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Doyin Okupe withdraws from presidential race, backs Peter Obi

Doyin Okupe withdraws from presidential race, backs Peter Obi

Doyin Okupe withdraws from presidential race, backs Peter Obi. A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, and presidential hopeful has withdrawn from the 2023 race to support the ambition of ex-governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. He made this known on Wednesday at a press conference held at the Iwe Iroyin Press Centre in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, saying that leader of socio-political group, Aferenire, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, appealed to him to withdraw from the race. Okupe also enjoined all other Peoples Democratic Party aspirants from the South including Dele Momodu, Pius Anyim, and Nyesom Wike to team up with…
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Orji Kalu Condemns Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Orji Kalu Condemns Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate,  Dr. Orji Kalu has described the  attack on the Kaduna bound train from Abuja on Monday as evil and cruel. Lamenting the ugly incident, Kalu commiserated with families of the departed souls, while wishing victims hospitalized  speedy recovery. Kalu urged security agencies to work assiduously in rescuing kidnapped victims, adding that the perpetrators of the evil act must be face the wrath of the law. In his message , the former Governor who was shock and sad over the ugly attack, called on security agencies to work with the …
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TUC Chairman, Secretary General Among Those Killed In Kaduna Train Attack

TUC Chairman, Secretary General Among Those Killed In Kaduna Train Attack

Members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) were among those killed in Monday’s attack on a Kaduna bound train. The Secretary-General of the union, Barr. Musa-Lawal Ozigi, and TUC Chairman in Kwara, Comrade Akinsola Akinwunmi, were killed during the attack. Reacting to the incident, some members of the union expressed over the development. “We lost our Sec. Gen. (Secretary-General) and the Kwara State Chairman,” a source in the TUC confided in Daily Trust on telephone. THE WHISPERER had reported how terrorists bombed a section of the Kaduna-Abuja rail track, forcing the train, which departed Abuja at 6pm on Monday to…
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Why Abia North should produce governor in 2023 – Ody Ajike

Why Abia North should produce governor in 2023 – Ody Ajike

A legal luminary and certified security expert, Dr. Ody Ajike, has cautioned against truncation of Abia Charter of Equity, which he describes as, ‘the Bible for power rotation and power sharing in the state.’ In an interview with Vincent Kalu of The Sun, he stressed that Abia North Zone should produce the governor of the state in 2023. What are your expectations for the 2023 election? In every political system, once there is a destruction of political credibility, it leads to increased political agitation and socialisation. We are going to witness an upsurge in political socialization. Many Nigerians are now…
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Soludo submits list of 20 commissioner-nominees to Anambra Assembly

Soludo submits list of 20 commissioner-nominees to Anambra Assembly

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra has submitted a list of 20 Commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for approval. The Speaker of the House, Mr Uche Okafor, announced this at Tuesday’s plenary while reading a letter from Soludo, dated March 28. Okafor said the governor also sent another letter requesting the confirmation of 15 Special Adviser nominees. The Speaker, however, asked the House Committee on Screening to screen the commissioner-nominees. The majority leader moved a motion for the confirmation of the 15 special advisers and they were approved after a voice vote. Some of the commissioner nominees were Mr…
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Nigeria must operate efficient tax administration to boost revenue, says President Buhari

Nigeria must operate efficient tax administration to boost revenue, says President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja expressed his administration’s commitment to an efficient tax administration in order to improve tax revenue in the country. Declaring open the second National Tax Dialogue Week, the President expressed concern at the current tax system in the country, characterised by fragmented administration, multiple and sometimes, overlapping taxes. ''In most tax-efficient nations, tax administrative processes and practices are harmonised within a single system. ''One key deliverable of this year’s tax dialogue is to promote synergy in tax administration among the different tiers of government. ''Harmonising taxpayer identification across the country is a good start;…
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Ex-Zamfara Deputy Governor, Shot In Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Ex-Zamfara Deputy Governor, Shot In Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Ex-Zamfara Deputy Governor, Shot In Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack. Idris said the former Deputy Governor was initially abducted by the terrorists during the attack and was successfully rescued by the combined forces of DSS and Military. A former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, has sustained gunshot wounds in Monday’s terrorist attack on a Kaduna-bound train. The train conveying hundreds of passengers from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits between Katari and Rijana in Kaduna State. An aide to the former Deputy Governor told Channels Television that Mr Wakkala who was returning from the APC…
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SAD: Nigerians Mourn Medical Doctor, Chinelo Megafu, Killed In Abuja-Kaduna Train Terror Attack

SAD: Nigerians Mourn Medical Doctor, Chinelo Megafu, Killed In Abuja-Kaduna Train Terror Attack

Nigerians are mourning the death of a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu, who died from injuries sustained during the terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train late Monday. Chinelo had tweeted during the attack, saying she had been shot and asked for prayers. She tweeted, “I’m on the train. I have been shot. Please pray for me.” A colleague of hers, Dr Michael Ajidahun better known as The Bearded Dr Sina on Twitter shared the sad news of her death. He said, “My friend just woke up to losing a close friend who was shot at the Abuja Kaduna train incident by…
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Mben Political Assembly Extols Ikpeazu for Appointing Another Ohafia Son, DCOS.

Mben Political Assembly Extols Ikpeazu for Appointing Another Ohafia Son, DCOS.

Mben Political Assembly Extols Ikpeazu for Appointing Another Ohafia Son, DCOS. Mben Political Assembly, the think tank working for the integration of Ohafia clan to mainstream Abia State politics, has extolled Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for appointing another illustrious son of the community, Deputy Chief of Staff. The Abia State Government appointed Barrister Olugu Kalu Ugba as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor on March 28, according to statement signed by the Secretary to the government on Monday. By the appointment, Barr. Ugba succeeds the former holder of the office, Chief Ukpai Agwu, equally an illustrious son of Ohafia, who…
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ECOWAS Court fines FG N1m for frivolous adjournment in case filed by One Love Foundation on behalf of Glory Okolie

ECOWAS Court fines FG N1m for frivolous adjournment in case filed by One Love Foundation on behalf of Glory Okolie

ECOWAS Court fines FG N1m for frivolous adjournment in case filed One Love Foundation on behalf of Glory Okolie. The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday, fined the Nigerian Government the sum of N1 million in the case between Glory Okolie/One Love Foundation and FG. The ongoing case came up in Ghana on Monday, where proceedings were held at the ECOWAS Court in Ghana. During proceedings, Abuja based lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien Jnr, who is representing Glory Okolie and One Love Foundation urged the court to proceed for hearing as the FG of Nigeria has not filed anything. Reacting, a certain…
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