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Oct

11

2022

2023: Ekwunife recants calling Peter Obi ‘kindergarten president’

Opinion, Politics2023, Labour Party, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, Politics, Uche Ekwunife

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra Central senatorial district, Senator Uche Ekwunife has denied throwing jabs at Peter Obi. Ekwunife, who was at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for the official flag-off of the presidential campaign of the PDP, had said Nigeria doesn’t need a kindergarten president. Ekwunife in a now-viral video, while campaigning for the PDP President-General candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said Nigeria does not need one who will always remind the country of her problem, but one who knows how to solve it. Many followers of Peter Obi in Anambra State had interpreted the video to…

Oct

10

2022

By Chimamanda

Strike: ASUU agrees to sign deal in couple of days

Education, LifestyleASUU, Education, Federal government, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the House of Representatives, on Monday, met on the lingering industrial action by the lecturers. The lecturers led by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke and the leadership of the House, led by Femi Gbajabiamila, met behind a closed-door for about 30 minutes before having another one in front of the camera. It would be recalled that the House has been hosting meetings between the government and the strike lecturers in the past couple of weeks. On Friday, the Court of Appeal agreed with an early ruling by the National Industrial Court that asked…

Oct

10

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet finance minister over 2023 budget

Economy, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, led their team of officials of the finance ministry to the meeting. The…

Oct

10

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Wike, govs absent as Atiku commences campaign

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, commenced his presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with a promise to rescue Nigeria from insecurity and bad economy, and to unite the northern and southern parts of the country. This was as five PDP governors were absent at the commencement of the campaign, which held at the Nests of Champion International Stadium, Uyo, the state capital. The PDP governors that failed to turn up at the rally included the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde,…

Oct

10

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

EndSARS: Nobody died at Lekki toll gate, blame Atiku, Obi for fabricating lies – MC Oluomo

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics#EndSARS, 2023, MC Oluomo, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has denied the claims that lives were lost during the EndSARS protests that shook the foundations of the country in 2020. Oluomo, who serves as the Chairman of Lagos Parks and Garages Management, made this claim while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during their 5-million man march to support the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Lagos on Sunday. He said it was rather a political game orchestrated by Tinubu’s rivalries in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively. Recall…