Politics

May
22
2025
By Amos Oge Kalu
Nigeria Announces Partnership With Chocolate City Group To Transform National Film Institute.

Nigeria Announces Partnership With Chocolate City Group To Transform National Film Institute.

Economy, Metro, News, Politics,
CANNES, FRANCE, MAY 21, 2025: The Nigerian Government and Chocolate City Group have announced a partnership to transform the National Film Institute (NFI) into a world-class film school and production center. The agreement was signed at the Cannes Film Festival, where the Nigerian delegation is making an impressive showing through the "Screen Nigeria" initiative. The NFI transformation forms a key component of the Nigerian government's growth plan, "Destination 2030: Nigeria Everywhere," which aims to create 2 million jobs and contribute $100 billion to the nation's GDP by 2030 through expansion of the creative and tourism sectors. The partnership with Chocolate…
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May
22
2025
By Amos Oge Kalu
2027: No decision has been made yet; Atiku’s coalition names Lukman and rejects embracing ADC.

2027: No decision has been made yet; Atiku’s coalition names Lukman and rejects embracing ADC.

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The opposition alliance that intends to remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027 has refuted allegations that it recently became a member of the African Democratic Congress, or ADC. According to reports that surfaced on Wednesday, the opposition factions led by former vice president Atiku Abubakar recently convened and agreed to run for office on the ADC platform. According to the sources, the alliance has named Salihu Lukman, a former vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-West, as its head of secretariat. But in a statement released Thursday in Abuja, Lukman, who is now the projected coalition's spokesperson, revealed that…
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May
22
2025
By Amos Oge Kalu
BudgIT: Peter Obi on N70 trillion in budget fraud: “Nigeria is a scene of corruption.”

BudgIT: Peter Obi on N70 trillion in budget fraud: “Nigeria is a scene of corruption.”

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Peter Obi, the standard bearer for the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has criticised Nigeria's unrelenting corruption. Obi claimed Nigeria is still rife with corruption in response to the massive N70 trillion budget scam that BudgIT discovered in the 2025 federal budget. “I have consistently maintained that for this country to make progress, Nigeria must cease to function as a crime scene and be repositioned for genuine development,” Obi said in a statement released by POMR spokesman Ibrahim Umar. “This entrenched corruption – persistent and deeply rooted – must be nipped in the bud if there is to be…
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May
22
2025
By Amos Oge Kalu

Governor Alex Otti To Rolls Out 20 Electric Buses For Transportation in Abia State

Abia State, Economy, Metro, News, Politics, ,
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his administration has procured 20 electric buses which will be rolled out in the next 2 months. Governor Otti disclosed this while addressing Aba community who organized a thanksgiving carnival tagged 'Promise Kept Carnival' at Umuagbai Secondary School premises, Port Harcourt road, Aba in celebration of the Governor for reconstructing and completing Port Harcourt Road, abandoned for over 3 decades. He said that the bus terminals are being built for the transport system in the State while the 20 electric buses for the transportation would be for the first instance. "In the next…
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May
22
2025
By Amos Oge Kalu

$29 Million Wasted on Incomplete Road Project – Abia Governor Otti Criticises Predecessor

Abia State, Metro, News, Politics, , ,
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has condemned the previous administration led by Okezie Ikpeazu, claiming they paid N9.8 billion to a contractor for the reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road in Aba without the project being completed. Speaking at a Thanksgiving and carnival event in Aba, Otti stated that the payment of N9.8 billion in 2017 was equivalent to $29 million at that time, yet the road remains unfinished. In contrast, Otti's administration has invested N36.5 billion in the road’s reconstruction. He accused his opponents of making noise about the costs, despite the alleged mismanagement of funds by the previous administration.…
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