A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has said that there is no more backdoor victory for Governor Duiye Diri following the Appeal court judgement. Recall that the High Court in Abuja, had on October 9, declared that Sylva was not eligible to participate in the gubernatorial contest having already spent five years in office as governor of the state. Nabena stated this in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to the Court judgement reinstating the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipreye Sylva as APC governorship election in the November…
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Following the Appeal court verdict reinstating the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November election in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva has said that the judiciary has vindicated itself. Recall that the High Court in Abuja, had on October 9, declared that Sylva was not eligible to participate in the gubernatorial contest having already spent five years in office as governor of the state. Sylva stated this on Tuesday in Abuja after meeting with the Deputy National Chairman, North, Bukar Dalori and the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Bashir. Reacting to the judgment, recalled that when…
A group under the auspices of Advocate for Social Justice, has called on the Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state to to avail the people of Zamfara with facts and figures behind his financial deposit declarations to the tune of over $5 million with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) without further delay. It said it was important to note that this plea was not open ended, sayung if the sources of these figures declared are not made public within one week, it would mobilise Nigerians and people of Zamfara state to march to the National Assembly and ensure a…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviate, Betta Edu, to give detailed policy documents adopted in allocation and distribution of N1.1 trillion for the conditional cash transfer to 15 million households in order to ensure transparency and accountability. Adebayo decried the lack of transparent handling of the previous conditional cash transfer programmes have led to corruption and fraud, where funds intended for vulnerable people were misappropriated by individuals. The House, therefore, mandated, “the committee on constituency outreach and committee on poverty Alleviation to invite the honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that a total of 239,746 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were uncollected in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states ahead of the September 11 governorship polls. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday after the meeting of the commission aimed at reviewing the ongoing preparations for the off-cycle governorship elections in the three States. He said: “As was done in recent elections, including the 2023 General Election, the Commission is publishing the comprehensive information of collected and uncollected Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs)…
As part of effort to stop ticket racketeering, the federal government on Monday announced that the e- ticketing platform for Lagos-Ibadan, Warri – Itakpe rail corridor takes effect on November 1st, 2023. TheHintsNews reports that, the contract for the E-ticketing of the rail routes was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) early in 2023 at the cost of N1.96 billion for Fare Solution Ltd and Global Software and Digital Solutions. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Akali, while speaking in Abuja said: “The essence of this initiative is to ensure passenger safety and put an end to ticket racketeering, while…
A Fellow of the King Abdullah Bin AbdulAziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), Mallam Abubakar Akande, has urged Nigerian Youths on interreligious and intercultural dialogue for religious harmony. He made the call in Abuja at a one-day capacity building training for Interfaith Youth Network Members on Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Dialogue. The event organised by Interfaith Dialogue for Peace (IDP), KAICIID Dialogue Centre, Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), Search for Common Ground, and UFUK Dialogue Foundation, was aimed at equiping members of the Interfaith Youth Network to acquire the necessary skills to engage in dialogue and promote peaceful living…
The National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has vowed that they would not allowed the impeachment orchestrater by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike against the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalaye Fubara will not be allowed. TheHintsNews reports that Wike and his political Godson have been having a cold battle which culminated in Fubara’s failed impeachment on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. But addressing a press conference on the political development in the state on Monday, Clark said he was disturbed by the reported developments in Rivers State in the…
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has commenced the removal of perimeter fences located within two meters of drainage channels on Norman Williams, Awolowo, and Dodan Barracks drainage in Ikoyi. It said the demolition of the perimeter fences followed the expiration of served contravention notices and an additional grace period arrived at during a stakeholders meeting with the property owners convened by the state government. The spokesperson for the Ministry, Kunle Adeshina, made this known in a post shared on his X (Twitter) handle on Monday. “Operatives of the Drainage Enforcement and Compliance dept of MOE&WR on…
The Lagos State government has reopened the Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, having met some of the conditions set for reopening sealed markets in the state. The reopening of the market followed the closure of the market last week for various environmental infractions. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, visited the market on Sunday for assessment, said that the market was reopened after meeting set sanitation compliance conditions and called on all markets to prioritise cleanliness and adhere to environmental standards. In a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Lagos Waste Management Authority on…