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The Abia state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the resignation of Gov. Alex Otti’s Commissioners on Wednesday has vindicated the party’s position on bogus, unexplained and unverifiable expenditure headings of the Otti- led administration. In a statement by Abia PDP Vice Chairman/Acting State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Elder Abraham Amah on Wednesday, the party said its attention has been drawn to the resignation of the two commissioners as contained in a release issued by the Chief Press Secretary, CPS to the governor, Mr. Ukoha Njoku. The Commissioners are Mr. Chima Oriaku – Commissioner for Science and Technology, and…

Popular Nigerian prophet and founder of the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries, CMDM, Jeremiah Fufeyin, has stated that his miracle soap has the approval of the Nigerian government. Fufeyin had launched his miracle product which includes soap, perfume and water, among others. Criticising the development, Abel Damina, the founder of Power City International in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, condemned the miracle products, tagging Jeremiah a business man. Responding in a now controversial video on social media, Jeremiah noted that the miracle soap also works for him, stating that it has a registered number from the National Agency for Food and Drug…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with effect from August 14, 2024. Mrs. Walson-Jack was appointed as Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several Ministries. The new appointee will take over from the incumbent Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, who is due to retire on August 13, 2024. President Tinubu, while thanking the outgoing Head of Service for…

Four hundred and one chairmen and members of caretaker committees running Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas in Osun State have all resigned their positions. Those that resigned include; 69 caretaker chairmen and 332 caretaker members drawn from each of the 332 wards in the state. Letters of resignation of the chairmen circulated on social media on Wednesday but a clear reason behind their resignation was not given. In one of the letters seen by Punch, the caretaker chairman of Odo-Otin local government area, Okuku, Adewale Adeyinka, said he was quitting office to pursue other opportunities to serve…

Umar Zulum Umara, son of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has been arrested for killing a Chinese national during a fight over a woman at a nightclub in India. Umara, a student at a university in New Delhi, reportedly smashed a bottle of alcoholic drink on the Chinese man who showed interest in the same lady as the governor's son. According to Sahara Reporters, the incident happened two weeks ago, while Governor Zulum alongside the governors of Adamawa and Yobe states were in Pakistan, attending a post insurgency workshop. A source close to the family told SaharaReporters that…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says Nigeria has not been exempted from the customary visa application process. On Monday, Nigerians were thrilled to read that the three-year travel ban from the UAE had been lifted. But their joy evaporated when Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, said the resolution had conditions that were “mutually beneficial”. Part of the conditions include obtaining a document verification number (DVN). According to the DV hub, the process is a specialised service designed to authenticate and verify documentation essential for visa applications to the UAE. The DVN costs a non-refundable N640,000 excluding VAT…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has vowed to reclaim all leadership positions occupied by other political parties. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the vow at the opening of the forum meeting on Wednesday at the Government House, Enugu. According to him, it is a very unique and ambitious meeting in the history of the party, as they are in Enugu to make history and showcase their perseverance to the party. “Today we are here to unify ourselves, discuss issues that affect the party, and various matters within ourselves. “Our…

Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Following his removal as the Chief whip of the 10th senate Borno South Lawmaker Ali Ndume on Wednesday also escaped being suspended from the Red Chambers. Ndume was stripped from his position and replaced with Borno North Lawmaker, Tahir Monguno. The Senators took the decision over a statement Ndume made in recent interview in which he said that the president was not in the picture of what is happening outside the Villa, alleging that the president has been sidelined and caged. The Lawmakers via voice votes further relieved Ndume from his position as the Deputy Chairman of…

  Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has been removed as the Chief Whip of the 10th Senate. In a voice vote, the upper chamber took the unanimous resolution to effect the replacement, after a letter of complaint against the unbecoming utterances of the chief whip, Sen. Ali Ndume by the APC National Headquarters, was read by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. Tahir Munguno is the new Chief Whip as announced by the leadership of the Senate. Details soon…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reinstated Philip Shaibu as Deputy Governor of Edo State months after he was removed from the position. In a judgment, Justice Omotoso said the impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly was illegal and unconstitutional. The judge held that the impeachment was in gross violation of the Constitution, Channels TV reported. Aside from restoring Shaibu, the court also ordered that his salaries and allowances should be paid to him from April when he was impeached as the deputy governor of the state. Meanwhile, the Edo State House of…