in Abuja said others include Enugu, Edo, Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa States. He said that the states, located at the downstream, must begin to take concerted effort to address and mitigate the impact of the impending flooding. According to him, the meeting was necessitated by the notification received from…
By Hallimah Olamide The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has ordered the immediate suspension of processing of truck through virtual parks on the Eto platform. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by Mr Irabor Akonoman. Head of Operations of the Truck Transit Park Ltd., (TTP) in Lagos on Wednesday. According to Akonoman, the suspension is part of the ongoing efforts to streamline and optimise the operational processes within the port ecosystem. “Therefore, the operation of all virtual parks on the eto platform is halted effective immediately and shall remain so until further notice. “All trucks arriving the ports shall…