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A former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu on Monday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital described the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubarka as the most qualified person to take over power from President Mohammadu Buhari in 2023. Aliyu, who was in Abeokuta in the company of former governors Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano) and Boni Haruna (Adamawa) rallied …

Barring any last-minute change of mind, the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party will this week meet to deliberate on the crisis rocking the party. This is part of a larger plan to rescue the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, following the boycott of its campaign by some aggrieved governors of the party. The PUNCH learnt the …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has rolled out his governance agenda to Nigerians in Diaspora. Speaking on the theme, ‘Nigeria Diaspora and Capacity Building’, in Michigan, United States, on Monday, Obi stated that if elected president, his administration would drastically reduce the cost of governance. This was contained in a statement by the Obi-Datti Media office, …

Buhari To Present 2023 Budget To National Assembly Friday President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would present the 2023 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Friday. The is contained in a communication from Buhari to the two chambers of the federal parliament read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during Senate plenary on Tuesday. Buhari …

On 11 February 2022, Remi Aye, 65, died at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Teaching Hospital, Ondo after battling a stroke and hypertension for more than six years. “If the government had paid his gratuity, maybe he wouldn’t have died,” his widow, Janet, told PREMIUM TIMES, as tears dripped from her eyes. After working temporarily at the Ondo State-owned Owena …

Renowned US-based Nephrologist, Dr. Osahon Ukponmwan has donated ten Hemodialysis chairs to Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW), with a pledge of $10,000 in support of the organization’s quest to establish a functioning dialysis unit and sustain its medical mission. Out of the pledge of $10.000, he redeemed $5,000 with a check for the organization on the spot. Dr. Upkonmwan made …

Stakeholders in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have called for the immediate removal of Chief Dan Orbih as the Vice Chairman, South South of the party. The stakeholders made the demand during a meeting in Benin City, which was attended by party leaders and chieftains from all the senatorial districts in the state. A leader …

Edo State Government has urged workers in the state to be diligent and committed to effectively discharging their duties so as to complement the government’s efforts at improving the livelihoods of the people and ensuring economic prosperity for the state. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq. gave the charge when he received officers recently sponsored on a …

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday, said the pills recovered from the mansion were no less than 13,451,466 and worth N8.8bn in street value. According to him, the mansion belongs to a billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu …

• PDP, not Ayu, paid NWC members housing allowance – Aide Aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday met in Enugu to plot their next move, following the visit of the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in his private residence on Thursday in Abuja. L-R: Makinde, Ikpeazu, Wike, …