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Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, said All Progressives Congress, APC, in the past three years brought nothing but hunger, afflictions and daily bloodletting to the nation. The PDP saw this as a direct insult on the intelligence of Nigerians, advising the party, to perish the thought of deceiving Nigerians with its change of slogan from ‘CHANGE’ to ‘PROGRESS.’ In a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s national publicity secretary, the party asked, “How can the APC think that by changing its slogan, Nigerians will suddenly forget that in the last three years of its administration, the nation has not…

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Sunday, stated that oil and gas companies are enjoying an unfair advantage over the country’s failure to review the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Agreement, also known as Production Sharing Contracts, PSC, between Nigeria and the oil companies. NEITI, in a statement in Abuja, stated that in the early years after the signing of the agreement, PSCs were contributing less than one per cent of the country’s crude oil production, but from 2012 till date, companies under the PSCs, sensing the Federal Government’s reluctance to review the agreements, had stepped up…

Former Governor of Edo, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has been sworn-in as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s on going National Convention. He emerged after an affirmative vote by the party’s delegates from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory at the party’s National Convention which began on Saturday in Abuja. Oshiomhole became the sole chairmanship candidate before the convention after his opponents, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor and Chief Clement Ebri, both former governors of Edo and Cross River, respectively, withdrew from the race. His election, along with those of 18…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Convention held at Eagles Square, Abuja ended with some casualties during the election. The major surprise in the eight contested positions Saturday was the defeat of Senator Osita Izunaso in his re-election bid as the National Organising Secretary. Izunaso who spearheaded the Allied Forces in his Imo State to take the structure of the party from Governor Rochas Okorocha was defeated by Okorocha’s candidate, Barrister Emma Ebidero in an intriguing game in which the party’s governors reportedly came to the aide of their besieged colleague. Izunaso’s defeat followed what Vanguard gathered as the decision…

Street Interview What is your name? My name is Udosat Ukana. I am 48 years old and from Ikot Unah in Ukanafun local government area. Why are you in Uyo? I was internally displaced due to the mayhem that rocked my village. I left my village for Uyo since June last year. How did it happen? The cult war started as a child’s play. The boys formed various groups. From time to time, they went into bush and came back in the day to commit the crimes.  When I was a youth leader, I tried to convince them to stay…

In this concluding interview, Mr. Unyime Idem, managing director, Idems Ultimate Limited and Chairman, Stanford Microfinance Bank limited, speaks about his bank, politics, family, leisure time and countries visited, among other interesting issues. Happy reading:   Excerpts: As a GSM dealer and entrepreneur, what motivated you to venture into Bank business? I got motivation to start Stanford Microfinance Bank when I interacted with my customers across the entire state and discovered that their basic challenge was inability to source for funds for their businesses. I also discovered that there was a gap between them and the commercial bank in that…

Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has emerged the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oshiomhole was voted national chairman of ruling APC by delegates at the National Convention of the party in Abuja on Saturday. He emerged the sole candidate for the position, after 14 others pulled out of the race to succeed John Odigie Oyegun. The names of each of the unopposed candidates were mentioned by the Chairman of the National Convention Committee Governor Abubakar Badaru Mohammed of Jigawa State while the delegates in affirmation chorused “Yes.” Oshiomhole was the first candidate to be mentioned by…

A lot of events related to 2019 took place across the nation recently. From the recent botched congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the medical trip to the United Kingdom by President Muhammadu Buhari, the merger of the Coalition for Nigerian Movement, CNM with the African Democratic Congress, ADC to the declaration of former Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole to contest for the national chairmanship of the APC and ace journalist, Alistair Soyode for the 2019 presidency, it has been one hell of a week. However,   we decided to take on an elder statesman, Obong Victor Attah who is…

Street Interview Who Are you? My name is Kufre Urom from Ikot Akpa Idem in Ukanafun local government area. I am 30 years and a holder of B.SC (English/Education). Why are you in Uyo? I was displaced from my village since March 19, 2018 following the sudden death of my brother, Unyime Urom. He was killed by unknown gunmen in our compound in the night on March 18, this year. All of us- my parents including siblings- were forced to flee the compound. Since then, I have not reached our compound because of the gory sight of my slain brother.…

Argentina’s loss to Croatia opened up a huge door for Iceland and Nigeria to make headway in Group D, and it was the Super Eagles who took full advantage. Ahmed Musa’s second-half double gave Nigeria full control, while Gylfi Sigurdsson’s missed penalty kick could loom large going forward, as Nigeria took a 2-0 triumph in Vologograd to move into second place in the group. Iceland had the better of the play in the first half and looked to strike early. It nearly did through its superstar, Sigurdsson. His long-range free kick was earmarked for the upper left-hand corner of the…