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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed disappointment with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over  lingering crisis in the party. The governor spoke when the management team of The Sun  Publishing Limited officially presented letter of award to him. He restated that the election that produced the presidential candidate of the party was dogged by fraudulent practices. Wike said if …

LOS ANGELES — California saw no relief from drenching rains early Tuesday as the latest in a relentless string of storms continued to swamp roads and batter coastlines with high surf, turning rivers into gushing flood zones and forcing the evacuation of thousands in towns with histories of deadly mudslides. At least 14 people have died since the storms began last week. …

• Experts decry increasing taxes amid widening poverty• Call for plugging of revenue leakages• Explore property taxes, Yusuf urges govt There is anxiety in the private sector as Federal Government seeks to heap more taxes on businesses through its controversial Finance Bill 2022. The National Assembly hastily passed the bill, alongside the 2023 Appropriation Bill, without subjecting it to a …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is selling Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at a loss because of its mandate from the Federal Government as regards PMS subsidy, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said on Monday. Sylva’s remarks came as oil marketers stated that the supply hitches in the downstream oil sector that often …

The presidential candidate of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says the recent abduction of 31 persons at a train station in Edo State shows that Nigeria is yet to win the battle against insecurity. Mr Tinubu, who is seeking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, condemned the attack in a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday. The …

…Steps up campaign against disease Edo State Government, as part of efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever and ensure the health and safety of residents across all Edo communities, has met with stakeholders in the seven local government councils most affected by the disease in the state. Briefing journalists after the meeting in Esan West Local Government Secretariat, …

• Insists nothing can derail polls The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the 2023 general election will go ahead as scheduled. On Monday, the Indepenent National Electoral Commission (INEC) raised fresh fears that the general election faced serious threats of cancellation and postponement if security challenges across parts of the country fails to improve. Yesterday, at the 17th edition …

Kindly share this story: The Nigeria Police Force has said that it will arrest a yet-to-be identified man for sharing a substance, suspected to be marijuana, with an infant in a viral video. In the video posted on Twitter by a user, Ikeokwu Chidozie, the man is seen smoking what looks like a wrap of marijuana and then forcing it …

…Queries commission’s N60B vote for security, N4B to clear drains …Says politicians waiting to share NDDC budget to run 2023 elections Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Monday termed as fraudulent, the N500 Billion appropriations contained in the 2023 Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) budget proposals now before the National Assembly. Wike while addressing delegations of the Leadership and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh challenge to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Airforce Institute of Technology (AFIT) Kaduna to complete work on the ongoing manufacturing of the first Nigerian-made Helicopter before the end of his administration. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of Engr. Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna disclosed this at AFIT Kaduna …