The Benue state Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia on Saturday declared open a two-day retreat for members of his executive council in Abuja where he charged them to ensure that the knowledge acquired is applied during their official assignments. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula in a statement said the retreat was necessitated by the utmost need to properly equip government officials, particularly, principal officers of government in the State cabinet and senior aides to the Governor with the needed knowledge preparatory for the task ahead. Alia who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, went further…
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The African Union (AU) on Saturday formally joined the Group of 20 top global economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. Modi at the gathering of the group shook hands with the AU chair, Comoros President Azali Assoumani, gave him a warm hug and invited him to sit at the table. “I invite the representative of the African Union to take his place as a permanent member of the G20,” the Indian Prime minister announced, before banging his gavel three times to applause in the room. The G20 is an elite group of the world’s most powerful and significant economies…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State on Friday congratulated Senator Gabriel Suswam over his victory at the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal in Makurdi upheld the petition by Senator Suswam challenging the emergence of Emmanuel Udende as Senator for the Benue North-East Senatorial District in the 2023 elections. PDP Publicity Secretary. in the State, Bemgba Iortyom in a statement hailed the tribunal for delivering substantial justice in the petition based on the facts and evidence rendered before in line with extant electoral laws, guidelines and regulations, thereby boosting public confidence in the judiciary. “The party rejoices…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has advised the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in the 29th February 2023 general election to accept wholeheartedly Wednesday’s verdict of the presidential election court and drop the idea of proceeding to further challenge President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the Supreme Court. The Governor told reporters at the presidential villa after a close door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima that the aggrieved opposition parties should rather deploy their resources at their disposal to other more meaningful ventures. “As far as…
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited, Chiedu Ugbo, has said that the company is taking measures to remove all bottlenecks hindering the effective distribution of electricity to consumers in Nigeria – a situation that has led to the decay and collapse of infrastructure and closure of several industries. The Managing held the company’s Governing Board held their inaugural meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who is Board Chairman at the presidential villa. Highlighting the major handicap, Ugbo told reporters that the whole power grid is challenged by offtake evacuations from transmission and offtake by distribution, and…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday said he will retire Atiku Abubakar from active politics and send him into farming of goats and birds, as he boasts after his party secured victory at the presidential election court where the election of President Bola Tinubu was being challenged. The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) declared that President Tinubu is the rightful winner of the 25th February 2023 election which the two main opposition parties Labour Party (LP) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) challenged. “We are not going to retire him to Dubai or Morocco, I will retire him to Fombina. I…
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday declared President Bola Tinubu as the legitimate winner of the 25 February 2023 presidential election after defeating Abubakar Atiku of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). The three man justices led by Haruna Tsammani said the petitioners failed to prove beyond reasonable reasons for the upturn of the election of the incumbent President who scored majority for the votes during the polls. “The three petitions haven not been proved are hereby dismissed and the 2nd Respondent (Tinubu) declared the winner of the Presidential election conducted…
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday dismissed in its entirety the petition by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu. In a judgement delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani, the court dismissed the claims of the LP that they won 25% of needed votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the 2023 presidential election on February 25, LP and Obi won 25%, securing about 59 per cent of the votes cast. Both President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (19 per cent) nor Atiku…
—-writes Tersoo Kula, Chief Press Secretary In a remarkable display of leadership virtues, Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia has embarked on a dynamic journey of governance since assuming office as the helmsman of Benue State. A look at his centenary day will convince any doubting Thomas that it has been eventful. As a matter of fact, the state has seen quite an astounding exhibition of accomplishments that resonate deeply with the aspirations of the Benue people. His barely three months in office has brought with it a downpour of commendable transformative achievements, which have ignited hope, improved livelihoods, and rekindled the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday assured that the Federal Government will provide every support to the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to enable it become more proactive and responsive to its mandates. The Vice President said this when he received a delegation of the commission led by the Chairman, Mohammed Shehu at the Presidential Villa. Shettima said explained that the commission remained critical to the polity and stability of the country. He said that the work of the Commission transcends all tiers of government especially at it relates to its onerous task of assisting government to generate adequate revenue…