By Ochogwu Sunday The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has revealed that he once confronted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for not fielding the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo for the presidency. The former Anambra governor who spoke on Tuesday during the 63rd birthday get-together of journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, also said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would have been a great candidate if he had contested 20 years ago. The Labour Party candidate insisted that he battled for the nation’s top job because he wants the country working. He said: “I’m interested…
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President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday expressed condolences on the loss of lives of two United States embassy officials and two Nigerian policemen accompanying them in an attack by gunmen in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. “I was very sad hearing about the killing of the embassy staff and our policemen accompanying them. In this difficult time for the families of those killed, the American Embassy and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, I extend the nation’s condolences over the very sad incident,” he said. President Buhari has equally been briefed about the tragic killing of several persons in Bwoi District…
A foremost Yoruba monarch, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has admonished the front runners in the race for the Speakership and Deputy Speakership positions of the incoming 10th House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Abbas Tajudeen and Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, to always have the interest of the country at heart in the discharge of their duties as presiding officers. Recall that the duo were endorsed by the leadership of the ruling all Progressives Congress (APC) on May 8 as the party’s preferred candidates for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House respectively.…
There was drama at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday when officials of the two factions of Labour Party clashed. Trouble started when Lamidi Apapa, factional chairman of the party, walked into the court premises alongside some of his supporters. Apapa, who is locked in a battle with Julius Abure, suspended chairman of the party, had arrived the court for the case of a petition which Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the party, filed against the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu. He made attempted to sit where Labour Party officials were and a shouting match ensued. “Who are you?”…
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the Employee Compensation Act (ECA) 2010. Chris Ngige, minister of labour, spoke to state house correspondents after an emergency FEC meeting on Monday. The Employee Compensation Act (ECA) 2010 makes comprehensive provisions for the payment of compensation to employees who suffer from occupational diseases or sustain injuries arising from accidents at the workplace or in the course of employment. “Today, the council has approved it for universal implementation, meaning that apart from the private sector, which is already implementing, the public sector, which comprises federal, state, and local governments, now…
Delta State Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government to host the National Youth Games (NYGs) for the next four years. At the ceremony at Government House, Asaba, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, signed for the Federal Government while Governor Ifeanyi Okowa signed for the state government. In his remarks, Okowa thanked the minister for his contributions to sports development in the country and for building the youths through sports. He said that Delta Government had a warm relationship with the Federal Ministry of Sports, and commended Dare for…
By ‘Fisayo Soyombo It all started by happenstance. Investigative journalist ‘FISAYO SOYOMBO was in Port Harcourt on November 8, 2022 to track a case at the Rivers State High Court. Seeking directions to Hon Justice Enebeli J’s Court 8, he was instead misled to Hon. Justice Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson’s Court 7, where he was dumbstruck by the relaxed, almost playful demeanour of the first defendant’s counsel in an ongoing case while the claimant’s counsel cut a frustrated figure in his futile attempts to convince the judge to shun an out-of-court settlement and begin the trial. As he would discover, it…
Wife of Delta Governor, Dame Edith Okowa has charged married couples to keep their prayer altars aglow inorder to raise a Godly family. Dame Okowa gave this charge at the 8th edition of the Couples Forum, a programme organized by her O5 Initiative to mark the celebration of the international family day, on May 15. The governor’s wife while buttressing the invaluable place of prayers in every family, told the couples to sustain a praying lifestyle to avoid generational gap. Speaking on this year’s Couples forum’s theme, ‘As Christ Loved the Church’ – Ephesians 5:25, She urged couples to live…
By zik Zulu Okafor His social life was blunted. Perhaps by his reticent disposition.His persona, two dimensional. To a distant public, he was upscale and cool . His manly bearing spoke loud. His onscreen image ironically amplified some idiosyncrasies ; heroics, romantic adventures and traits that did not gel with the mortal privacy that eerily define his quiet and lonely life. Saint Obi, real name, Obinna Nwafor, was shy, almost bordering on timidity and insecurity. He cherished the pleasantly tranquil interractions among a few friends. He would vanish at any outburst that could upset the poise of such small meetings.…
Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi, a founding member of South West Agenda (SWAGA) reaffirms his support for the 10th Assembly zoning arrangement out in place by APC National Working Committee (NWC) . This shall promote balance, equity and fairness required for necessary stability in our ethno-religious diverse country. Between 1999 till date, the South East (SE) zone had their fair share of Senate Presidency with the following Senators on the seat: (a) Sen Enwerem (b) Sen.(Dr) Chuba Okadigbo (c). Sen. Ken Nnamani (d). Sen Pius Anyim Whereas, the SS zone has never been opportuned during the time highlighted. Now, analyzing How…