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Reps raise Buhari’s extra-budgetary spending to N23.7tn
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, approved Ways and Means Advances obtained by the Federal Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria to the tune of N23,719,703,774, The House made…
Buhari Commences 40% salary payment to federal civil servants
Buhari The Federal Government has started paying the 40 per cent pay raise arrears to civil servants in the country as parting gift. The government started the payment on Saturday,…
Dino Melaye Wins Kogi PDP Governorship Primary
A former Senator who represented Kogi West in National Assembly, Dino Melaye has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the Kogi State Governorship Election scheduled for November 11,…
Otti Names Onyenkpa, Omogui, Oteh, Nneji, Others As Transition Council Members
Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has announced a list of professionals and technocrats as members of his Transition Council. The list, as contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, is…
Countdown to May 29: 100% Focus Group Movement warns against inciting statement
100% Focus Group Movement, one of the grassroot support groups that worked on market sensitization and enlightenment programme to mobilize market men and women across all the geopolitical zones…
Senate queries Budget Office for approving N19bn to four MDAs without Minister of Finance consent
Senate has indicted the Budget office of the Federation for approving a total of N19 billion to four Ministries, Department and Agencies, MDAs without the approval of the Minister of…
Abia guber: Tears dropped from my eyes when I saw old women dancing – Otti
Abia State Governor-Elect, Dr. Alex Otti, has revealed how he broke down emotionally, seeing old women dancing in the streets after he was declared winner of the March 18, 2023…
INEC declares APC’s Sanwo-Olu winner of 2023 Lagos governorship election
Sanwo-Olu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as Govermor-elect of the Saturday poll. Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 762134,…
Labour Party calls for audit of guns approved for vigilante groups in Enugu
LP governorship candidate, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga has raised the alarm of alleged plans by…
2023 Presidental Election: Peter Obi urges supporters to remain calm
Obi By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called for calm after being spotted at Asaba Airport on Tuesday, February 28, few days after Saturday’s presidential…