ALHAJI Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), rejected Wednesday’s court judgement which unanimously declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu as duly elected Nigeria’s president. Both candidates have therefore vowed to appeal against the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court at the Supreme Court. The five-member panel of the court led by the Honourable Justice Haruna Tsammani unanimous dismissed the petitions of the opposition candidates, citing their inability to prove the substance of their respective cases. The panel equally dismissed the third petition filed by a political party,…
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THE ABUJA Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed the power outage being experienced in its franchise areas to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) two-day warning strike. The management of AEDC made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. “We are aware of the general power outage being experienced across our franchise, this is due to enforcement of the two-day warning strike embarked upon by the labour union. “We apologise for any inconvenience you may be experiencing as a result of this, as we continue our engagement with key stakeholders toward minimising the impact of the strike on our…
Activist Slams N200m Suit Against Governor, Others By Amos Aar MORE details have emerged on how a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) social media activist, Mr Paul Gyenger, was recently denied bail and remanded at the Federal Correctional Center, Makurdi, Benue State after spending seven days in police custody without prosecution. National Record had reported last week how Mr Gyenger was arrested and detained by the Benue State Police Command for alleged defamation of the character of Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. National Record had reported that Gyenger was arrested on August 25, 2023 by officers of the Benue…
THE TWO-DAY warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which commenced on Tuesday grounded many government ministries, departments and agencies in Abuja as offices were shut in solidarity with the nationwide industrial action. The Federal Secretariat on Tuesday morning as well as other agencies in the city were observed to have been deserted as workers decided to stay back home, just as commercial banks located in major areas of the metropolis surveyed were also under lock and key. The NLC had during its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held last Thursday resolved to embark on the warning strike…
THE MINISTER of Works, David Umahi, says contractors using asphalt in road construction must sign an indemnity agreement of 30 years duration of the roads with the ministry. Umahi said this on Monday in Abuja at a news conference to unfold the general direction of the ministry during his tenure. He said that contractors using asphalt would not be stopped but must sign the durability agreement. He, however, said that construction of concrete road would not be enforced on projects awarded already. He added that contractors would need to give assurance that roads built with asphalt would last up to…
THE MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the N85 billion contract for the provision of infrastructure for the Wasa Affordable Housing project in Wasa District, Abuja. Wike expressed the displeasure when he led the Minister of State for FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud and other government officials visited the road construction site for the housing estate on Monday. Earlier, Mr Olusegun Olusan, acting Coordinator, Satellite Town Development Department, explained that the contract for the provision of the infrastructure was awarded in 2014 at N26 billion but revised to N85 billion in 2018. Olusan…
By Amos Aar THE road from North Bank to Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University (JOSTUM) formerly known as Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi has been cut off by a heavy downpour which fell intermittently between 8pm-11pm on Sunday and fell continuously from 1am to 12 noon on Monday. The rain also washed away major roads at the industrial layout while major drainages and channels in Wadata, Demekpe, Idye, Achusa and Wurukum market were submerged. National record observed during a tour to some of the affected areas that many houses and perimeter fences collapsed due to the disaster. A resident of Achusa, Mr…
THERE is a sense in which the forceful change of government via coup d’état in the Republic of Gabon last week makes a stark statement about the state of health of leadership in Africa. The current putsch was preceded by the ones in Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. A plethora of others had taken place since 2019 in Guinea, Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan, Ethiopia, CAR, Togo amongst others. Two deductions present themselves for critical consideration. One, the preponderance of these unconstitutional change of government happened in the Sahel region countries of the West African coast as well at the Horn…
AS THE new Soun of Ogbomosho, Prince Afolabi Ghandhi Olaoye, emerged on Saturday, September 2, a major issue in the selection process caught my attention. The kingmakers extracted a pledge from the 23 claimants to the stool that whoever is crowned would embrace the three main religions in the ancient kingdom: the Traditional, Christianity and Islam. This pledge, a reflection of the time-tested tradition of the Yorubas who tolerate all religions, reminds me of my growing up in Lagos. Last Wednesday, there was a palace coup in Gabon. In his reaction to the coup, rather than a straight forward condemnation…
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim” (Joel 3:18). Welcome to the Month of September, 2023, the last quarter of the year. Our Focus for the Month is “NEW WINE” (Joel 3:18). In this last month of the third quarter of the year, God shall pour out His Spirit upon your life, that shall handle…