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The Minister For Industry Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Anite Uzoka has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Dr. Uzoka said the Tribunal’s affirmation of Tinubu as the duly elected president of Nigeria was a re-validation of the love Nigerians have for him and reaffirmation of the popular mandate they bestowed on him on February 25th, 2023. “Let me on behalf of the Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment Congratulate Mr. President and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his well-deserved election tribunal victory. “As the then member in President Tinubu's Think-tank on Finance and Economy and a member of the President Campaign Council (PCC)  I joined Mr President to campaign across the 36 states and Abuja and I know how Nigerians accepted his Renewed Hope Agenda. He will not fail Nigerians! “Now that the Court had spoken overwhelmingly, the petiti...

  The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital this afternoon, nullified the election of Hon Maureen Chinwe Gwacham of the All Progressives Grand Alliance as the member representing Oyi/Ayamelum federal constituency. The tribunal in a petition filed by Hon Charles Uchenna Okafor (Wiper) of the Young Progressives Party ordered for a re run in 8 polling units in Umueje ward,Ayamelum LGA  Mrs Gwacham was declared the winner of the February 25 National Assembly poll  after INEC declared her votes as  15299 while Hon. Okafor (Wiper) garnered a total of 13332 votes, Labour Party candidate Chira Obiora Uzochukwu scored 8159 votes with  the former incumbent House of Representatives PDP member, Hon. Vincent Ofumelu handed 6912 votes. You may recall that voting in umueje ward was deliberately scuttled as it is a well-known political enclave and support base of the YPP Candidate , Hon Okafor (Wiper)

In the course of the conference, President Tinubu successfully secured a number of investment commitments from some Indian investors. Addressing participants at the conference, President Tinubu assured that Nigeria is open for business with enormous opportunities for investors. He also assured them of good government policies that will favour foreign investments. He said: he were ready to give you the best returns for investment possible, there’s nowhere else like our country. Nigeria offers the best returns for investment today, so invest now. The new investors include Indorama Petrochemical Limited, Jindal Steel and Power Limited, Bharti Enterprises and Jitender Sachdeva, President of SkipperSeil Limited. 1. Indorama Petrochemical Limited announced a commitment of $8 billion in fresh investment for the expansion of its fertilizer production and petrochemical facility located in Eleme, Rivers State. 2. Jindal Steel and Power Limited, a prominent Indian private steel manufacturer, has ...

***Congratulates Tinubu, Shettima, APC The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has lauded the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which on Wednesday affirmed the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2023 presidential election. Akpabio describes the Court verdict as an affirmation of the popular mandate of the Nigerian people for the Tinubu/Shettima ticket of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as delivered at the polls in February. The Senate President heartily congratulates President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima on the resounding affirmation of their popular mandate by the well-thought-out judgement of the Court. Akpabio notes that the court painstakingly evaluated all the issues raised by the petitioners and delivered a clear verdict on the integrity of Nigeria's electoral process. He asserts that it is clear to see for dispassionate observers that despite the challenges, Nigeria's electoral process is...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has explained that the reason for the loss of supply currently being experienced in parts of its network is due to the strike action embarked on by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), which resulted to the shutdown of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Stations feeding its Injection Substations. The Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh who made this known in Enugu today confirmed the affected TCN Stations as, New Haven, Ohiya, and Egbu Transmission Stations. According to him, the development affected supply to customers of EEDC under Ogui, Abakpa, Umuahia, Owerri, New Owerri, Orlu, and Mbaise districts, feeding from the affected TCN Stations. “We shall continue to monitor events and provide timely updates as it affects our operations and service to our customers”. “We are mindful of the inconveniences this situation has caused our esteemed customers and plead for their understanding”.

The Department of State Services (DSS) this morning, Monday, September 4, said it has uncovered a plot to stage violent protests in the country. The Service disclosed this in a statement, adding, "Intelligence reports have indicated that the plotters include certain politicians who are desperately mobilising unsuspecting student leaders, ethnic based associations, youth and disgruntled groups for the planned action". In the statement by the Public Relations Officer Peter Afunanya, Ph.D, the DSS said "some elements" were behind the plans to stage violent protests. It further disclosed that the plot was "in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters".  "Meanwhile, the Service has identified the ring leaders of the plot as well as sustained monitoring around them in order to deter them from plunging the country into anarchy", Afunanya declared in the statement.  The DSS urges, "In view of ...

Dr Doris Anite Uzoka,the Minister for Industry Trade and Investment,has congratulated the newly appointed member of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC,Board, representing Imo State,Dr Kyrian Uchegbu. The minister described the appointment as well deserved, as she stated that Dr Uchegbu is eminently qualifed for the job. The minister however commended the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu for choosing Uchegbu as the representative of Imo State. She further commended the governor of IMO State, H.E Senator Hope Uzodinma who recommended Dr Uchegbu for the plum job and wished him well in his new office.

Legendary Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has said that he desires to become a cleric. The 47-year-old music icon said sometimes he desires to establish his own church. He said, if peradventure, he answers the call to serve in God’s vineyard as a cleric,  his denomination would be called “Straight To Heaven International Church “of God Nigeria Limited (STHICOGNL). The proud  father of seven  disclosed this in a video message shared via his verified Instagram page recently. He said, “To open church just dey hungry me. (STHICOGNL), Straight To Heaven International Church of God Nigeria Limited.”

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has admitted to lying in courtrooms and police stations on various occasions. The self-styled ‘African Giant’ admitted this while bragging about his blunt nature. He said he never lies except in “courtrooms and police stations.” On his Instagram story, Burna Boy wrote, “The only times I ever lied was in courtrooms and police stations.” “If you don’t like me, I don’t like you more than you don’t like me. You can’t win.”

The federal government is set to introduce the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine  to prevent cervical cancer in the country.  The vaccine will be given to children and adolescents between the ages nine to 15 years across the country.  Executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this yesterday at the Bi-annual Religious Leaders Review Meeting, organised by the agency, in Abuja. He said, “I want to use this auspicious occasion to bring to your attention the progress we are making towards preventing one of the deadliest diseases that affects our mothers, sisters and daughters: cervical cancer.  ‘This cancer is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). On the 25th of September this year, we will be introducing a vaccine, the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer when given to our daughters between the ages 9 to 15 years.” He urged the religious leaders to join hands with the medical community in c...