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The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spurned his father’s rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari, and charged Nigerians to re-elect him for positioning Nigeria on the correct path. Olujonwo Obasanjo  in a two page statement of endorsement of the incumbent President, while admitting that no human could be perfect, nevertheless, listed among others what he claimed as the achievements of the Buhari administration. He said the administration had sparked the revival of the steel industry and moved to stop the importation of petroleum products through the relocation of refineries as achievements of the government. Olujonwo’s claims are contrary to…

Federal government has said it suspended the establishment of a national carrier, Nigeria Air, because the core investors pulled out of the project in the last minutes. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this in an interview with newsmen at Lagos airport, also said the decision became necessary because the federal government resolved not to finance the project alone, noting, however, that the project was still on course. Mohammed said the federal government was trying to now get a better funding structure for the project and provide the enabling environment. The minister said: “A government will…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to show his zero tolerance for corruption by ordering an inquest into the N2.5 billion scandal his wife was entangled. The party said nothing was more scandalous than the fact that while President Buhari was in the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York mouthing his war against corruption, a huge broth of corruption, in which his wife was mentioned, was simmering under his own roof. In a statement issued by the party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, Wednesday, the party said: “President Buhari must have learned that Nigerians are not…

With two weeks to the national convention of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party is in a dilemma over the choice of venue as its leaders and stakeholders are yet to agree on a particular location. Controversy over venue started on Monday when two organs of the party- the National Working Committee, NWC, and the Board of Trustees, BoT- disagreed on the choice of Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. While the NWC sees the Garden City as the most appropriate venue for the big event, the BoT believes enough consultation was not made and has called for consideration of alternative…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, says it will proceed on its scheduled industrial strike starting on Thursday, after it failed to reach an agreement with the Federal Government. The leadership of the NLC met with Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, in Abuja on Wednesday to reach an agreement but the meeting ended in a deadlock. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stated that the meeting ended in a deadlock as the parties failed to reach an agreement, adding that the industrial action will hold as earlier announced. Speaking at the end of the meeting with the government delegation, he noted…

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his Sokoto counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, Wednesday, advocated that Nigeria needs “a highly educated and competent President,” noting that the time has come for a visionary leader, a nation builder and a democrat to lead the country. Both governors spoke when Dickson played host to Tambuwal, a Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the Government House, Yenagoa. Tambuwal who canvassed the support of Bayelsa State and indeed delegates of the Ijaw Nation, promised to initiate a robust debate on restructuring if elected President. He said that the pressing demand for resource…

Governor Udom Emmanuel says St. Gabriel Virgin Coconut Oil Refinery at Ikot Akpan Oboh, Mkpat Enin local government area of Akwa Ibom State intends to engage the services of more than 1,500 personnel. Emmanuel who stated this Wednesday during an inspection of the refinery factory under construction as part of activities marking the 31st Anniversary of the state creation noted that when operational, the facility would also engage the services of no fewer than 1,000 professionals. He announced that about 350 persons from the host communities are currently employed at the feeder coconut plantation, remarking that his industrialisation drive would yield more…

In response to Akwa Ibom Police Command’s directive, more than 100 aggrieved youths from Ukanafun local government area in Akwa Ibom State have surrendered arms and other dangerous weapons to police in readiness for peace. The command had, in a press release dated Friday, September 21, directed the aggrieved youths of Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun to surrender arms from Saturday, September 22 to Wednesday, September 26 and embrace peace. For more than three years, most communities of the two local government areas have been embroiled in cult war that degenerated into militancy, resulting in many residents of the affected communities…

The Edo State Government has attributed Godwin Obaseki sleeping while President Muhammadu Buhari was delivering his speech at the United Nation’s conference in New York to fatigue and exhaustion. Reacting to the pictures of the governor sleeping, Crusoe Osagie, the special adviser to the governor on media and communication strategy, said Mr Obaseki like all humans is susceptible to fatigue. The statement issued Wednesday reads “Our attention has been drawn to a mischievous campaign designed to smear the image of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Governor Obaseki. “The disparagers have populated the internet with photographs of the governor when he…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the issue of corruption within countries and illicit flow of funds across national boundaries can only be effectively addressed through multilateral cooperation and concerted action. The Nigerian leader stated this while addressing the issue of corruption and illicit assets when he delivered his statement at the opening of the 73rdsession of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday. According to him, the issue of corruption within countries and the illicit flow of funds across national boundaries have a huge negative impact on the stability, peace, and economic prospects of millions in…