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‘PDP Is Dead’ – Kwankwaso Declares The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the Peoples Democratic Party is dead in the country. Speaking on Saturday during the inauguration of a renovated party office in Katsina State, Kwankwaso said he and his followers left the PDP because “it is dead”. “I wish to remind you that PDP is dead because we left the party. Since they have gone out of the line, we decided to check out,” he said. Kwankwaso also said he would win the 2027 presidential election, adding that the NNPP is…

BETWEEN COMPLETING PROJECTS FOR USE BY THE PEOPLE AND ON BILLBOARDS OR PHOTOSHOPPED DRAWINGS: GOVERNOR ALEX OTTI SET TO RETIRE AN AGE LONG IGBO ADAGE. History was once again made by His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR as he flagged-off the Reconstruction of not just a nightmare called Road from Ohafia to Arochukwu but to demystify and render stalled an age long Igbo adage, "Onweghi Uzo Esi Aga Aro Di Nfe". Meaning, 'There is no easy Road or Route to Arochukwu'. The adage will expire by the first quarter of 2026 or before then. In the words of Chief Dr.…

NLC President, Secretary Get New Date To Honour Police Summons The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and the union’s General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, are scheduled to appear before the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Department (NPF-FID) on 24 September in Abuja over alleged criminal intimidation and other offences. The labour leaders who were initially billed to meet with the police on Thursday, 5 September, deferred the meeting due to prior commitments, a member of their legal team, Maxwell Opara, said. “Mr. Ajaero had official engagements, which prevented him from attending the earlier invitation. However, he will honour…

FG Issues Fresh Clarification On Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Examinations The Federal Government has debunked rumours of age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday, stating that there are no age limits for sitting for the exams. Sununu explained that the government only restricted the age for sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and entry into the university to 18 years, beginning in 2025. He said the National Policy on Education document states that…