The All Progressives Congress (APC) six chairmanship aspirants have succumbed to pressure as they have announced their decision to stepped down for the party’s annointed candidate Senator Abdullahi Adamu at the ongoing National Convention of the party at the Eagle Square Abuja. Senator George Akume in a letter dated March 25, 2022 which was made available to the national update stated that the action was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal for a consensus arrangement that would see the emergence of Senator Adamu as chairman. Akume’s letter was addressed to the chairman of the APC Election Sub Committee, National Secretariat Abuja.…
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In what appears to be a strategy to force a media blackout on reports concerning the rape and eventual death of a -14 year old boarding student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, Miss Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akphagher, the school has threatened to sue the African Independent Television for giving publicity to her mother, Mrs Vivien Vihimga Akphagher. Keren-Happuch died on the 22nd of June 2021 after developing sepsis as a result of the infection caused by the condom left inside her by her rapist, which compromised her immunity, spiked her blood sugar resulting to hyperglycaemia. Following Keren-Happuch’s death, Premiere Academy, Lugbe,…
***says court will declare it illegal, if challenged A former National Secretary of the Labour Party, Dr. Kayode Ajulo has warned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress against adopting the consensus system of electing the National Working Committee of the party. He said doing so would amount to gross illegality which any of the aspirants being denied of their rights would successfully challenge in Court. Ajulo. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja, argued that the Electoral Act did not make provision for consensus system of electing the NWC members of any political party. He therefore…
Ahead of today’s national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the critical stakeholders from Abia state chapter have settled for the Chairman Governing Board of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) Hon. Nduka Anyanwu as the party’s National Welfare Officer. The Abia APC also adopted Mr. Okoroafor Okwudili Peter as APC South-east Zonal Youth Leader. In the adoption letter signed by major critical stakeholders from Abia chapter said the two candidates emerged as the decision of the state leaders which met on the 24th of March 2022. The said letter in circulation were signed by Minister of…
By Yemi Itodo The Nigerian Senate is investigating how OML 46 was illegally awarded to Halkin Exploration and Production Company Limited, by the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), in contravention of Presidential directive. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, while interfacing with the groups involved at a public hearing on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022, was informed that, after the revocation of the oil field, the presidency intervened, considered the numerous petitions from the various marginal owners and directed that the fields be rewarded on discretionary basis with preference to the previous owners, including the Atala Oil…
Ahead of the national convention of the All progressive congress (APC), critical stakeholders of the party in Abia state have approached an Abuja High Court, calling for the disqualification of the Chief Ikechi Emenike-led faction of Saturday’s exercise. The stakeholders led by Mr Ibe Ogwuma in a suit no: FCT /HC/CV/1012/2022 demanded for an order dissolving the purported Congresses conducted by Emenike, cronies and his cohorts. Also joined in the originating summons as respondents were Chief Friday Nwosu and Ikenna Anyalewachi. The stakeholders also prayed for an order restraining Chief Kingsley Ononugbu from parading himself as the state Chairman of…
Coalition of Northern And Southern APC Youths, (CONASAY) have called on Barr. Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, an APC Chieftain from Imo State to throw her hat in the ring and contest for Presidency. They called on her to come and rescue the nation from its epileptic socio-economic state and insecurity.The group led by Alh. Sadi Minkali , with his National Executive members, stormed the Gudu office of the Legal practitioner and business mogul, requesting her to contest the 2023 Presidential election, to bring her international experience in nation building, economic and infrastructural development streak to bear on the people and the…
By Friday Idachaba Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Dr Salisu Ogbo-Usman has charged students of the Polytechnic to shun all forms of criminality and vices that can give the state a bad name and affect their stay in the polytechnic. The Rector gave the charge on Thursday during the matriculation ceremony of 6,216 students into various programmes of the institution for the 2021/2022 academic session. He charged them to concentrate on their studies and ensure that they shun all vices, for a bright and meaningful future. Ogbo Usman revealed that a total of 5, 229 students of National Diploma…
By Friday Idachaba The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has flagged off a Skills Acquisition Scheme under its Youth Transformation Programme for 600 Kogi Youths drawn from 10 focal riverine Local Government Areas in the state. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HYPPADEC Dr Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, disclosed this in his keynote address to the flag-off of the programme on Thursday in Lokoja. Yelwa said the Youth Transformation Programme was organised by the Commission in partnership with “New Approach” was part of its efforts to ensure that unemployed youths across the country became self-reliant. “HYPPADEC will ensure…
**Says Govt has done a lot to treat victims with records Founder of The Albino Foundation, (TAF), Mr. Jake Epelle, has countered some fake news that Government has not done anything to assist skin cancer victimsHe said the Ministry of Finance, National Hospital and other designated agencies involved in the due diligence for the treatment of Skin Cancer patients from the Foundation have corroborative records of patients treated for the disease. Epelle spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday to dispelled allegations of undue benefits that have accrued to his foundation brought against him by rival organizations, The…