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The Labour Party, on Sunday, welcomed the offer by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to be running mate to LP’s Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, in a recent viral post, indicated his willingness to serve as running mate to the former Labour Party presidential flag bearer barely two years after talks between both parties went south. The LP and the NNPP, THE PUNCH noted, had considered a merger ahead of the 2023 general elections, but the inability of either Obi or Kwankwaso to concede the leadership collapsed…

Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate Leader, has revealed how he aligned with his fellow senators from the South West and they reached out to others from other parts of the country to ensure the passage of the South West Development Commission (SWDC)Bill. Bamidele also disclosed that lawmakers from the South-west APC “have been a formidable force, contributing significantly to the progress and stability of the National Assembly.” He spoke at the 2024 South-west Assembly of the All Progressives Congress, APC held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday. The lawmaker explained how the South-West Caucus worked with…

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate unsealing of secretariats of the 23 local government areas of Rivers State. The order came amidst widespread condemnations that trailed the initial unprovoked sealing of the secretariats and involvement of the police in Saturday’s local government election. A statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, conveyed the directive. It explained that the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Mustapha, was tasked with ensuring the withdrawal of all police personnel who were initially deployed to seal and safeguard…

The Federal Government has told Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to fast-track the completion of the rehabilitation of the 82-kilometre Section II of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway and the construction of the Bodo-Bonny road with bridges across the Opobo Channel, Route 430 in Rivers State. Works Minister David Umahi said the government could not continually negotiate with the contractor over the same projects. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media, Uchenna Orji, during a meeting with Julius Berger, represented by its Executive Director for Projects, Benjamin Bott, and the Head of Contract Management, Omonigho Brown, the…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has defended his staunch stance on conducting the local government election in the state on Saturday and the subsequent swearing in of the elected 23 chairmen and their deputies, saying his action was aimed at salvaging the local government system in the state. Fubara boldly declared that with the conclusion of the exercise, his administration had salvaged the state’s local government system. He also announced that a new Rivers State had been birthed based on the ‘success’ of the exercise. The inauguration  took place at the  Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in…

Kelly Rae defeated Wanni, the last women standing, to win the Season 9 Big Brother Naija ‘No Lose Guard’. He pooled more than 48 percent of the votes to defeat Wanni whose votes were also in the same range. Details later…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the chairmen were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Adolphus Enebeli. After an exercise held amid heightened tension on Saturday, the Action Peoples Party won 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions, while the Action Alliance candidate won one seat. After an exercise held amid heightened tension on Saturday, the…

A Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The arrest happened at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos where the 41 years old was nabbed for importing a large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, October 6, said the suspect was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on KLM airline flight from Canada at terminal 1 of the Lagos airport on Thursday 3rd October 2024. Babafemi said during a…

Olayemi Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, has said that the Monetary Policy Rate to 27.25 percent was a bold move by the apex bank to check inflation. This is according to a press statement from the apex bank on Sunday. Speaking during an address at the Harvard Club of Nigeria over the weekend, Cardoso emphasised that the rate hike, while tough on borrowers, is crucial for the country’s economic stability. “Our decision to raise the Monetary Policy Rate to 27.25 per cent was a bold move. Higher interest rates, while painful for borrowers, are necessary to curb…

The Katsina State Police Command has dismissed recent media reports claiming that a bandit attack disrupted Juma’at prayers in Dan Ali village, Danmusa LGA, Katsina State. In a press statement signed by the Command’s police public relations officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the police refuted the reports, urging the public to disregard the false information. The statement emphasised that the fabricated report was intended to spread panic and misinformation. He said: “The fact is that on October 4th, 2024, at about 1400hrs (2pm), some suspected armed bandits in their numbers, armed with dangerous weapons such as AK 47 rifles, shooting…