May 11, 2022

2023 Why APC Should Zone It's Ticket To S'West – Sanwo-Olu

2023: Why APC Should Zone It’s Ticket To S’West – Sanwo-Olu

May 11, 2022 5:34 am

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has categorically stated that the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should be zoned to the south and further micro-zoned to the South West.

He asserted that while presidential aspirants from the south have also indicated interest, for fairness and equity, the ticket should be ceded to the south.

Sanwo-Olu stated this in Abuja while speaking to newsmen after submitting his completed governorship form, said for justice and equity that the presidential ticket of the party should be zoned to the south.

His words: ‘That’s unfair for you to say …

Prepare For Worst Fuel Scarcity, Marketers Warn Nigerians

Prepare For Worst Fuel Scarcity, Marketers Warn Nigerians

May 11, 2022 5:30 am

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis following recent developments in the energy sector.

As a way of averting this, the petrol marketers association have appealed to the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to pay its members their outstanding bridging claims amounting to over ₦500 billion.

The IPMAN chairman in Kano State, Bashir Danmalam, made known while addressing a news conference in Kano State on yesterday.

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He said the …

2023 Reps Set To Amend Electoral Bill On Wednesday

2023: Reps Set To Amend Electoral Bill On Wednesday

May 11, 2022 5:25 am

The members of the Nigerian House of Representatives will hold an emergency plenary today to concur the decision of the Senate on the electoral bill following yesterday’s amendment by the red chambers. 

Yahaya Danzaria, Acting Clerk, House of Representatives, disclosed this in a statement on on Tuesday.

He submitted that the emergency session will be on the bill

It would be recalled that the Senate had amended the electoral bill to allow the statutory delegates to be delegates at indirect primaries.

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The upper chamber had given the bill an …

Yobe Rainstorm Gov. Buni Sympathises With Victims’ Families

Yobe Rainstorm: Gov. Buni Sympathises With Victims’ Families

May 11, 2022 5:16 am

Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has commiserated with the families of five persons who died from building collapse following heavy rainstorm in Damaturu, the state capital.

Governor Buni said it is very sad to lose the victims in this very unfortunate natural disaster but that is the time decreed by the Almighty Allah.

He sympathised with those who sustained injuries and prayed for their quick recovery.

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The governor who described the ugly incident as sad and unfortunate, said it is the will of God.

‘We pray …

60 Zimbabweans Killed By Elephants This Year - Govt

60 Zimbabweans Killed By Elephants This Year – Govt

May 11, 2022 5:07 am

No fewer than sixty Zimbabweans have been killed by elephants so far this year, as a conservation success story has led to increased conflict with humans, the government spokesman has disclosed. 

Africa Daily News, New York reports that with about 100,000 elephants, Zimbabwe has the world’s second-largest population after Botswana and about one-quarter of the elephants in all of Africa.

Contrary to what is obtainable in much of the world, where poachers have killed off the animals for their tusks, Zimbabwe’s elephant population is growing at about five percent a year.

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Parents Should Be Blamed For Poor Value In Youths - Prelate

Parents Should Be Blamed For Poor Value In Youths – Prelate

May 11, 2022 5:03 am

His Eminence, Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche who is the Methodist Prelate has squarely fingered Nigerian parents for the lack of value orientation among their children and youths.

The prelate opined that good parenting would shield children from deviant behaviours while its lack predisposes them to unwholesome behaviours.

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He spoke on the sideline of the Church’s 39th Bishop Council Conference in Lagos.

The cleric chided parents for abandoning their roles as stipulated by the scriptures. According to him, the church has not derailed from its traditional methods of child grooming.

“The church has

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