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The spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa has said claims by Governor Nyeom Wike that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, undermined and disrespected him in the set-up of the council are misleading. He insisted that Wike and the state Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party were notified about the …

• Weeds take over ATBU structures as students get quit notices from landlords• UNILAG commercial drivers, business owners count losses• In BUK, lecture theatres under lock amid bushy environment It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon at De Gong Hotel, Shasha, Lagos. Some young boys are seated drinking and fiddling with their phones. They are monitoring the ongoing matches to know whether …

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 elections, Charles Udeogaranya, on Monday, called on the Nigerian electorate to vote for candidates who have both the mental and physical wellbeing to do the job of a president. Udeogaranya disclosed this in a press statement issued in Abuja and made available to The PUNCH on Friday. The …

President Muhammadu has advised the nation’s security establishment and entire citizens to continue being vigilant, saying it is important to avoid panic. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said Buhari was reacting to security advisories issued by some embassies in Abuja, urging citizens to remain calm. According to him, the recent changes …

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has been told that N4.6 billion was allegedly transferred into a Joint Trust account to finance the campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The prosecution witness and an investigating officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Shehu Shuaibu, made the submission, yesterday, while testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor in an ongoing …

*Prioritises human capital, others  *Says test-running of Lekki deep seaport begins next week Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reeled out what the priorities of the state would be in 2023 when he presented N1.693 trillion 2023 appropriation bill to the House of Assembly yesterday.The state, the governor said would sustain its strategic investment in human capital and channel resources …

…Govt says ‘deal will boost ecotourism receipts’  Edo State Government has signed a 30-year conservation/eco-tourism concession with Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation to protect endangered forest elephants, white-throated monkeys and the farming population, among others in the Okomu South and Gele-Gele Forest Reserves. This was disclosed by Executive Director of ANI Foundation, Tunde Morakinyo, after a meeting between government officials …

Comrade Tonye Bobo, the National leader of third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, has warned the Boma Inewariku group to stop dragging the names of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.) to the mud over speculated frivolous allegations of fraud.. In the same vein, he warned against smearing the new Interim Administrator of the Presidential …

Abuja appeal court, on Friday suspended the execution of its judgement that ordered the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsanami, granted the application the Federal Government brought for stay of execution of the …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has hailed the German Government for its role in supporting the state’s skills development, job creation and youth development programmes. The governor said this during a dinner hosted by the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Weert Borner and his wife, Dr. Imke Borner to celebrate the Day of German Unity, in …