Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has reminded his Edo state counterpart, Godwin Obaseki that he did not take his bath for three days while in the state for the 2020 governorship elections. Obaseki had slammed Wike and described him as bully for attacking his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The Edo governor in a statement on Monday, also noted that Nigeria needed strong democratic institutions rather than strong men, adding that the main opposition party needs to position itself to reclaim power in 2023. Reacting, Wike said Obaseki was only ranting, saying governance was about feeling and touching, and not a memorandum…
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The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC, against Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe of the state High Court 2 in Ile Ife, for alleged judicial misconduct and impertinence. Signed by acting state chairman of the party, Sunday Bisi; state secretary, Bola Ajao and the state legal adviser, Barr Taofeeq Tewogbade, the petition was addressed to the chairman of NJC and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Ibrahim. Ajao, who addressed newsmen in Osogbo on Monday, said Justice Adaribigbe misconducted himself in discharging his duty in a suit filed by Olasoji Adagunodo. “Following…
A Coalition of 19 Northern States Progressive Students’ Forum, has endorsed Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state as its preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Muhammad Inuwa, the spokesperson for the coalition said this at a ceremony in honour of Tambuwal in Dutse on Monday. Inuwa said the forum took time to evaluate the agendas of various aspirants in the 2023 presidential race, before endorsing Tambuwal as its choice. “The forum had the opportunity to observe and evaluate the prospective and agenda of various aspirants seeking to contest for the presidency comes 2023 general elections. “The coalition…
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Delta has lamented the loss of over N30.4 million worth of paddy rice, and fertilisers to rainstorm in Asaba. The RIFAN Chairman, Chief Sylvanus Ejezie said in Asaba on Monday that the loss to farmers in the state was colossal. He said that when the news first reached him on Sunday that the rainstorm the previous day had damaged the warehouse on Ibusa Road, Asaba, he thought it was just a minor incident. “Behold, on reaching there, the damage was colossal. It was a tragedy as everything in the warehouse got soaked and…
The United Nations has warned that the already dire hunger crisis in Yemen was teetering on the edge of “outright catastrophe.” “The humanitarian situation in the country is poised to get even worse from June to December 2022,” the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday. The agency estimated that a record 19 million people would likely be unable to meet minimum food needs in that period. According to a forecast, 2.2 million children are also at risk of malnutrition, while 161,000 people, a five-fold increase from the current 31,000 are to be at risk of starvation in the second…
Ukraine’s government continues to function, the banking system is stable and debt payments are viable in the short term, but the Russian invasion could plunge Ukraine into a devastating recession, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. And it warned that the war could have broader repercussions, including threatening global food security due to rising prices and the inability to plant crops, especially wheat. At a minimum the country would see “output falling 10 percent this year assuming a prompt resolution of the war,” the IMF said in an analysis of the economy in the wake of the Russian invasion. But…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has congratulated the Republic of Congo for adopting the “Factoring Law” to support business activities. According to the bank, the move is a critical milestone in its efforts to increase Africa’s share of global factoring volumes from its current level of about one per cent. Afreximbank’s Media Contact, Amadou Sall gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Sall said that the factoring law offers an alternative trade finance instrument to African firms, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). He said that the law would provide a major boost to the development…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday redeemed houses allocated to the 22 members of the 1994 Supper Eagles. Buhari, represented by Ramatu Tijjani, The FCT Minister of State gave the order while commissioning 76 Housing estates built in Lokoja, Kogi state. Buhari expressed regrets that 28 years after the super Eagles exploit in Tunisia, where it beat the Zambian team to emerge champion, the promise of reward of houses to each member has not been fulfilled. “This occasion provided the opportunity to remember our heroes, the valiant Super Eagles to whom our country made a promise of providing Housing for winning the 1994 African…
Airline Operators in the country on Monday said they had only three more days to fly due to the high cost of aviation fuel. The CEO of Air Peace, who spoke on behalf of the operators, Allen Onyema said this during a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the scarcity of aviation fuel in Abuja. Onyema accused aviation fuel marketers of not speaking the truth about the actual landing cost of aviation fuel, adding that if drastic measures were not taken, the least air ticket would go for as high as N120,000. “If we continue this…
The collapse of the national grid in Nigeria has thrown most parts of the country in darkness. This is contained in a terse statement by the spokesperson of Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO), Abdulazeez Abdullahi on Monday. According to the statement, “the national grid has collapsed, throwing most parts of the country into darkness. “We regret to inform you that the power outage being experienced in our franchise states is due to system collapse of the national grid which occurred at about 10:40am.” It however assured that power would “be restored as soon as the National Grid is powered back.”