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Governor Emmanuel wins at Appeal Court November 13, 2019 Cletus Ukpong Governor Udom Emmanuel The Court of Appeal, Calabar, has affirmed the judgement of the election petition tribunal that Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom, was validly elected in the 2019 general election. The appellate court in its judgement on Wednesday declared that the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC), and its governorship candidate, Nsima Ekere, lacked merit and, therefore, dismissed the case. Mr Emmanuel was a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is currently doing his second term. The PDP in Akwa Ibom said the latest judgement was a confirmation of the “sanctity of the ballot”. READ ALSO: Oyo Governorship: Appeal Court rules in favour of APC but leaves Makinde in office “In the well-considered judgement, the noble Lords of the penultimate court, held the Appeal was lacking in merit, agreeing with the tribunal that the APC did not lead credible eviden...

Buhari presents Nigeria’s 2020 budget October 8, 2019 Nasir Ayitogo and QueenEsther Iroanusi Buhari in NASS [Photo Credit: Linda Ikeji's Blog] President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented the year 2020 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly. Mr Buhari, who arrived the National Assembly chambers at about 2 p.m., presented the budget to lawmakers. The president announced that N125 billion was allocated to the National Assembly while N110 billion was allocated to the Judiciary. In terms of allocation to ministries, the president announced the following allocations to respective ministries. Works and Housing – N262 billion Transportation – N123 billion UBEC – N112 billion Defence – N100 billion Agriculture – N83 billion Water Resources – N82 billion Education – N48 billion Health – N46 billion North East Dec Commission – N38 billion SIPs – N30 billion FCT – N28 billion Niger Delta – N24 billion In his speech before the presentation, Sena...

 28th. September, the last Saturday of the month, members of World Youth Peace Organization participated in the exercise of Clean your environment and neighborhood. The members took to the street in front of St. Joseph's Catholic Parish. Umuna that has been suffering from floods with all types of deadly and filthy rubbish caused by live stock business owners along the Trunk A Road in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. Seeing is believing. Our health concern about this live stock business on the Urban City of Orlu, dumping the remnants from the killed chickens into the gutters causing blockage of the water drainage. Exhibit: You can see a member of the group holding part of the intestine from the gutter in front of the church. Live Stock business can't be operated on a highway of an urban city. This is a sorry sight to the public. They need urgent removal from the premises. Emergency intervention from the state and local government are needed to resolve this p...

Ihedioha is recording steady milestones and accomplishments. Having just observed his 100 days in office, Governor Ihedioha of Imo State has tucked away in his kitty, astonishing milestones. Briefing newsmen in Owerri, the governors Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment Prince Eze Ugochukwu, narrated the sorrow state of the workers secretariat which was recently reconnected to public power supply after seven years. According to Prince Ugochukwu, the secretariat was in darkness all these years because of enormous bills owed the power company which Governor Ihedioha has repaid. He reported the case of the Owerri urban water scheme at Egbeada-Owerri, which was shut down for many years for reasons of nonpayment of power bills, and which Governor Ihedioha has again offsetted. Speaking on ways adopted by  Ihedioha to bring back good governance, the public enlightenment aide, gave a distinction to the administration for introducing the Treasury Singl...

PROFILE: Meet Buhari’s new Economic Management Team members September 16, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted an Economic Advisory Council (EAC). Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said President Buhari appointed the following experts: 1. Prof. Doyin Salami – Chairman 2. Dr. Mohammed Sagagi – Vice-Chairman 3. Prof. Ode Ojowu – Member 4. Dr. Shehu Yahaya – Member 5. Dr. Iyabo Masha – Member 6. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo – Member 7. Mr. Bismark Rewane – Member 8. Dr. Mohammed Adaya Salisu – Secretary (Senior Special Assistant to the President, Development Policy) Here is what you need to know about the appointees. 1. Doyin Salami He is a senior lecturer at Lagos Business School where he leads sessions in the economic environment of business. He has also served as director of programmes for five years until January 2005. Mr. Salami is a doctoral degree graduate of Queen Mary College, University of London....

Buhari to attend ECOWAS Summit in Burkina Faso September 13, 2019 Agency Report President Muhammadu Buhari President Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday to attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Given the growing threat of terrorism in the sub-region, the West African leaders had called for the Summit to review different initiatives taken so far, and redefine the priority intervention areas for the containment of the worrisome attacks in the area. The presidential aide said the decision to convene the Summit was reached at the 55th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja on June 29, 2019. According to him, Mr Buhari recognises the imperative of collective actions in the fight against terrorism, and will continue to pa...