The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied releasing timetable for its Congresses and National Convention. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “Our attention has been drawn to obviously coordinated and syndicated misinformation being circulated in some sections of the media on purported plans and timetable for Congresses and National Convention of the APC. “This is the handiwork of political jobbers parading themselves as media sources. “The media, party members and indeed the general public should be wary and completely disregard the misinformation, antics and…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
An Enugu-based pro-democracy and sociopolitical organisation, the SaveEnugu Group (SEG), says it does not own or operate SaveEnugu.com website. In a statement jointly signed by its convener/national coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu and the Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, the group noted that “the website with the domain name SaveEnugu.com and has its title as “SaveEnugu Pressure Group” is a blog registered on December 30, 2020 and is not known to us.” The Save Enugu Group described those operating the website as “faceless with no known address. “Those who know SEG can testify that as a pro-democracy association and a sociopolitical movement…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila says record has shown that only nine per cent of the total budgetary allocation to the Nigerian Armed Forces is spent on equipment. Gbajabiamila made this known at public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill, organised by the House Committee on Defence on Monday in Abuja. Gbajabiamila said that appropriation records show that about 91 per cent of the current funding of the Armed Forces is spent on recurrent overhead, salaries and welfare. “This bill seeks to provide an injection of additional capital funding for the…
Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016. This is according to estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) published on Monday. Ischemic or ischaemia is a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep tissue alive). The WHO and ILO estimate that 398,000 people died from stroke and 347,000 from heart disease in 2016 due to having worked at least 55 hours a week. Between 2000 and 2016, the number of deaths from heart disease…
The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State, was on Sunday night gutted by fire barely one week after the office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu was razed. The office is located at number 1 Achi Street by Agric Bank Bus stop in Independence Layout, Enugu. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview. The commissioner, who did not respond to further questions, said that he was still at the scene of the incident to save the office from the disaster. The Chief Fire Officer of Enugu state, Mr…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar on Sunday called on Nigerian governors to stop waiting on Aso Rock to make changes, but convene a national unity summit, to iron out the thorny issues affecting the destiny of the nation. In a statement he issued in Abuja, Abubakar said that Nigerians must grow in unity, glow in community and blow away disunity, adding that Nigeria’s unity, stretched to a new frontier, should never go back to its original dimension. “For too long, we have erroneously thought that the power to make effective changes lies at Aso Rock. “But without the states, nobody…
A youth group, under the aegis of Youths Earnestly Demand for Goodluck Jonathan 2023, have called on former President Jonathan to consider contesting the presidency in 2023, because of his qualities as a true democrat and nation builder. The group made the call in a statement jointly signed and issued by the Chairman, Mr Teddy Omiloli and its National Director Operations, Mr Douye Daniel on Sunday, in Abuja. It described Jonathan as a nation builder and a solution to the country’s problems, saying that it would fund his electioneering campaign should he accept the call to return to power in…
By Bala Ibrahim Going by the trend of events, all is set for a total showdown, between the Kaduna state government and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The state chapter of the NLC had last week issued notice of a warning strike, commencing on Monday, 17/05/21, to protest the sacking of workers by the state government. However, in a rapid response, the Kaduna state government warned civil servants against participating in the strike, accusing the NLC of plotting to cause violence in the state. Both sides have a reason or reasons to back their stands, but every position must be…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan said in Benin on Sunday that he never believed in the use of temporary political office to punish people. “My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,’’ he said. He was delivering an address at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly when he made the submission. Jonathan stressed that people would always be remembered for legacies they left behind. “Some of the things I did while in office to…
The Management of Kaduna Electric has said that the current total power blackout in Kaduna State was due to the ongoing five-day warning strike embarked by labour unions in the state. The spokesperson of the company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi made the announcement in a statement issued on Sunday. “In compliance with the NLC directive, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has knocked off all our 33KV lines in Kaduna State. “Consequently, we are appealing to all communities, security agencies and vigilante groups to be vigilant so that men of underworld will not cash in on the situation to vandalise power supply…