President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told Southeast leaders that the court will determine the fate of pro-separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu. He stated this during a meeting with leaders from the region at the New Government House Abakaliki, capital of the State. Buhari is in Ebonyi for a two-day working visit. The President was reacting to a demand by leaders of the region who pleaded with him to release Kanu and Igbo other youths in detention across the country. He expressed concerns over the worsening security situation in the region. He said a few persons from the region have brainwashed and…
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The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations, Dr. Ognonnaya Onu has declared his interest to join the long list of presidential aspirants under the All Progressives Congress, APC. The minister, who announced his interest at an event in Abuja on Friday, said he deliberately delayed his announcement to allow Nigerians return from the festivities considering the importance of his ambition. Details soon…
No fewer than 750 computer-based test centres have been prepared for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry Examinations billed to commence on Friday (today). The PUNCH had earlier reported that no fewer than 1.6 million candidates registered for the 2022 UTME/DE examinations. According to the Registrar, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, during a virtual meeting with members of examination committees, a total of 750 centres had been made available. Oloyede, who was quoted in the weekly magazine of the board made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday, also acknowledged the committee’s…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has obtained his All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential expression of interest and nomination forms. Amaechi disclosed this via his verified Facebook account. The APC Presidential aspirant pledged to represent all tribes and region across the country. Amaechi described himself as a true Nigerian candidate. “I just got my expression of interest and presidential nomination forms. I appreciate my friends and associates for doing me this honour. “I assure you that I am a representation of all tribes and regions. A true Nigerian candidate,” he wrote. Recently, the Minister declared his aspiration to become Nigeria’s…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) have commended the efforts of labour minister Chris Ngige over resolving ongoing labour crises involving the university unions. Peter Adeyemi, spokesman for the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions, said this at the resumption of the conciliation meeting between the federal government and the striking unions in Abuja. The members of the unions have been on warning strike to press home their demands from President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. The unions’ complaints include inconsistencies in payment with Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU has accused the Federal Government of making entrepreneurs out of insecurity by pumping more funds into the sector to the detriment of the education sector. It wondered if such a venture would be sustainable in the nearest future, stressing that government need to concentrate on factors causing insecurity. ASUU which spoke through the Chairman University of Ibadan chapter Professor Ayo Akinwole noted that a reasonable way to preserve the country would have been for the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to fund education by committing to a decent agreement with the Union to bring the…
Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church on Thursday purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) expression of interest and nomination forms in Abuja. Yemiefash Media reports that the forms are sold at a total price of N100 million. Bakare is a Nigerian Prophetic-Apostolic pastor. He was reportedly arrested in March 2002 after preaching sermons critical of then-president Olusegun Obasanjo. He was the running mate of the Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 Nigerian presidential election. He was formerly a pastor at the Deeper Life Bible Church before he left to join the Redeemed Christian Church of…
Leading House of Representatives Aspirant and the incumbent lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye (Small Alhaji) arrived Nigeria yesterday from Saudi Arabia where he performed this year’s Lesser Hadji (Umrah). He now is set to officially declare his ambition on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th May, 2022 in the two Local Government Areas that make up his Federal Constituency. All APC members in the two Local Government Areas are invited to this epoch event for the continuity of progressive development with Small Alhaji. Signed : Oluyemi Fasipe (Yemiefash) Special Adviser on Media &Publicity
The Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio’s declaration attracted a mammoth crowd of supporters from within and outside the state to the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom State, venue of the declaration. He said Nigeria would not disintegrate under his presidency, as he would unify all sections of the country and restore Nigeria’s dignity among the comity of nations. Akpabio said: “You have heard a lot of declaration, but this one is uncommon. It is a message of…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday in Taraba, said if given the opportunity to lead the country, he would serve with all his heart. He also noted that Nigerians would not regret electing him into office but would “realise indeed they have done the right thing.” Osinbajo was speaking on Wednesday during his visits to Taraba and Adamawa States, in continuation of his engagements with stakeholders and delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the States. This is according to a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, titled ‘If given opportunity to…