Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organisation has vowed that the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, would send the incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, out of office in 2023. The chairman of AMCO and former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral resources, Wale Oluwo, who made this known on Sunday, said plans had been concluded to return Ambode […]
Some networks of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) have been attacked by vandals. The development led to power outage in some key places in the Central Business District (CBD) of the nation’s capital. In a notice, the Distribution Company (DisCo) said aside CBD, some parts of Lifecamp Round-about in Abuja were also affected. […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Sunday declared that no political party will hold a convention to select any presidential candidate in Abuja. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent. Sunday PUNCH had reported that the Peoples Democratic Party picked the Federal Capital Territory for […]
Godwin Obaseki, Edo governor, has approved N40,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state. Obaseki made the announcement on Sunday while delivering his 2022 Workers’ Day speech. He said his government will continue to prioritise the welfare of Edo workers and equip them with the capacity to deliver quality service. “As […]
AHEAD of 2023 Presidential election, President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan may have bowed to pressure from Senators, the North East geo- political zone in particular and other parts of the north to vie for the Presidency as he will, this week, pick the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms on the platform […]
It’s May Day, a day set aside to celebrate workers and highlight their struggles. Also known as the International Workers Day, it came into effect in 1889 to beam the spotlight on workers’ struggle, a fallout of Haymarket affair in Chicago, U. S. A, where workers led a protest to insist on working for […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has disqualified its candidate at the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, from contesting the Anambra South Senatorial District. The report of the five-man screening committee headed by Mr Udeh Okoye said the three senatorial aspirants were screened out for varying reasons out of the nine that were […]
As the clock ticks towards the 2023 elections, some governors who are completing their second terms next year have commenced moves to switch to the federal parliament, a place tagged as retirement home for state chief executives. Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic, it has been a common practice among governors to retire […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Muslims on the Eid Mubarak celebrations, reiterating his administration’s commitment to tackling terrorism in the country. Buhari in a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the final victory against Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province is within sight. The President said with the designation of […]
Omoyele Sowore, activist and presidential aspirant in the African Action Congress (AAC), has asked Nigerians to embrace new ideas and initiatives for the 2023 elections. Sowore spoke on Saturday in Akure, Ondo state capital, after his arrival in the state for consultations ahead of the 2023 elections. Speaking with journalists, the activist said he […]
