H.E. Senator Bala Abdulkarim Mohamed
3 Sep
The governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have condemned former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for what they described as "unbridled and irresponsible" threats against the party. On August 24, the PDP Governors’ Forum expressed their support for Rivers State Governor,…
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In line with the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has commenced high-level discussions with the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and initiate direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil. The strategic meeting follows the MoU signed between…
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara has called on his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to relinquish any control he seeks to maintain over Rivers State and to allow peace to prevail in the state. Fubara made this statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, insisting that he does not regret conducting the recent local…
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Senior officials from across the UN system, on Monday, underscored the need for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and across the wider region. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, who is based in Jerusalem, in a statement, said that day left deep scars on individuals. He said it also left…
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No fewer than 250 vulnerable rural women were on Monday at Owu-Ijebu in Ogun given grants totaling N120 million by the SOS Children’s Village, a non-governmental organization (NGO). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture was part of the Village’s intervention to cushion the effects of the current economic challenges in the…
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The Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fixed Oct. 16 for its chairmanship primaries ahead of the Nov. 2, local councils elections in the state. Mr. Aliyu Bello, State APC Chairman announced this at the party’s expanded stakeholders meeting on Monday in Lafia. He also said the party’s chancellorship primaries would…
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The United States appealed to Israel on Monday not to attack Beirut airport or the roads leading to it, as the Israeli army carried out intensive strikes against Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs. "We think it's very important that not only the airport be open, but that the roads to the airport be…
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UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to loudly condemn those “abhorrent acts” which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the Middle East. Guterres said this in his message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday identified frivolous appeals, alleged intimidation of judges by lawyers, and judgments delivered on grounds of technicalities as some of the major challenges impeding the fight against corruption in Nigeria. He said, until these challenges are curtailed, they will continue to hamper the speedy adjudication of corruption cases. President Tinubu, who…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has decried the burning of local government secretariats, describing it as an act of irresponsibility. The governor, however, urged residents to carry out their political business with a sense of responsibility. He also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of…