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By Victor Ahiuma-Young The ongoing fuel scarcity across the country may worsen in Lagos and neighbouring states, as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, weekend threatened to shut fuel supplies to the state over alleged violent attacks, intimidation, harassment and extortion of members by hoodlums. Specifically, NUPENG claimed that hoodlums alongContinue reading “Fuel scarcity may worsen in Lagos, others as NUPENG issues Nov 6 strike notice”

THE newly sworn-in Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, weekend, warned politicians to stop interfering in the functions of the judiciary as the 2023 elections approach. Ariwoola, who spoke during a reception organised in his honour by the Oyo State Government, also warned the judiciary to leave politics for the politicians. The CJN said:Continue reading “2023: Stop interfering in judiciary, CJN warns politicians”

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah has urged Christians to make wise decisions in electing a new crop of political leaders in 2023. Kukah made the comment in Yola at the 2022 Church Leaders Summit. He also asked the Christian community not to worry about the choices made by political partiesContinue reading “Kukah: No One Can Force You As A Christians To Vote One Way Or The Other”

Could there have been a better and more appropriate platform to interact with and relate to the North than the one provided by the North itself? Certainly no! This is because sensing the need to come together and present a charter of demands to top presidential candidates in the country in order to procure aContinue reading “2023: Bola Tinubu And The North – Tunde Rahman”

PRESS STATEMENT30th October, 2022. ……LABOUR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETER OBI WANTS TO TALK TO NIGERIANS DIRECTLY . The Labour Party, Presidential Campaign Council wishes to announce that His Excellency the Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi wants to talk to Nigerians directly. He wants to feel the pulse of Nigerians one on one for an effective reachContinue reading “Peter Obi Wants To “Speak Directly To All Nigerians”

The Central Bank of Nigeria is expected to have destroyed over N6tn worth of mutilated and old banknotes when the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd) expires in May 2023, an analysis by The PUNCH has shown. Already, data obtained from the annual reports of the currency operations department of the CBNContinue reading “CBN Destroys Over ₦‎6 Trillion Banknotes Under Buhari”

Yesterday the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, announced that the NAF is expected to take delivery of 55 fighter helicopters by December 2022. This includes An unspecified number of AW109 Trekker multi-role light twin engine helicopter. This is the most powerful air fleet ever assembled by an African nation South of theContinue reading “Air Force Expecting Delivery Of 55 Helicopters By December (see List)”

Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has accused Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of bribing some members of the group to cause division within, ahead of the 2023 general election. Mr Adebanjo, who made the allegation while speaking on Sunday with Peoples Gazette, said he’s notContinue reading “Ayo Adebanjo: Peter Obi Remains Afenifere’s Candidate”

Worried by the security challenges in the South-East, the five regional governors met at the Enugu State Government House on Sunday. The South-East region has been experiencing a series of attacks recently by gunmen who attack security formations, terrorise residents and also kidnap for ransom. Sunday’s meeting had in attendance Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu,Continue reading “Insecurity: Ugwuanyi, Umahi, Ikpeazu Other South-East Governors Meet In Enugu”

LAGOS COMMERCIAL BUSES TO GO ON STRIKE ON 31ST OCTOBER,2022. PLS GUIDE YOUR MOVEMENT TO AVOID BEING STRANDED OR ROBBED BY AREA BOYS* *Transport Union 7 Days Strike looms in Lagos!* *Lagos State Commercial Drivers Threaten Seven-Day Mass Protest Over Multiple Extortion By Parks, Garage Managements* *The drivers lamented that despite their dedication to theirContinue reading “Lagos Commercial Bus Drivers To Go On Strike On 31st October 2022”

No fewer than 216 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kofar Kola area of Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. Kofar Kola is a stronghold of the APC in the town because it is Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu’s neighbourhood. Those who defected to the PDP include 134Continue reading “216 APC Chieftains Defect To PDP In Kebbi”

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has flagged-off his presidential campaign in Kano today (Saturday.) The campaign flag-off took place at the Kano Anti-Corruption Institute with supporters of the party. Sowore introduced the manifesto of the party in company of his vice presidential candidate, Garba Magashi, and the governorship candidateContinue reading “Sowore Flags-off Campaign In Kano – Picture”

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will on Sunday pay a courtesy visit to Pa Reuben Fasoranti and the leadership of the Yoruba cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. This was disclosed in a statement issued Saturday night by the Director of Media and Publicity forContinue reading “Tinubu Presents 80-page Manifesto To Afenifere Leaders Sunday”

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI) invited the three main candidates in the 2023 presidential election to address its Private Sector Economic Forum. The candidates were to speak in the following order: The People’s Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was to speak on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 9.30am; the LabourContinue reading “Bola Tinubu To Address South-West Chambers Of Commerce On Tuesday”

TRADITIONAL rulers in Idemili North and South Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the weekend, says they are comfortable supporting the Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, in 2023 general election. The monarchs, said they are behind Atiku and hisContinue reading “2023: We Are Comfortable Supporting Atiku, PDP — Anambra Traditional Rulers”

In keeping with his commitment to Nigerians, our Presidential candidate has continued to keep Nigerians updated on his engagements with officials In the United States. In the second of such update, he tweeted: “Yesterday, at the meeting at the State Department led by Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary—Bureau of African Affairs, the focus of our discussionsContinue reading “Atiku Meets With US Assistant Secretary & State Department Officials – Politics”

Some presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, who lost the ticket to fly the party’s flag in the February 25, 2023, presidential poll to Atiku Abubakar, have commenced moves to end the rift between the Abubakar and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his allies. Some National Executive Committee membersContinue reading “Wike-Atiku rift: Presidential aspirants plan intervention”

MAKURDI – Some top party notchers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue state and thousands of their supporters have dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Among the party stalwarts that dumped the APC for the PDP include John Tor Akume, a former Acting Chairman,Continue reading “Ajon, John Akume, Thousand Others Dump APC For PDP”