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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has described the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, as the hero of the 2023 presidential election. Governor Wike said the decision of Mr Peter Obi to contest the presidential election under the platform of the Labour Party, primarily prevented the north from retaining power after the end of President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure. The Rivers State governor made the commendation during interactive meeting with Technical Dealers Association of Nigeria, Computer Dealers Association, Garrison Phone Dealers Association and Building Materials Traders Association in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Governor Wike explained that contrary to…

The son of the great Nigerian politician, late M. K. O. Abiola, Kolajo S. Abiola says, for the sake of equity, fairness and justice, the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu is eminently qualified to be the next Senate President. In a statement he made available to newsmen, Abiola said “With the 10th National Assembly beginning to take formation, the conversation surrounding the next Senate President is beginning to intensify. “Our vibrant compatriots from the five States of the South East region of Nigeria are clearly in a state of despondency, feeling…

House of Representatives member-elect for the Esan South-East/Esan North-East Federal Constituency, Prince Odi Okojie, has dedicated his certificate of return to his actress wife, Mercy Johnson. He made this known on his Instagram page on Saturday, where he shared photos of himself and his wife. Praising his wife, Okojie stated "I want you to know that my love and appreciation to you for all your effort to this victory for our Constituency is immeasurable and may God in His infinite Love and Mercy, continue to shine His light of glory on you, for in me is the reflection of that…

Former Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has stated that he is strong and healthy while dismissing the rumour that he is dead. The Abia Central Senator, in a Facebook live video on Saturday afternoon shared by his aide, Ifeanyi Umere described the rumour as wicked. "Dead man dey talk? Rumours doesn't mean anything to me; I am used to rumours. I am used to serious rumours, so it doesn't mean anything to me. It is you my friends that are worried, and you have come here to see that I am alive; I dey kampe," he said. Concerns had been…

Barrister Friday Nwosu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national welfare secretary, is dead. The ruling party announced his demise in a tweet on Thursday night. The cause of his death is unknown. He is said to have passed on at a hospital in the federal capital territory (FCT). “Words are not enough to describe the monumental loss brought by the passing of the party’s National Welfare Secretary, Sir Friday Nwanozie Nwosu on the APC family. May his soul rest in peace,” the party tweeted. In the build-up to the 2019 general election, Nwosu was a governorship aspirant in Abia state…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. In a statement on Wednesday night, INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said the elections will hold on Saturday, March 18.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded arrangement to postpone the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. The polls have now been rescheduled by one week to March 18, 2023, credible sources in the commission told Daily Trust. It was learnt that the postponement was due to the inability of the commission to commence the re-configuration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used for the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, to enable their use for the state elections. Authoritative sources told Daily Trust that the commission management is currently…

Tax is a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. But for the sake of clarity, this piece will be focusing on tax as citizen's obligation or contribution towards national development. Nigeria like every other nation around the world needs revenue for the smooth running of governance and also to perform other civic operations. Although revenue can be gotten from various sources, one source that stands out the most in our contemporary time is revenue generated through taxation. Every country has…