The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume, has called on the newly appointed Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, to leverage financial technology to enhance the Federal Government’s support for vulnerable populations. Ndume, a seasoned member of the National Assembly with over 20 years of continuous service, issued…
With just days until the November 5 presidential election, more than 41 million Americans have already cast their ballots through early voting, either in person or by mail. This significant early turnout is expected to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President…
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the size of debt being owed by the country, years after he left office in 2007. Obasanjo said he left Nigeria with about $70 billion, including a $45 billion reserve and $25 billion in a designated “excess crude” account. “I came in 1999 and met $3.7…
The governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, says the monetary policies introduced by the Tinubu-led administration are not working as people are hungry and suffering. Governor Bala said this while addressing participants at the launch of the Nigeria Development Update in Abuja on Thursday, October 17.
Two Igbo councillorship candidates, Austin Nwachukwu and Okoro Uzoma Anthony, emerged winners in the just concluded Plateau State Local Council elections. The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission on Monday presented certificates of return to 304 councillors-elect across the state, including Nwachukwu and Uzoma.Nwachukwu, from Abia State, was elected to represent Tafawa Bela Ward, in…
A councilorship candidate, Adeyinka Adeleke, was on Saturday afternoon October 12, shot de@d by yet to be identified men in the Jide Jones area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim was said to be the All Progressives Congress Councillorship candidate for Abeokuta South Local Government Ward 15 in the…
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on account of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Abuja Division of the Appeal court said Fubara…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to protect local government secretariats in Rivers State. This directive comes after rampaging hoodlums aggrieved with the outcome of Saturday Local government elections in the state burnt down some council secretariats. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement released on Monday,…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. He swore in the newly elected chairmen at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, this afternoon October 6. The swearing-in ceremony came hours after the chairmen were…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has not endorsed former President Donald Trump, the financial giant clarified on Friday, following a false claim by Trump on social media. The denial came after Trump posted on Truth Social, inaccurately stating that Dimon had endorsed him for the 2024 presidential election. “Jamie Dimon has not…
