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One of the aspirants in Thursday’s Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary in Edo State, Ogbeide-Ihama, has withdrawn from the race. Ogbeide-Ihama, a former member of the House of Representatives, announced his withdrawal from the PDP gubernatorial primaries via a letter dated 12th February and addressed to the National Secretary of the party, Sam Anyanwu, and copied to the National Working …

National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Barr Julius Abure has reacted to his arrest by Nigeria Police Force Zone 5, barely two days to the party primary in Edo. Abure and others were released on bail on Thursday around 2 am, a spokesman for the police zone, Tijani Momoh, told Channels Television. Reacting to the development, Abure in a now-viral video, …

Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo governorship race, Senator Oserheimen Osunbor has pulled out of the rescheduled primary election scheduled for today. Osunbor disclosed this in a letter dated February 21, 2024. Recall that the former Edo governor last Tuesday submitted a petition to the APC Appeals committee and demanded a rescheduled primary that would be free …

The federal government on Thursday, February 23, announced that it has stopped the exportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas, to reduce the scarcity and soaring price in the country. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, broke the news to reports at the “Internal Stakeholders’ Workshop,” in Abuja. The theme of the workshop is “Harnessing …

•others to be released later The  National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, who was arrested by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), in charge of Zone 5, Benin City, Edo State, Mr. Arungwa Nwazule, on Wednesday evening has been released. Abure, Tribune Online gathered was released around 3.05 am on Thursday. The AIG had late Wednesday night disclosed …

The DSS further calls on parties to pursue dialogue and negotiation rather than engaging in conducts that could heighten tensions.  The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shun the planned nationwide protests over hardship and astronomical rising cost of living in Nigeria scheduled to hold on February …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the prevailing hike on price of food items will soon be ameliorated. The Minister of Information and National Orientation,Alhaji Mohammed  Idris Malagi represented by the Director General, Voice of Nigeria, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace gave the assurance during the 2024 Nigeria institute of Public Relations Niger State Chapter Conference and Annual General Meeting held …

The Department of State Services (DSS) said some persons are planning to use the planned protests by Organised Labour slated for February 27-28 to foment crisis and widespread violence. The Service called on labour to shelve the action meant to protest the economic situation in the country in the interest of peace. Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, DSS National …

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa said Nigerians would be able to feed themselves once the issue of insecurity is fixed. Aondoakaa said this in an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday. He said, “The main issue now is that of security. Nigerians have the capacity to feed themselves. They are hardworking people. But now …

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has threatened to sue the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio N25 billion over alleged defamation of character. Emefiele through his lawyer Matthew Burkaa, SAN, in a letter addressed to the Senate President, demanded an unreserved apology in writing, published and circulated by the same medium with which …