The ongoing campaigns for the Sept. 19 Edo governorship election are characterised by violence and hate speech. No one is claiming responsibility. However, political observers say that almost all the political gladiators are guilty. Barely a month to the election, the fear of possible violence is palpable.Political pundits are predicting all manners of outcomes, before and after the election. The signs of violence were first noticed at the launch of the PDP mega rally in Benin City, a few weeks ago, that had in attendance many of the PDP governors, led by Gov. Nysome Wike of Rivers.The team had paid…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 25 Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) over alleged drivers’ licence and vehicle particulars’ fraud. Spokesperson for the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Lagos, said that personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) and Motor Vehicle Licencing Authority (MVLA) were also arrested. She said the officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) and FRSC, jointly effected the arrest. Ogugua said that the Commission received information that the officials connived with touts to extort extra fees from applicants before their drivers’ licences…
A Zaria city Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday adjourned until Sept. 8, hearing in a suit filed by Sabon Gari Local Government against Janex Hotels and Bar and 88 others. The case was instituted by the local council on July 16, accusing owners of the hotel of operating without valid licence. The case which came before chief magistrate, Zainab Garba for hearing, could not go on due to the absence of the counsel for Sabon Gari local government, the complainant. Garba adjourned the matter for hearing of the substantive case and motion on notice filed by the defendants to Sept…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presided over the virtual meeting of the Council of State with former President Jonathan in attendance at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha are attending the meeting. Others participating in the meeting include the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as well as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Muhammad Bello and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. NAN reports that former Minitary President…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says it has approved a 400-million dollars revolving global credit facility agreement for the Export Trading Group (ETG). The Group is one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated agricultural conglomerates in Africa. Mr Kanayo Awani, the Managing Director of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Initiative, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Awani said that the three-year revolving global credit facility would strengthen African agricultural networks and bolster the continent’s food security. He said that the agreement would also enable the Group to keep playing its vital role in the agri-foods supply chain of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement said the approval letter was conveyed to himby Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to the President, on Tuesday. The statement was signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja by Mr Segun Adeyemi, the Special Assistant To The President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture The minister said in the approval, Mr. Buki Ponle was appointed Managing Director of the…
Eight out of 11 outgoing executive members of Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Wednesday threw their weights behind Mr Adeleye Ajayi’s ambition for the chairmanship position. Ajayi, a Deputy Editor-in-Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and former National Financial Secretary of the NUJ, will slog it out with incumbent Chairman, Dr Qasim Akinreti, in the Sept. 29 election. NAN reports that the outgoing executive members declared their support for Ajayi at the flag off of his campaign held at NAN Media Centre, Iganmu, Lagos. Among Lagos NUJ executives who declared their support for…
The Presidency says the Second Quarters 2020 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is relatively far better than many other countries recorded during the same quarter. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement read in part: “Nigeria’s (GDP) declined by –6.10% (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2020, ending the 3-year trend of low but consistently improving positive real growth rates recorded since the 2016/17 recession. “Consequently, for the first half of 2020,…
The bulls continued to dominate trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday with the key market indices improving further by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, the NSE All-Share Index which opened at 25,291.73 inched higher by 38.37 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 25,330.10. Also, the market capitalisation rose by N20 billion or 0.15 per cent to close at N13.214 trillion from N13.194 trillion achieved on Tuesday. The uptrend was impacted by gains recorded in some large and medium capitalised stocks, Which includes Stanbic IBTC, Northern Nigeria Flour Mills, UACN, Vitafoam and Guinness. Market breadth closed positive…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named Gov. Seyi Makinde as Chairman of its National Campaign Council for Ondo State Governorship Election. The party said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday. Ologbondiyan disclosed that Gov. Bello Mattawale of Zamfara was appointed the deputy chairman of the 145-member campaign council. He listed the PDP National Financial Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Maibashira, as Secretary of the council. Members of the council also included all PDP governors, some elected lawmakers, some former governors and other chieftains of the…