New twist to PDP/APC media war
The heated campaign for the office of spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ended with the emergence of a veteran journalist Mr. Kola Ologbondinyan. He beat a number of passionate advocates of the PDP among whom were Mr. Farouk Audu-Adejoh from Kogi State and Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, a former minister in the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
Rivers chiefs demand apology from APC for allegedly denigrating monarch
Chiefs and Elders of Okochiri Kingdom in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State have demanded apology from All Progressives Congress, APC, for an alleged denigration of His Royal Majesty, King Ateke Tom.
Atiku’s not a threat to APC — Idahosa
CHIEF Charles Idahosa is a Special Adviser on Political Matters to former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole. In this interview, Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, states that the reason given by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, does not hold water adding that the former Vice President is not a threat to the APC. He also bares his mind on other burning sundry issues. Excerpts:
Why we’re yet to swear in Adonomo after S-Court judgment —Edo Speaker
Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto, yesterday, gave reasons why Mr. Godwin Adenomo, who the Supreme Court last week declared the authentic lawmaker representing Ovia South West constituency of Edo State in the state House of Assembly, after sacking Mr Sunday Aghedo, was yet to be sworn in as a lawmaker.
FG, French Embassy, AFD sign $60m infrastructure agreement in Imo State
FRENCH Embassy in Nigeria has signed $60 million financial agreement with the Federal Ministry of Finance, through the support of French Development Agency, AFD, to fund the implementation of the Rural Access and Mobility Project, RAMP II, in Imo State.
VAIDS success depends on taxing high networth individuals —Don
The success of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme, VAIDS, will depend on the ability of the government and the tax authorities to capture more high net-worth individuals who control over 80 percent of the nation’s resources.
