Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday in Benin bade farewell to the 432 intending pilgrims from the state going to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform Hajj. Obaseki who visited the Hajj camp to bid farewell to the intending pilgrims, charged them to pray for Nigeria to overcome its challenges. “This year’s Hajj for me, is very significant because Nigeria is facing challenges. I know that with God, nothing is impossible and that is why He has made it possible for you to embark on this journey to Makkah. “This year’s Hajj is one of sacrifice, supplications, prayers and…
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By Arabinrin Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello With the dawn of a new regime in Nigeria, it is important for every stakeholder and citizen, to approach the situation with an open mind. Truly, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed its intention to go on strike because of the removal of fuel subsidy, but, it is crucial for them to consider the new administration ideas, mindset and focus. Working together for a better Nigeria should be the focus of each and every one of us from urban to rural center. The Tinubu-led administration brings fresh perspectives and approaches, and the NLC has the…
The Edo State Government has unveiled the refurbished Auchi General Hospital and renamed it the Edo State University Teaching Hospital as it begins three-day free healthcare services to the people in the locality. The state Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, while unveiling the hospital on behalf of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, stated that the hospital has been redesigned, equipped and fortified to serve the medical needs of not just the residents of the state but Nigerians in general. He said the hospital begins a three-day free medical care for all irrespective of tribe, religion, and ethnicity, urging the people…
Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the President, Bola Tinubu, would officially meet with the lawmakers-elect across party lines on Thursday, June 8. The invitation of the president was conveyed in an official letter from the State House to the Senate and read on Wednesday by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege who presided over the plenary. According to the letter, the meeting between the lawmakers and the president would take place at the State House Conference Centre, State House, Abuja, on Thursday, June 8th at 2 pm. The PUNCH had reported that the president…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), for clogging the wheel of progress in the prosecution of his petition. Atiku told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Wednesday in Abuja that inspite of paying N6.69 million to the commission for certified true copies of documents he intends to tender in evidence, the commission failed to make the documents available. Speaking through his lawyer, Mr Chris Uche, SAN, the petitioner said that it was discouraging for the commission to say that some of document they paid…
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army must continue to draw lessons from the Nigerian Civil War in tackling contemporary security challenges bedeviling the nation. Yahaya said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Annual Symposium on the Nigerian Civil War for participants of AWCN COURSE 7/2023. The theme of the symposium is “Imperatives of Critical National Infrastructure in the Nigerian Civil War: Lessons for Operational Level Commanders”. ”It is said that nationhood can either be forged in the furnace of war or by peaceful means. He noted that Nigeria, as…
The World Bank has released 150 million U.S. dollars to help the Ghanaian government fulfill its poverty alleviation obligations, a release from the bank’s Ghana office said. The new funding will help the West African country, which is undergoing fiscal distress, meet its pro-poor commitments under a three-year International Monetary Fund program for social spending. It will also support the Ghana School Feeding Programme by reaching 3.6 million children in public kindergartens and primary schools across the country, the World Bank said. “The World Bank is happy to support this project with additional financing amid these macroeconomic challenges,” said Pierre…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, opposed the appearance of subpoenaed witnesses of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to testify. The respondents appeared unsettled when the petitioners called the first subpoenaed witness saying they were not prepared to cross examine the witness having been served the witness statement only on Wednesday. The respondents, through their counsel, objected to the taking of the evidence of the witness who was said to be an Ad hoc staff of INEC during the Feb. 25 presidential election.…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau Labour Party (LP) has reiterated its earlier stand that one Anselem Eragbe, its former National Youth Leader, does not speak for the party as he is no longer a member of its National Working Committee (NWC). It also accused the embattled ex-youth leader of being “heavily compromised to work against the interest of the party in our efforts to reclaim the mandate”. The leading opposition party through its acting National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said “The attention of the Labour Party has been drawn to a series of letters emanating from the former National…
The traditional ruler of Aghara, Chief David Obadofin, in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, has died in the custody of his abductors. Obadofin was said to have passed on last Thursday, 12 days after he was kidnapped when he could no longer withstand the torture of his captivity. In a related development, Temidayo Elewa, his co-abductee, has been set free. Her port of entry to freedom was Obajana, the cement town in Lokoja LGA, from where family members picked her up on Saturday morning, straight for medical attention at an undisclosed hospital. A source involved in the negotiation…