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The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu explained why he has continued to place priority on Roads construction, Agriculture, Education, Health and Infrastructure throughout his tenure as a Legislator. Less than a day after announcing the completion of a newly constructed Amankalu Alayi road in Bende L.G.A in his Abia-North Senatorial zone, the two time former Abia Governor explained that he is convinced that investment in these sectors would provide opportunities for people most especially women and youths to be meaningfully engaged. Addressing over two hundred thousand followers on his verified Facebook…

Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered to by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the local government, the third tier of government in Nigeria, below the state governments and the federal government. The functions of local governments are detailed in the Nigerian…

The Gwandara Development Educational and Cultural Association (GWADECA), has elected new national executives, with a call to its people to promote unity, cultural and educational development. the leadership is to pilot the affairs of the association for the next four years. The election, which was conducted at the palace of the Emir of Karshi, Nasarawa State, Prof. Sani Mohammed Bako, on Saturday, was attended by several traditional rulers and political chieftains. The Emir charged the new leadership to continue to promote issues that would unite the Gwandara people and ensure their progress and development. The first class traditional ruler, also…

Succor As Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation Foot Medical Bills For Infant’s Eye Surgery Kenneth Udeh from Abuja The Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation has undertaken the financial cost of the eye's surgical operation for Master Peniel Patrick, a minor born in the year 2022. The foundation dedicated towards the upliftment of the underprivileged in the society paid the full expenses of the operation and the beneficiary Partrick is scheduled to undergo the surgery in the last week of November, 2023 at the Thelish Eye Centre, Garki, Abuja. Baby Patrick, a native of Egede, in Oju local government area of Benue State…

The immediate-past governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of masterminding the arson on the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. Wike claimed that Fubara took this step after learning about an impeachment attempt against him (Governor Fubara). Speaking on Friday, during a press briefing in Abuja, Wike, who described Governor Fubara as an ingrate, said money and power reveal the true identity of a person. The rift between Fubara and his political godfather came into the open after the arson on the Rivers State House of…

The Rivers State government has directed the redeployment of the clerk of the state assembly, Emeka Amadi and Deputy Clerk, HOD Legislative Department, Calistus Ojirika. In a letter dated November 20, the state government’s head of civil service asked Messrs Amadi and Ojirika to transfer over to the most senior officials at the Rivers State parliament. According to the letter titled “Senior Staff Posting” and signed by Inyingi Brown, the Director Service Welfare for the Head of Service, the handovers are to be completed upon receipt of this letter, the Last Pay Certificate (LPC), and the Record of Service. It…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Desmond Akawor as the federal commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Akawor is the chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers state chapter. His appointment followed the demise of Asondu Temple, the immediate past RMAFC federal commissioner, earlier this month. “Ambassador Akawor is a decorated public servant who has served the nation as Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Korea; Minister of State of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); Sole Administrator of the Greater…

Chairmen of committees of the 10th Senate have continued to lament on the leadership style of the president of the senate, Godswill Akpabio. Some of the Senators who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity slammed Akpabio for treating them like children, accusing Akpabio of going behind the senators to ask Ministries, Departments and Agencies to be directly accountable to him and not the committee chairmen The lawmakers who are in silent loggerheads with Akpabio over his disrespect to them and the institution of senate were reacting to Akpabio’s action on the signed N2. 176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation…

The average cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice for a Nigerian family of five has more than tripled within seven years, according to a new Jollof Index report. The report, titled ‘Mountain Climbing’, by SBM Intelligence, an Africa-focused geopolitical research and strategic communications consulting firm, shows that the cost of preparing a pot of the popular Nigerian delicacy rose by 220.7 percent to N13,106 in September 2023 from N4,087 in July 2016. This means that a family of five that earns the monthly minimum wage of N30,000 would have to spend 43.7 percent of the pay to cook…

The Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, alongside Abdullahi Adamu, Sen. Tanko Almakura and others, paid a congratulatory visit to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje. The visit comes after the Appeal Court confirmed the election of Governor Sule. APC shared photos to make this known on its X handle on Thursday, November 23. The caption reads: "Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule; former National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; Sen. Tanko Almakura, among other party chieftains, paid a congratulatory visit to the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following the Appeal Court's affirmation of the election of Governor Sule." See…