People&Politics

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri A prominent security company with focus on oil assets protection in the Niger Delta, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSSNL), has congratulated the newly appointed 11-member Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Recall that President Bola Tinubu sacked the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPCL, Mele Kyari, alongside the Board yesterday, replacing them with fresh faces with Kyari's successor being Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari. In a statement, Chairman of TSSNL, High Chief (Dr.) Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, saluted Engr. Ojuolari, and the new Board Chairman, Ahmadu Musa Kida, along with…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has failed to meet the constitutional threshold required for such a process. The electoral body made this disclosure on Thursday afternoon in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, according to a report in Sahara Reporters today. “The petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended),” INEC wrote. This latest twist in the recall saga…

President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, has disclosed that Nnamdi Kanu remains optimistic about securing his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by April 2025, per a report in today's Daily Post. Following a visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the DSS headquarters in Abuja, Ezenekwe issued a statement in which he revealed Kanu’s deep disappointment over the absence of strong Igbo leadership. He lamented that many prominent figures in the region had failed to advocate for the interests of their people. Despite…

It was a sombre occasion,but electrified the rather serene community of Ekpuk Nto Erin, Uruk Uso Utoro, Abak Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State, when the remains of respected 85-year-old community leader, Deaconess Arit Ezekiel Udo, was committed to earth. Fondly called 'Mama' in and around the community, she was the mother of Tpl Akanimo Udoh, Acting Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS), according to a press statement on Thursday, April 3, by Head of Information, DOAS, Ngozi Ufomba. It stated that tears flowed freely from residents of the community and…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has not issued any circular which claimed that it has introduced N5,000 and N10,000 notes to the existing denominations. The apex bank described reports to the effect as false. CBN put the records straight in a recent post it shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) page. There were reports that the bank is set to N5,000 and N10,000 bank notes for easier cash transactions. According to the reports, the financial regulator was moved to introduce the new notes to also reduce cash-handling costs and improve liquidity management. A couple of the reports…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Ayaba Abiwumi Owoade, has said her husband will not only encourage, but support any activity that can improve women economic power, in order to enable them develop high esteem and more confidence in one another through exhibiting their God-given potentials for good. She stated that despite challenges, women had continued to display great dynamism. A release issued by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin of Oyo, Bode Durojaiye, on Wednesday, April 2, quoted Ayaba Owoade as speaking on the imperative of women in nation building, to commemorate…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Middle Belt Forum (MBF) said it is aware of inflammatory threats and unguarded statements by certain disgruntled elements claiming to defend the interests of the Arewa North following what it described as the unacceptable extrajudicial killing of 16 citizens in Uromi, Edo State, last week. A statement signed by the forum's spokesman, Luka Binniyat, and issued to newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday, April 2, which contained these, however, warned against any attempt to unleash violence on Southerners in the North. Tracing the trajectory to the Uromi incident, MBF stated: "These individuals, reportedly armed hunters, were traveling…

From Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has received the gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 governorship election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fold. He commended the ex-opposition flagbearer for demonstrating that politics is not a do-or-die affair. Recall that Edeoga had,after the electoral umpire had declared Mbah winner of the governorship poll, challenged the verdict from the Election Petitions Tribunal right up to the Supreme Court, which upheld the lower courts' judgment saying that the PDP candidate won. Apparently enthused by Edeoga’s return to the PDP, the governor…

By John Bassey, Gusau Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has assured of increased revenue inflow following noticeable significant improvements in the state's security situation. On Wednesday, April 2, the governor toured sites and mining factories in Anka and Maru Local Government Areas (LGAs). A statement by the governor's spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the tour aimed to further assess the state's vast resources with the objective of creating additional revenue-generating opportunities. “Today, Governor Dauda Lawal has begun a tour of mining sites and factories, starting with a visit to Comet Star Industry, a private mining company located in the…