By Abel Abogonye Lafia National Secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Mr Labaran Maku, has jumped the boat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Maku, a former Minister of Information under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, confirmed this on Tuesday in Lafia. He said his decision to return to the PDP was in response to the yarnings of his people in Nasarawa State. It could be recalled that Maku defected from the PDP to APGA in 2015 after his unsuccessful attempt at clinching the PDP governorship ticket in Nasarawa State The former minister contested the Nasarawa State governorship position in…
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***As Successpoint Global Group Adopts “YesRice Logo. The Fathers House Reality TV Show which is a Christian version of BBNaija Reality Show is an initiative of some men of God who think that the church has a role to play in fixing Nigeria. The program is schedule to commence from Saturday, the 30th of April, 2022 featuring selected Christian youths from different denominations and who shall be addressing national challenges for 40 days. According to the organisers, the program which can be watched live on TSTV, Startimes, and DSTV is supported by CAN, AKBF, YOWICAN, GCPL, and other Christian organizations.…
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has expressed grief over the unfortunate tragic death of two police officers attached to him, in a road crash on Wednesday evening at the vicinity of the Abuja airport, while on his way out of the airport.His Special Adviser Media and Publicity Ikechukwu Eze in a statement quotedJonathan to have described the incident as painful and heart-rending.He stated that the sudden death of the two security details has thrown him into deep mourning.Jonathan noted with sadness that the deceased, Inspectors Ibrahim Abazi and Yakubu Toma, were fine officers who were dedicated to their duties…
Immediate past Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, has just escaped death from a fatal accident in Abuja. The auto crash however claimed the lives of two of his aides.The former president is reported to be fine and back home. The accident happened Wednesday evening while he was on his way from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to his residence in Abuja.
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has concluded plans to roll out the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme GEEP 2.0 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The special adviser to the minister on media Nneka Ikem Anibeze in a statement indicated that plan was coming after the final verification of Phase 1 applicants who qualified and were selected to benefit from small loans ranging from N50,000 to N300,000. Anibeze quoted thee Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq to have said that all beneficiaries of GEEP 2.0 shall receive congratulatory and sensitization text messages in the coming…
The Senate has passed a bill that enables the Federal Government to own the staff, assets and liabilities of the Holley Memorial Hospital Ocahadamu, Kogi State. The passage of the bill came after the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary).The bill, sponsored by Senator Isah Jibrin, representing Kogi West wants the Holley Memorial Hospital to be upgraded to a Federal Eye Centre for the purpose of promoting eye care in Kogi State and environs.Chairman of the Committee on Health, Yahaya Oloriegbe, in his presentation, said that the National Eye Centre in Kaduna is…
A bill seeking to establish the Health Education Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria has been passed by the Senate on TuesdayThe passage of the bill on Tuesday during plenary, came after the consideration of a report by the Committee on Health (Tertiary and Secondary). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (Kwara Central), in his presentation, said upon establishment, the Board would determine the standards of knowledge and skills to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the profession of Health Education. He added that it would also establish and maintain a register of persons registered under the bill as members…
A registered forum of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the platform of Concerned APC Members Forum, has accused opposition Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele, during the day but secretly currying favour at night. The forum categorically told the opposition PDP governors to forget the dreams of coming back to govern Nigeria at center. The forum was reacting to a statement credited to the PDP governors forum asking the CBN governor Emefiele to resign. Addressing a press conference Wednesday in Abuja, Convener of…
Media Mogul and Chairman of Roots Television Nigeria, Dumebi Kachikwu, has officially declared his interest to contest for the office of President during the 2023 presidential election. Apart from revealing that he will be running for office of President on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kachikwu, during a virtual broadcast, titled: “My Opening Argument” on Wednesday, vowed to initiate public service reforms, eliminate corruption and win war against terrorism. He also promised to ensure that men and women enjoy equal opportunities, welfare for teachers, support technology-driven education and healthcare system to stop medical and education tourism abroad.…
In its bid to recover and increase revenue to bridge recurrent budget deficits the Senate Committee on Financehas ask the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, (NUPRC) to stop all foreign companies lifting crude oil without paying tax to the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS). Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West) stated that from the preliminary findings of the committee, there is need for serious back duty investigations of all foreign companies whose oil tankers are lifting Nigeria crude oil in relation to their compliance with tax obligations according to extant laws of the land. Adepla…