Nigerians to pay some more for fuel
The pump price of petrol has been jerked up by the Federal Government. Also jerked up is the tariff that Nigerians are to pay for the consumption of electricity. The new price regimes are coming against the backdrop of efforts by the Federal Government to…
We’ll shoot down prices – Buhari
The Federal Government has sworn to force down the prices of poultry products in the country. To this end, it has ordered the release of 30,000 tonnes of maize from the national strategic reserve in support of animal feeds producers. The measure is also designed…
Wike’s ally attacked as power tussle in PDP escalates
Many days after a video showing a group of men fighting at the residence of a close ally of Governor Wike and former Governor of Rivers State went viral, there is still no evidence of who may have masterminded the attack. A meeting had been…
Wike stunned in Etche as PDP man challenges him
A relatively unknown PDP member, Chief Promise Nwankwo on Sunday challenged Governor Nyesom Wike openly at a public function held at Afara in the Etche Local Government Area. Nwankwo, who was rescued from arrest by Prince Emma Anyanwu, an elder of the PDP, is believed…
Nigeria: Recession knocks on the door
Nigeria may be headed for another economic recession according to projections by economic and financial experts. This is due to the negative impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the global economy. Oil is Nigeria’s major revenue earner, but its price on the spot market…
Amaechi, Sylva, eye new beginning
A chopper flew in the direction of Bayelsa State. It had an important dignitary on board. That person was the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi. The chopper, one of the legacies of the Odili administration, belonged to the Rivers State Government. In Yenagoa, the…
Community policing to gulp N13b
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N13 billion as take off funds of community policing in the country. To this end, it has directed state governors, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Minister of Finance and the Inspector General of Police…
Tribunal ruling: Diri fights back
Senator Douye Diri whose victory as Governor of Bayelsa State was quashed Monday by the Election Petitions Tribunal is fighting back. He has filed a 12-point appeal in which he is asking the Court of Appeal in Abuja to dismiss the majority decision of the…
Stormy session: Speaker saunters in as Amaechi refuses to bow to pressure
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday stormed the venue of a House Committee hearing to stop matters from spiraling out of control. The Speaker who was apparently monitoring proceedings made his appearance, following what was gradually turning into an open confrontation…
Power rotation: Kaduna Gov restates position
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has restated his position that the rotation of power between the north and the South would help guarantee political stability in the country. El- Rufai who was on a Channels Television political programme, Politics Today, broadcast Sunday night said that…
