Why I wanted to drop my father’s name — Yul Edochie

Actor, filmmaker and politician, Yul Edochie, has revealed that while trying to establish himself in the movie industry, he was tempted to drop his father’s name, (Pete) Edochie. Yul stated…

Chibok schoolgirls’ parents express mixed feelings over amnesty for terrorists

Some parents of the abducted Chibok girls have expressed mixed feelings about the Federal Government’s amnesty programme for repentant Boko Haram terrorists. They said they welcome the news of the…

Enugu APC receives 7-man local government congress committee

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Enugu state chapter, said that it had received a seven-man local government congress committee that would conduct congresses in the state. The APC caretaker committee…

Ekiti 2022: PDP releases timetable, begins sale of forms Monday

The Peoples Democratic Party has released its timetable and schedule of activities in early preparation for the June 18, 2022, Ekiti Governorship Election. This was contained in a press statement…

JUBILATION IN ANAMBRA: AS COURT AFFIRMS OZIGBO’S CANDIDACY, SLAMS N10M FINE AGAINST UBA

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday declared Vincent Ozigbo as the valid candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, scheduled for…

Kano approves promotion of 102 workers

Kano State Government has approved the promotion of 102 workers in the mainstream of the civil service in the month of August. The Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission,…

‘NO FLY ORDER’, FG SHUTS DOWN TELECOM SITES MONTHS AFTER in Zamfara

Exactly six months after declaring Zamfara State a ‘no fly zone’, the Federal Government through the Nigerian Communications Commission has asked some major telecommunications firms to shut down some communication…

States consider no-work-no-pay, may stop doctors’ salaries

Striking resident doctors have called the Federal Government’s bluff for invoking the no-work-no-pay policy by stopping their salaries. However, there were indications that states across the country might also adopt…

IYC TELLS BUHARI: SACK AKPABIO, PUBLISH NAMES OF INDICTED CONTRACTORS, NDDC REPORT

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to immediately sack the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for his alleged…

agencies that fail to articulate their revenue projection in their budgets would not get any allocation in the 2022 budget.

The Senate Joint Committee on the Medium Term Expenditure and Fiscal Strategy Paper has threatened to sanction federal agencies which fail to submit their revenue projection alongside their 2022 budget…