By Our Correspondent A former House of Representatives and PDP stalwart member, Mr Oghene Egoh, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that Egoh, who represented Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency (Lagos State) for two terms, defected with thousands of his supporters. Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, Lagos State APC Chairman, received Egoh […]
By Our Correspondent The Collective Movement (TCM), a socio-political group, has felicitated Mr Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday. TheNewsZenith reports that Obi, also a former governor of Anambra State, will clock 63 on Friday, July 19. TCM described Obi as a supportive leader […]
From Abdufatah Babatunde The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) says the Supreme Court decision, affirming local governments’ autonomy is a monumental step towards reinforcing grassroots development. In a statement, on Saturday, the Forum wholeheartedly applauded the Apex Court’s landmark judgement. TheNewsZenith reports that the court ordered the Federal Government to immediately begin direct payment of funds […]
From Our Correspondent The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Comrade Julius Abure has predicted a comfortable win for the British Labour Party in the national election, coming up this weekend. TheNewsZenith reports that Abure made the prediction in a solidarity message to the British Labour Party (BLP). LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora […]
By Our Correspondent A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM), has faulted the Federal Government’s plan to buy new aircraft for the presidential fleets amidst widespread poverty and hunger in the land. TCM National Coordinator, Comrade Frank Pius Onyeka, made this known in a statement. His Director of Media, Ndubuisi Nwachukwu, issued the statement, on […]
From Our Correspondent Anambra State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of transition committee chairmen to manage the operations of 21 Local Government Areas. TheNewsZenith reports that each of the committees would run the affairs of their respective council for only three months. The lawmakers confirmed all the nominees at a plenary session after […]
From Our Correspondent, Awka On Wednesday, Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra signed the State’s Electoral bill for the conduct of the Local Government election and 10 other bills into Law. TheNewsZenith reports that the bills include the Anambra State Electoral Law 2024, Touting Prohibition Law 2024 and Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Law, 2024. […]
By Muhammed Opeyemi A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu’s administration to commit to workers’ welfare by approving a living wage for civil servants. The appeal is contained in a statement issued by Ndubuisi Nwachukwu, TCM’s Director of Media, on Tuesday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that TCM issued the statement […]
By Ademola Ben Crownson Adegoke Times and tides change. Seasons flicker and flutter, and the weather varies. The message in all this is the transience of everything in life. Nothing is permanent; except change itself. A time there was when their word was law. Their reverence for their subjects was so high to the sky. […]
From Our Correspondent The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint qualified officials from the southeast to head the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Dr Raymond Edoh, the Council’s Executive Director, made the appeal at a news conference, on Wednesday in Abuja. Edoh noted that appointing the […]