Wike Backs Damagum to Retain Seat as Governors Scramble for His Replacement
PDP won't implode, poised to regain power come 2027Wabara, Declares Ologbondiyan: Thursday NEC is all about acting national chairman North central leaders endorse Suswam for party’s number one office Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia
As the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, meets tomorrow in Abuja, the Minister
of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is alleged to be pulling all the stops to help National Chairman of the Party,
Umar Damagum, retain his office. Already, governors elected on the platform of the PDP are said to be divided on the main
agenda of the meeting, which is to either retain Damagum or replace him as some members have demanded.
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In Major Move, Dangote Crashes Diesel Price to N1,000/litre from N1,200 Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
In a move that has been described
as ‘unprecedented’ , the Dangote Petroleum Refinery yesterday announced a further reduction of
the price of diesel from N1,200 to N1,000 per litre. Members of the Independent
Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, had a few weeks ago said that local oil marketers set the
price at N1,225 naira per litre for diesel after securing a bulk purchase agreement, prior to adding their
mark-up.
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Lokpobiri: Nigeria Has Lost $34bn in Oil Output Decline from Delayed Seplat-ExxonMobil Deal
Says production from assets fell to 120,000bpd, from 600,000bpd Insists country's output could rise to 5mbpd in 18 months
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launch of Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Women Agricultural Support Programme...
L-R: Wife of Imo State governor, Mrs Chioma Uzidimma; wife of Osun State governor, Titilola Adeleke; wife of Lagos State governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; wife of Oyo State governor, Tamunominini Makinde; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; First Lady and wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; wife of Ogun State governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun; wife of the President of the Senate, Mrs. Ekaette Akpabio and wife of Ekiti State governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, after a courtesy call on the governor for the launch of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Women Agricultural Support Programme and Social Investment Programme for Persons Living with Disabilities, which took place at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State... yesterday
Kaduna Assembly Sets Up 13-member C’ttee to Probe El-Rufai’s Administration... Page 37