Author: Aminu Imam

BON celebrates World Television Day 

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BON celebrates

…Says TV bedrock of Nigeria’s socio-political development The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BoN), has said that television as a channel of communication remains the medium to beat in the advancement of democratic governance globally, most especially in Nigeria. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by its Executive Secretary, Yemisi Bamgbose, (Ph.D), BoN said, “To demonstrate the importance of Television in the advancement of democracy, Nigerian political leaders had to struggle before independence to remove the ownership of television broadcasting from the Exclusive List, which led the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954…

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H’Reps reject Bill to create 6-yr single term for President, Govs.

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The 10th House of Representatives has rejected the second reading of a Bill seeking to provide a single term of 6 years for President and State governors. The Bill, sponsored by Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere and 33 others, was rejected by the House at the plenary, yesterday. The Bill, titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to create a single-term of six years for the office of President and State Governors’, recognises the division of…

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“You can’t be Lagos gov. in 2027” – Lagos youths to Seyi Tinubu

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Lagos youths 2 Seyi

Youths, under the aegis of Coalition of Lagos Indigenous Youths, have rejected the recent endorsement of the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Seyi, for Lagos State Governorship contest in 2027 by a group known as Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), saying there is no vacancy for non-indigene to occupy Alausa Government House. The Coalition, which made this declaration yesterday, in an issued statement, signed by its President, AbdulKareem Whyte, added that those promoting the ambition of a non-indigene ahead of the scheduled time should perish the thought  based…

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Alleged $35m fraud: EFCC detains NCDMB boss, Wabote

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EFCC detains Wabote

…Confiscates traveling documents The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, seized the traveling passport and detained a former Executive Secretary, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB), Timber Kesiye Wabote, for alleged $35 million Brass Project fraud. This is the second time in two weeks, that Wabote has been detained. His residence in Abuja was also reportedly  searched by operatives of the commission. A source within the EFCC said: “Wabote appeared before the Commission for further questioning, and we decided to detain him in view of the evidence…

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“2023 presidential election wasn’t rigged; Peter Obi couldn’t have won” – Doyin Okupe

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Doyin Okupe

A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, Doyin Okupe, says the 2023 presidential election was not rigged by the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Okupe, a former spokesman for President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, in Lagos. He said, “If Peter Obi, or the Labour Party (LP), says APC rigged elections, how come Obi was able to win in the home base of President Bola Tinubu? “How come APC lost election in the home base of the sitting President (Muhammadu…

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Finland court sends Simon Ekpa to prison for ‘inciting terror in Nigeria’

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Finland sends Simon Ekpa

…“He’ll be extradited to Nigeria” – DHQ The self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by law enforcement in Finland. According to reports, Ekpa was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”. Ekpa was said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti municipality. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) also arrested four other men over alleged terrorist offences. A citizen of Finland and Nigeria, Ekpa has described himself…

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Intrigues, tension as PDP Governors meet tomorrow to decide Damagum’s fate

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PDP governors meet

Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are scheduled to meet tomorrow ,Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, to take a decision on the party’s acting National Chairman, Iliya Damagum, ahead of the 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting holding next Thursday. The meeting, summoned at the instance of the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Senator Bala Mohammed, of Bauchi State, is to determine the choice of who will replace Damagum, a development that has hitherto divided the governors into two different camps. The outcome of…

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ACF urges North to prioritise self-defence, amid rising insecurity

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ACF urges North

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has called for increased public awareness on the importance of self-defence in the face of rising insecurity in northern Nigeria. Speaking during the National Executive Committee meeting held yesterday, ACF Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman (SAN), highlighted the alarming rate of attacks, kidnappings, and killings in the region. According to the ACF, there is a need for public awareness to educate the people on the importance of self-defence in the North due to the prevailing insecurity. The chairman highlighted the alarming rate of attacks, kidnappings and…

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Cooking gas price rises in October, 5Kg now ?6,915 from ?4,562 

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Cooking gas price rise

A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), has shown that the price of cooking gas recorded an increase in October 2024. According to the NBS, the average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) increased by 3.23% on a month-on-month basis from ?6,699.63 recorded in September 2024 to ?6,915.69 in October 2024. The cooking gas price also increased on a yearly basis, surging from ?4562.51 in October 2023, to ?6915 in October 2024. This represents a 51.58% increase. According to the…

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NNPCL begins sale of Utapate crude to international refiners

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NNPCL begins sale

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) says it has commenced sales of its latest crude oil grade, the Utapate crude oil blend, to international refiners, six months after it began exploration. It said the development is a major boost for Nigeria’s crude oil production, revenue generation and economic growth efforts. An issued statement signed by the NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, yesterday in Abuja, stated that the new product was unveiled before a packed audience of European crude oil marketers at the ongoing Argus European Crude Conference,…

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