Month: January 2019

  • Kwara APC: Ishola Balogun-Fulani Led Exco Warns INEC On Gov Candidates’ List

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Ishola Balogun-Fulani led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against making the mistake of not publishing the names of candidates of the party duly recognised by the court of law. In a fresh letter dated January 29, 2018 and addressed to…

  • 2019: Kwara PDP Guber Candidate Assures Local Contractors Of Patronage

    Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state,Hon.Razak Atunwa has promised to patronise and empower local contractors in the state if elected as the state’s next governor in the forthcoming election. Atunwa, during a campaign rally across communities in Moro local government area in the northern axis of the state said it…

  • New Kwara APC Secretariat To Be Commissioned Saturday

    New Kwara APC Secretariat To Be Commissioned Saturday

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The official commissioning and formal handing over of the new secretariat donated to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state by the Gobir organisation will come up on Saturday, February 2, 2018. The secretariat is located at Number Six, Asa Road, GRA, Ilorin. The event will begin at ten o’clock…

  • Amnesty Contractors calls for investigation of Amnesty boss

    By Wilfred Francis Presidential Amnesty Contractors in collaboration with Ex-agitators in the Niger delta has called on President Mohammed Buhari, the vice president Prof Yemi Osinbanjo ,the Chief of staff to the president & the EFCC to investigate the activities of the Special Adviser & coordinator of the Niger delta presidential amnesty program, Prof Charles…

  • Work Will Begin On Ugboha/Ubiaja Road In A Week-Obaseki

    By Ikhili Ebalu Benin City Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has promised to mobilize contractors to work on the vital Ugboha/Ubiaja road in a week. The governor made the promise on Monday while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ubiaja, headquarters of Esan South East local government area. Obaseki, who was in…

  • We Don’t Divert LG Funds-Kwara Govt

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government says local government funds are administered, without its interference, by the respective executive chairpersons through the Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) and based on parameters set by law. In the statement issued in response to claims by the factional governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC)…

  • EDO PDP Wants APC Senatorial Candidate Disqualified

    By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City At this juncture, I wish to confirm that The Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City to disqualify Mr Patrick Obahiagbon, who is the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senatorial candidate, from contesting the Edo south senatorial election scheduled for 16th February 2019. The…

  • Uniben Denies Charging Over 700 Naira For JAMB

    By Ikhili Ebalu Benin City. Authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has refuted the allegation that the institution was charging above N700 as cost of registration for the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer Based Test (CBT). The University, which denied the allegation in a statement also said the suspension of the institution’s Information…

  • Need for governance redirection in Abia

    Need for governance redirection in Abia

    The precarious state of Abia State nay many other parts of Nigeria has elicited serious concern from many stakeholders in the country. Stakeholders are there calling for concerted efforts to redeem the ugly situation. OKWUDI – JAMIKE, in this piece, appraises the situation and position of observers on this unpalatable condition. Governor Ikpeazu of Abia…

  • Crisis In AAU As Thugs Disrupt ASIU Meeting

    By Ikhili Ebalu Benin City There was pandemonium in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Edo State when suspected thugs stormed the Congress of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ekpoma Chapter, disrupting proceedings on Monday. It was learnt that the hoodlums, invaded the venue of the meeting held at AAU, destroyed the public address system while…