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Aug

20

2023

Anambra monarchs receive certificates of recognition from Soludo.

Metro, News, PoliticsAnambra State, Charles Soludo, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

Four traditional rulers in Anambra State have received certificates of recognition from Governor Chukwuma Soludo. In a private ceremony conducted at the Awka government palace on Saturday, he presented the monarchs with their certificates. He agreed that numerous unauthorized individuals were usurping the roles of traditional rulers in several areas while issuing the certificates. He declared that going forward, those who engaged in such behavior would face a six-month jail sentence. A release by the press secretary to the governor, Mr Christian Aburime, listed the traditional rulers who received their certificates to include; Igwe Mkpuorah Ngini of Isuaniocha in Awka…

Aug

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

PRP warns Tinubu and ECOWAS against intervening militarily in Niger

News, PoliticsAfrica, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ECOWAS, Niger, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been asked by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) not to declare war on the Niger Republic as a result of the most recent coup there. The party's position was outlined in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Alhaji Falalu Bello, the party's national chairman. PRP stated that it was still optimistic that Nigeria and the ECOWAS would engage in constructive negotiation to settle the dispute with the Niger Republic. The party believes that going to war is "not in the interests of Nigeria, Niger, and…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Adamu Garba says Algeria will supply free electricity to Niger Republic.

Economy, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Niger, Nigeria, Opinion

Adamu Garba, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), asserted that Algeria had chosen to provide the Niger Republic with free electricity. According to Naija News, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) turned off the country's electricity supply. Adam Umar El-yandiski, the TUC's public relations officer for the Kano State subregion, called Channels Television to corroborate the information. He maintains that there is no relationship between the connection that supplies electricity to the Niger Republic and the provision of electricity to any other area of the nation because it receives its power directly from the national grid. Pressure was…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NASS concessions: SERAP sues Akpabio and Abass

Economy, PoliticsAkpabio, Economy, Representatives, Senate

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, are the targets of a lawsuit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over "the unlawful plan to spend N40 billion on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70 billion as "palliatives" for new members." The lawsuit was filed shortly after Akpabio claimed that the National Assembly Clerk had transferred "holiday allowances" to "various senators' bank accounts." Nigeria's 137 million people live in abject poverty. SERAP is requesting an order of mandamus in the case FHC/L/CS/1606/2023, which was…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Imo Guber: Uzodinma names female running mate after dumping deputy.

Amos Oge Kalu, Politics2023, Hope Uzodinma, Imo State, Politics

Hope Uzodinma, the governor of Imo State, introduced Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaro on Saturday as his running mate in the next governor's race. The Governor justified his choice to fire his incumbent deputy, Placid Njoku, at the unveiling ceremony in Owerri. The All Progressives Congress, APC's candidate for the election on November 11, Uzodinma, said, "The development is due to ecumenical and political permutations." "Our works speak for us," he declared. We have so much to use in our campaigns. We're here tonight to support our sincere desire for reelection. "To add value to this ticket, I have chosen Lady Chinyere…