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November 20, 2024 Press Statement PDP NWC Dismisses Purported Suspension of Cross River State Chairman, Barr. Venatius Ikem The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Cross River State Chapter of our Party, Barr. Venatius Ikem. The NWC declares the said suspension as null and void and of no effect, not being consistent with provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of our great Party For the avoidance of doubt, no State Working Committee…

A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba, along with his daughter and others defrauded Doris Uboh, a former member of the House of Representatives representing the Ika Federal Constituency of Delta State, of N400 million, sources told SaharaReporters. Earlier on Wednesday, a report by News Agency of Nigeria announced that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, had sued the former Senator representing Anambra South, Uba, and two others, for alleged fraud. The IGP in a two-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024 filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, joined Uba’s daughter, Crystal…

The average price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, increased by 3.32% month-on-month, rising from N6,699.63 in September 2024 to N6,915.69 in October 2024. This was revealed in the latest Cooking Gas Price Watch report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). On a year-on-year basis, the price of cooking gas recorded a significant 51.58% increase, up from N4,562.51 in October 2023 to N6,915.69 in October 2024. The report highlighted disparities, with the North-East recording the highest average price, making residents in the region pay the most for cooking gas. According to the report, the…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has sued former Senator representing Anambra South, Andy Uba, and two others, for alleged fraud. The IGP in a two-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024 filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, joined Crystal Uba and Benjamin Etu as second and third defendants respectively. Abdulrashid Sidi filed the charge, dated October 8, on October 10 in the Legal/Prosecution Section at the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. In count one, Uba, Crystal, Etu and Hajiya Fatima now at large, sometime in 2022, were alleged to…

  The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the removal of the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Dr. Bernard Odoh. The ministry also announced the dissolution of the institution’s Governing Council. The announcement was made in a statement on Wednesday signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Folashade Boriowo. The Academic Staff Union of Universities had accused the Governing Council of the institution of failing to follow due process in the appointment of Odoh and had demanded that the FME dissolve the Council over acts of illegalities. “The Federal Government…

Abia State has been ranked 35th in Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue generation among Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to figures released for August 2024 by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The state recorded a total VAT collection of N663.42 million, placing it near the bottom of the list. At the top of the chart, Lagos State maintained its dominant position with a staggering N249.77 billion, followed by Rivers State with N70.54 billion. Oyo, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Delta completed the top five, generating N20.11 billion, N18.17 billion, and N13.09 billion, respectively.…

Member of the House of Representatives for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has condemned the tragic killing of a police officer and the wounding of another following an attack on police personnel at Ugwu Abba, en route to Asaga Ohafia, Ohafia Local Government Area. In a statement expressing deep sorrow over the incident, Rep. Osonwa described the attack as both a grave concern and deeply unsettling, particularly as it targets those who serve to protect the community. “It is with a heavy heart that I share this tragic news. The loss of a dedicated police officer and the…

A former Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Doyin Okupe, has described President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s reform agenda as the most credible compared to other presidential candidates in the 2023 presidential election. Mr Okupe, a former spokesman for President Goodluck Johnathan, stated this while assessing Mr Tinubu’s administration’s reform agenda. Mr Okupe said that even though he did not support Mr Tinubu before the 2023 general election or belong to the ruling party, the president’s “reform agenda is the most credible.” “The Renewed Hope Agenda he (Tinubu) brought is one that can address, and is addressing, the country’s current challenges,” Mr Okupe…

A devout Muslim and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Alhaji Ahmed Raji, has replaced an 80-year-old Church building of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo at St John Baptist Catholic Church, Isalu, Iseyin, with a modern 400-capacity Assembly Hall. The SAN commended the Church for not discriminating against people of other faiths. The modern 400-seater Assembly Hall, built to replace the former 80-year-old edifice which collapsed due to age, was named after Archbishop Gabriel ‘Leke Abegurin, the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Archdiocese and Metropolitan of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province. According to The Guardian, Archbishop Gabriel Abegunrin was the chief celebrant of the…

Daniel Bwala had barely announced himself as the new presidential spokesman when Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, issued a statement saying there was no “presidential spokesman” in that sense. To boot, Onanuga announced the re-designation of Bwala as special adviser on policy communication to the president — a position that means the latest addition to President Bola Tinubu’s media team will now operate away from the presidential villa. It all happened in a day’s job — on Monday, November 18. Bwala was announced as the special adviser to media and public communication on November…