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The wall of the camp of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike in the Peoples Democratic Party may be cracking as the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has dissociated himself from the call for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu. Wike’s camp, which also include the governor of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, had insisted on the resignation of Ayu as a condition for peace to reign in the party. But on Monday, Ortom said he cannot be part of any plot to remove the chairman who he contributed to electing into office. Ortom, via…

Leader of the pan-Yoruba group, Afeniefere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said the support the group gives to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi is informed by its sense of fairness and the need to be fair to all sections of the country. Speaking at the Whitebaker Hotel, Ikoyi on Monday, Adebanjo, who had hidden his condemnation of the presidential ambition of former Governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, said supporting Obi is part of contribution to the elevation of federalism. He spoke against the backdrop of criticism by Tinubu who claimed that Adebanjo had converted Afenifere to…

Presidency has debunked the rumour alleging that President Muhammad Buhari ordered the removal of Festus Keyamo from the Tinubu-Shettima campaign team. This is coming after an online report claimed that Keyamo was removed for de- marketing Buhari’s administration with some of his utterances. The online report had alleged that the President and members of the Aso Rock cabal called for the removal of Festus Keyamo as the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC)/Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council. The report also alleged that Buhari and members of the cabal accused Keyamo of always de-marketing the current administration despite…

Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 election campaign on Wednesday, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has made key appointments of Special Advisers. In a statement by his media aide,Paul Ibe noted that the appointments was aimed at strengthening the presidential campaign team of Atiku Abubakar According to the statement, the appointees are former Senate Presidents, Dr. Bukola Saraki as Special Envoy to the presidential candidate and Senator Pius Anyim, as Special Adviser. Also appointed as Special Advisers to the candidate are former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim…

The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission, Monday evening withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities. NPO had reported earlier that a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. Reversing it’s decision,another circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136, which was also signed by the Director, Finance and Account of the NUC, Sam Onazi, the commission withdrew the order. Though the reason behind it was not stated. The letter tagged, “withdrawal of circular NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 dated September 23, 2022” partly…

The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday paraded the suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ikechuwkwu Ewa, alias ‘John Lion’ alongside three members of his gang Speaking during the parade on Monday, Lyon Ewa said he is not part of the kidnap syndicate, adding that his mother was in the hospital during the operation. He however admitted that he was given N1.5 million to identify the house of a victim. “I’m not part of it (operations) I was misled to show them where this person is. I wasn’t involved in it,” he said. “I’m not in the business.I didn’t approach Danjuma,…

The former National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change, Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, has died. The CPC, which was founded by President Muhammadu Buhari was one of the parties that formed the All Progressive Congress that produced the present government at the centre. Heserved as a former Executive Director of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Reacting to the demise of Fashakin in Abuja on Monday, President Buhari said: ” I’m saddened by the death of such a dedicated and loyal party man whose intellect and competence were amazing. “As a former spokesperson of the Congress for Progressive Change…

There appears to blackout in most parts of the country as from Monday morning afternoon what is said to be another collapse of the national grid. Residents of Lagos have complained of lack of electricity in their areas. According to the Ikeja Electric, one of the service providers in the country, the collapse of the national grid happened at about 10:50am on Monday. Apologising for the outage, the company told its customers in a message posted on its twitter handle, “This is to inform you that the outage you are currently experiencing is due to the system collapse of the…

A bullion van on Monday caught fire on the Third Axial Bridge popularly called the Third Mainland Bridge. The cause of the fire could not be confirmed at the time of filing this report. The Lagos State Transport Management Authority which disclosed the incident via its twitter handle said its men had contacted fire department to come to the scene. The incident according to LASTMA happened at exactly the Waterfront side overlooking the university of Lagos from the bridge. Details later…

At least 13 people have been killed and 21 more wounded after a gunman opened fire at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk. Russian officials said the unidentified shooter had killed himself after the incident, with the death toll initially reported as six. Russia’s investigative committee said the victims included seven school children, two teachers and two security guards. They said those wounded were 14 children and seven adults. The region’s governor, Alexander Brechalov, said he had arrived at the city’s School No. 88. Security services and ambulance teams were present, he said in a statement on the…