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Dec

09

2022

Taraba Campaign: Peter Obi Promises To Bring Prosperity, End Poverty

Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has promised to utilise the human and natural resources in Taraba State to bring prosperity to the state and end poverty. Obi, who stated this at the Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo on Wednesday in continuation of his nationwide campaign, promised to change the fortunes of the state and Nigeria in general if given the mandate to rule the country come 2023. According to him, “I will make Taraba an economic hub and a tourist centre for Nigeria. The untapped mineral resources and the Mambilla Hydro is enough to transform the…

Dec

07

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Mascot Kalu insists Abia too backward, needs Strong, Prepared Leader Like him for Positive Changes

NewsAbia State, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The governorship candidate of Action Peoples Party, APP in Abia State, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu has said the state needs a young, vibrant and prepared leader like him to take over the mantle of leadership at this time. In an interview with ABN TV's Political Perspective, Mascot Kalu, a former Chief of Staff in the state said he has looked around and is not happy with some things happening in the state which he said he loves so much. According to him, there are not many young viable voices in their 30s, 40s, and early 50s, an age he said…

Dec

07

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

IPOB Counters Ekpa’s 5 Days Sit-At-Home Order, Describes It As Wicked, Stupid

Metro, News, OpinionBiafra, IPOB, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Simon Ekpa, Sit-At-Home

IPOB PRESS RELEASE - 06/12/2022 The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of our great prophet and indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu KANU wish to state unequivocally to the people of Biafra, friends of Biafra, and lovers of Biafra freedom that IPOB leadership did not issue any sit-at-home order on 9th,10th, 11th, 12th, 13th or 14th of December 2022. IPOB never issued any sit-at-home order on these days mentioned above because we are not miscreants, senseless, or jobless people. Every Biafran and resident in Biafra Land should ignore such orders…

Dec

07

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

133 million poverty index: Twists, turns as FG, States trade blame

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBusiness, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

The recent report by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that about 133 million Nigerians live in poverty is generating serious controversy, with the Federal and State governors now trading words. Recall that in the early month of November, NBS disclosed that 133 million Nigerians were multi-dimensionally poor, saying that the figure represents 63 percent of the country’s population. The report blamed the country’s rising poverty on poor access to education, living standards, health, employment, and security. It further indicated that 65% of the country’s poor people (86 million) live in the North, whereas 35% (nearly 47 million) live in…

Dec

05

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fact-Check verifying claims made by Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso at presidential Townhall

Education, News, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

PREMIUM TIMES worked with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition to fact-check the claims of the candidates. The candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, featured on Sunday night at the presidential town hall organised by Arise TV in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development. It was the third series of the town hall, focusing on education, healthcare, poverty and human capital. PREMIUM TIMES worked with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition to fact-check the claims of the candidates, an innovative approach to help combat misinformation and…