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Jan

24

2023

2023: I am no politician, I am on a rescue mission for Abians – Emeka Nwankpa

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, ACCORD, Emeka Nwankpa, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Personality, Politics

The ACCORD candidate for Abia 2023 governorship contest, Bishop Dr. Emeka Michael Nwankpa, has re-emphasized the need to place a fine gap between being a career politician and a man on a mission borne out of a burden to salvage his state from instituted maladministration from leaders without direction who are hell-bent on subsuming the state in perpetuity without a plan for her feature. He made this known during an interactive session with supporters and stakeholders in Ukwa East Local Government Area where he challenged the electorate to hold him by his words said to them directly, and not through…

Dec

26

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Christmas: Pastor Giwa Begs politicians Take Nigeria back to 1963 regional system

Economy, Lifestyle, Opinion, Politics2023, GIWA, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has advocated for regional government with a view to tackling challenges facing Nigeria. He specifically called on politicians in the country to take the citizens back to 1963 Republican constitution where it allowed four regions to be independent and managed their resources. Addressing his members in Akure, Ondo State Capital on Sunday, Giwa said all hands must be on deck to restructure Nigeria so as to allow each region to manage its resources. Besides, the cleric also blamed the National Assembly for neglecting its duties and responsibilities on…

Dec

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fuel scarcity: Depots dry up, Nigerians face bleak Christmas

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, MetroDeeper Life, Economy, Fuel Scarcity, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria

By Okechukwu Nnodim, OpeOluwani Akintayo, Toni Ufoh, Naomi Chima, Dayo Oyewo and Mohammed Farida The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, which was gradually abating recently, suddenly re-emerged on Wednesday in many cities, including Lagos and Abuja. The development clearly shows that Nigerians face bleak Christmas as fuel scarcity has started taking a toll on motorists, who have hiked their fares. It was gathered that many depots were currently running out of the product, a development that reduced supplies from depots to retail stations across the country. In Abuja, many filling stations, particularly those of independent oil marketers,…

Dec

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lai Mohammed says Twitter begged Nigeria to lift suspension

Business, Economy, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Lai Mohammed, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Twitter

The government of Nigeria has stated that Twitter and the country engaged in lengthy negotiations before Twitter was reinstated in the country late last year. In response to a claim by a former top Twitter official that there was no dialogue between the business and Nigeria to remove its suspension on Twitter, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed made the explanation. At a Monday morning press conference in Abuja, Mohammed said it was ridiculous to try to deny what had happened between the two sides. If you enjoy this story, please do not forget to check out our other news stories:…

Dec

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

NASS to pass new revenue-sharing formula, budget Thursday

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Representatives, Senate

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has transmitted the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly as the federal parliament is billed to pass the 2022 Appropriation Bill by Thursday. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the plenary on Tuesday, read out the cover letter of the President on the bill, which was titled ‘Transmission of the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly for Consideration and Passage into Law in Support of the 2023 Budget.’ In the bill, the Federal Government proposed expanding the tax net and more equitable revenue-sharing formula and allocation to state…