Month: May 2019

— Says allegation against party harsh and unfounded The Ondo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all the APC Councillorship Aspirants in Ondo State who bought expression of interest forms to contest Local Government election were not defrauded contrary to claim by the group. Some APC councilorship Aspirants in…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5, as public holidays to mark the Muslim Eid-Fitri Celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press & Public Relations, of the ministry,…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred Wale Tinubu, chief executive officer of Oando Plc, from being a director in public company for the next five years. In a statement made available to TheCable on Friday, the commission said an extraordinary general meeting should be convened before July 1 to appoint new directors. Wale…

President Muhammadu Buhari is to spend a total of N1.001 billion on both local and foreign trips this year.  Specifically, the president would spend N751.296 million travelling around the world and N250.021 million locally. In a report by Igbere TV, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo would also spend N217.060 million on foreign travels and…

A good governance advocacy group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Rivers Unity House (RUH), has endorsed calls for the resignation of APC’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.  The RUH’s Convener, Kingsley Wali, announced the group’s endorsement of such calls on Friday in Port Harcourt during an interactive session with journalists.  According to Wali, Oshiomhole…

A Federal High Court sitting in Jabi area of Abuja has dismissed a suit alleging that the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) falsified his age. The plaintiff, Mr Tochi Michael alleged that the acting CJN, Justice Tanko Mohammed reduced his age by three years. Mr Michael alleged that the acting CJN was born on…

The Oyo State Government on Friday proscribed the activities of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. The action followed alleged security breaches and factional clashes of the union members in some areas of Ibadan, the state capital. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Bisi Ilaka, told journalists at…

The Senate has approved N129 billion as final subsidy arrears claim to 67 oil marketing companies.  This approval brought the total of all three approvals given by the Senate on subsidy payments between July last year and now to N545.9bn. The approval followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Petroleum (downstream), chaired…

Five people were feared killed on Thursday in Anambra State during the sit-at-home protest of the Indigenous People of Biafra. It was gathered that fracas ensued when some people suspected to be members of IPOB allegedly attacked a catholic priest, identified as Rev. Fr. Festus Eziamaka for attending a morning mass contrary to IPOB’s sit-at-home…

The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Mr. Francis Johnson, has died, The PUNCH can confirm. Johnson, it was learnt, died in the wee hours of Friday. The deceased, who became President of the union in 2014, was said to have passed on after an ailment. The General Secretary of PENGASSAN ,…

The support base of Mohammed Bago, a frontline contender to the speakership of the House of Representatives of the incoming 9th National Assembly may have increased with 195 members-elect signing up for him. The move apparently shows that the members-elect may have largely bought into the equity agitation of the aspirant against the choice of…

The Economist reviewed the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari and concluded that Nigerians became poorer during his first four years in office. The magazine, in the publication, which was posted on its website on Thursday, said while the Nigerian economy was “stuck like a stranded truck,” average incomes fell during the four-year period covering…