The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and his wife, Alanyingi have cast their ballots at Polling Unit 4, Dukuraku Central Open Space, Okpoama, Ward 4, Brass Local Government. Voting had earlier commenced…
*Rivers Crisis: Tinubu, PDP govs stop Fubara’s removal, protesters arrested (Punch)*I’m still a member of Living Faith Church – Isaac Oyedepo (Vanguard)
Rivers Crisis: Tinubu, PDP govs stop Fubara’s removal, protesters arrested (Punch) President Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party governors on Tuesday intervened to stop the impeachment moves against Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The President conferred with the embattled…
INEC deletes Sylva from Bayelsa gov candidates list
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo States governorship elections. According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the names of Timipre Sylva and his running mate,…
*Petrol tanker falls, spills content in Lagos (Punch)*Gunmen Abduct 4 Nasarawa Varsity Students (Leadership)
Petrol tanker falls, spills content in Lagos (Punch) A petrol-loaded tanker fell around Stadium Bridge, inward Ojuelegba Surulere in Lagos state on Tuesday This was disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos…
Court sacks Bayelsa APC governorship candidate, Sylva
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a judgement delivered on Monday, disqualified the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva. Justice Okorowo ruled that Chief Sylva having been…
Sylva commissions solar-powered ICT centre in Daura, Katsina, bags title
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has commissioned a solar-powered ICT centre at the Kalgo-Gari Government Secondary School in the Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. The centre, built, equipped, and donated by the Nigerian…
Climate Change: Nigeria to receive from $12b US fund, agree on transition plan
The Nigerian government has agreed to work together with the United States of America, (USA) to develop the federal government programme of using gas as a transitional fuel in the push to reduce carbon emission. With the agreement, the country…
FEC approves N23.52bn for petroleum, power and police ministry projects
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a total of N23.52 billion for various projects across the ministries of Petroleum Resources, Power and Police Affairs. The respective ministers disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after the over three-hour FEC…
We’ll hit 600tcf of gas if subsidy is removed – Petroleum Minister
Amid the virulent diatribe against Federal Government’s desire to end the highly contentious subsidy regime, its officials have continued to use every opportunity at their disposal to drum up support for its full implementation. Just as the Finance Minister, Zainab…
Petrol subsidy ends after Buhari signs PIB –Minister
The assent of the Petroleum Industry Bill by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will put an end to petrol subsidy in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, announced on Monday. Sylva announced this…
