The Christian Organisations of Nigeria (CON) has declared support for Senator Abdulaziz Yari to emerge as 10th Senate President ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Assembly scheduled for January 13.It called on the Senators-elect to discountenance those “enemies of democracy” trying to use politics of divide-and-rule to discourage Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators-elect from voting Yari as the next Senate President.Addressing a joint conference Thursday in Abuja, the President General of the christian body, Apostle Paul Nwokoro, the Secretary General, Dr. Mathew Arowolo and the Public Relations Officer, Rev. Yusuf Musa, said the 10th Senate was not a place…
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A group under the aegis of The Natives, says, electing a Muslim as the President of the 10th Senate was synonymous to national sabotage ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.Against this background, the group kicked against the election of another Muslim as the next Senate President.Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, the Leader of the group, Smart Edwards, urged Senators-elect to dissociate themselves from any political, financial and insensitive approach or act that would promote a Muslim for the office of the Senate President.He said: “We cannot toy with the expensive portray of…
Ahead of the June 13 Inauguration, President Bola Tinubu will today meet with all senators-elect at the presidential villa, Abuja.The meeting between the lawmakers and the president would take place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, on Thursday, June 8 at 2pm.The agenda of the meeting is to discuss national issues, especially the election of presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly scheduled to hold on Tuesday.Tinubu’s invitation to the senators was conveyed in an official letter from the State House to the Senate, which was read on Wednesday by Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the…
Members of Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have pledged to donate Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-compliant buses estimated to cost N10 billion to boost Nigeria’s mass transportation network.The petroleum marketers have also expressed full support for the decision of the Bola Tinubu-led administration to sustain the removal of petrol subsidy since its inauguration on May 29.The Chairman of the DAPPMAN, Mrs. Winifred Akpani disclosed this Wednesday while speaking with journalists after she led a delegation of the body to the State House on a courtesy visit to Tinubu in…
Many depot owners may soon shut down their facilities due to the inability to meet the new financial requirement of about N10bn by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as the cost of lifting fuel from its ships, The PUNCH has learnt.The PUNCH on Wednesday noticed that many filling stations in Lagos State were not selling products to the public.So This Happened (204) Reviews Hilda Baci’s…Sources at the depots told The PUNCH that depot owners were struggling to raise between N5b-N10bn to make new orders from the NNPCL.“NNPCL has enough stock in-country and we still buy from them pending when…
As part of measures to cushion the pain of subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) to come up with inputs on palliatives and the minimum wage review.The President described the level of impoverishment in the country as “unacceptable,” urging state governors to collaborate with the federal government to tackle poverty nationwide.Tinubu disclosed this Wednesday during a meeting with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State in Abuja.He directed NEC led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to mobilise various interventions to cushion the hardship faced by…
The Nasarawa State Assembly for the first time since its creation is witnessing the inauguration of two Speakers under the same political party, the All Progressive Congress (APC).Sequel to the drama that took place in the state, three contestants joined the race for Speakership – Balarabe Abdullahi (the immediate past Speaker who had just concluded two terms of eight years, Daniel Oga Ogazi and Jato.The contest became heated when the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took their cue behind Ogazi with the support of few APC elected members. While 13 elected members threw their support, 11 gave their support to…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 general election, Atiku Abubakar, says, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to make the certified true copies of electoral materials available to him despite paying the sum of N6.9 million.TheHintsNews reports that Atiku and PDP, in their joint petition marked; CA/PEPC/05/2023, are challenging the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election.At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Atiku informed the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja of their inability to get the certified true copies of the electoral documents…
Bolt and Uba drivers Wednesday took to the streets of Abuja to protest against the refusal of both companies to increase transportation fare on their apps in accordance with the recent fuel hike.TheHintsNews recalls that President Bola Tinubu had during his inauguration on May 29 declared an end to the payment of subsidy by the federal government.It was based on this that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) vowed to embark on strike if the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) failed to revert the current template on the increase in the price of fuel occasioned by the withdrawal of fuel…
Ahead of June 13 inauguration, a group, 100% Focus Movement has assured that the 10th House of Representatives would not be a rubber stamp legislative House under the leadership of Hon. Tajudeen Abass.The Leader of the group, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim gave the assurance while addressing a press conference organised in collaboration Arewa Women for Tinubu/Shettima Movement on Tuesday in Abuja.He noted that Abass has the wherewithal to oversee the affairs of the Green Chamber if elected into office.Ibrahim stated: “He has been in the House for the past 12 years. He is a simple and gentle man. He is a…