Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday, denied that he filed a suit purportedly seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general election. This comes few hours after some media outfits had reported that the Rivers State governor in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022, with another PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon, listed as the plaintiffs with the PDP listed as the first respondent while the Independent National Electoral Commission is the 2nd respondent. The suit in which was also listed Tambuwal and Atiku as 3rd and 4th respondents respectively is asking…
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that the review of the telecommunications sector regulatory instrument will ensure protection of telecommunication consumers’ interest. The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management of the Commission, Adeleke Adeolu gave the assurance at the close of the 3 days Public Inquiry on five (5) regulatory instruments of the Nigerian communication sector held 9th to 11th August, 2022 in Abuja. He also noted that the engagement had been very productive as it afforded the Commission the opportunity to perform its primary regulatory function, to review the industry and to ensure that the interests of consumers are adequately…
South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday granted a presidential pardon to Samsung heir, Lee Jae Yong, allowing him to return to business activities in spite of convictions for corruption. The pardon for the 54-year-old vice chairman of leading smartphone maker, Samsung Electronics, was the most prominent among the pardons issued for 1,700 people by the president. Lee, the grandson of Samsung founder, Lee Byung Chul received a second jail sentence for corruption in 2021 but was allowed early conditional release seven months later. The presidential pardon means that he is now free to conduct his business activities, lifting…
The Founder, One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj ji, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently dissolve the federal government negotiation team with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over non-performance. Maharaj ji, in an interview on Friday in Ibadan, said that the ministers and others on the government’s negotiation team with ASUU leaders were not doing enough. He said: “All the government negotiators, including the Minister of Labour and Minister of Education should be sacked immediately. “They should be sacked by the president, because they are not doing anything to resolve the lingering crisis in the nation’s Ivory…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the federal government will not use military force rescue the remaining 31 victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train abduction. The president said this on Thursday when he met with relatives of victims of the Kaduna train abduction. He assured them that the federal government is doing everything within its powers to ensure their safe return. “I have been informed that at last count, there remain about 31 people in the hands of the kidnappers, and our determination is to work towards returning these 31 people to their families,” the President said. “It is understandable that…
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and the party over the conduct of the presidential primary. Wike and Ekamon, in the originating summons are asking the court to determine eight issues, including whether the purported transfer of Tambuwal’s votes to Atiku by the PDP was illegal and void. They are also asking the court to determine if Tambuwal lost his claim to votes the moment he stepped down for Atiku. Wike and Ekamon argued that should these issues be determined in their favour,…
ChristianAid Nigeria, a humanitarian and development non-governmental organisation, has advised the Nigerian government to include her youth at all levels and spheres of development. The call is coming as the country office of the organization joins the global community to mark the 2022 International Youth Day, which also provides another opportunity to recognise the uniqueness of Nigeria youth and reiterate their pivotal role in nation building. According to ChristianAid in a statement by its senior communications coordinator, Kehinde Afolabi on Friday, the Nigerian youths’ critical thinking ability and the untapped potential they possess cannot be overemphasized despite the marginalisation they…
The Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu has met with key Japanese automotive manufacturers in Tokyo, Yokohama, Hamamatsu and Iwata, Japan (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mistsubushi, Isuzu, Suzuki and Yamaha.) The meeting, which was aimed for larger investments to produce more vehicles, came at a time when the need for diversification in Nigeria is paramount to the country’s economy as the population continues to grow, and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is also opening up Africa-wide opportunities for Nigerian Automotive manufacturers. On the trip which span four days from August 1st to…
#COVID19Nigeria Nigeria on Wednesday, reported 517 new cases of coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its Twitter handle @NCDCgov stated that the new cases were reported in 14 states. According to the tweet, Akwa Ibom recorded the highest of 293, followed by Lagos state which recorded 101. Kwara, Nasarawa and Plateau recorded the lowest with two cases each. The states with recorded cases Akwa Ibom-293 Lagos-101 Rivers-54 FCT-13 Ekiti-11 Delta-9 Kano-9 Bayelsa-7 Kaduna-6 Oyo-5 Abia-3 Kwara-2 Nasarawa-2 Plateau-2 The Centre disclosed that Nigeria now has a total of 262,402 confirmed cases, 256,006 discharged cases and 3,147 recorded…
A report by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicted two officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice for allegedly receiving bribes to smuggle the name of a jailed banker, Francis Atuche, into the list of convicts recently granted pardon by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to an EFCC’s report seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the two indicted officials served in the secretariat of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM). While Emmanuel Fan headed the PACPM secretariat, Lawrence Marinus was a member of the secretariat. Both were drawn from the Federal Ministry of Justice to…