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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday pledged to support the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, with logistics for his campaign in Rivers State, according to report by the Punch. Wike, who invited the NNPP presidential candidate to inaugurate the Mgbutanwo Internal Roads in Emohua Local Government Area of the state, said Kwankwaso is a …

Nigerians should brace up for higher food prices/ risks in 2023 due to recent floods and high fertilizer prices, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, food inflation hit 23.72 per cent on a year-on-year basis in October 2022, with inflation on certain food items rising to between 50 – 100 per cent. …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) of Nigeria departed Abuja on Sunday, embarking on the first high level visit to Canada since 2010 when then President Goodluck Jonathan visited the North American nation to attend G8 summit.According to his media Aide, Laolu Akande, the visit will deepen diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Canada as Prof. Osinbajo will meet the Canadian Deputy …

…Officials Attribute new development to Obaseki’s reforms Edo State has emerged as one of the six states in Nigeria that are least impacted by multidimensional poverty. Officials say the new development is coming on the heels of  multi-sectoral reforms implemented across various spheres of the state’s economy by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. The data was contained in the 2021 …

The announcement that the Federal Civil Service Commission is starting a massive nationwide hiring drive for positions in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies is false, the commission has said. In a statement by Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mary Ogbe, the Federal Civil Service Commission hereby emphatically declare that the fictitious “massive nation wide recruitment” only exist in the figment of imagination of …

• ‘To Realise Ambition, There Must Be Articulated Agreement From Region’s Leadership • Igbo Hamstrung By Absence Of Formidable Alliance Against APC, PDP —Nwobodo• Lack Of Strategic Engagement Bane Of Igbo Politics —Okorie• Igbo Supporting Obi Because He’s A Rallying Point, Filling Leadership Gap —Uche Deep-seated animosity among its leaders and political class, self-aggrandisement, greed, lack of strategic engagement, and inability to …

Bianca Ojukwu, the widow of the late leader of Biafra, Odumegwu Ojukwu, said on Sunday that any country without functional emergency services was underdeveloped and not developing. She stated this as she narrated her experience at an accident scene at the Ugwu Onyeama Enugu Expressway late Saturday. She wrote this in a statement posted to her Facebook page. Ojukwu, in …

The Special Assistant to Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Youth and Community Development, Prince David Odeli, has hit hard on the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate in the February 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the former Lagos State governor ” inflicted hardship on Nigerians ” and ” Nigerians are seriously regretting voting for the APC” in …

*Outlines procedures for likely second vote  *Assures all genuine registered voters will collect PVC Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has decided to print 93.5 million extra ballot papers for possible presidential election runoff, along with the 93.5 million ballot papers needed for the February 25, 2023 presidential election.The commission also explained …

Five governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some aggrieved party stalwarts, on Sunday, announced the formation of the Integrity Group within the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the G5 Governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers have been clamouring for the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, since the …