2023: Ijaw Leader, E.K. Clark Backs Peter Obi Presidency
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-A former federal commissioner of Information, Edwin Clark, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, for the forthcoming election. Mr Clark is considered More...
‘Presidency Appointments Into NDDC Board Are In Order’
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Nduese Essien, has said that the appointments made by the Presidency into the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission More...
NSITF: Kokori, Labour tackle Presidency On Appointment Of Chairman
LAGOS MAY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Veteran Labour leader, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, yesterday, disagreed with the Presidency over his appointement as Chairman of the board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF. More...
NSITF Board Tussle: Presidency Confirms Enejamo-Isire As Chairman
LAGOS MAY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency says Mr Austin Enejamo-Isire is the authentic Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), and will be inaugurated at Banquet Hall More...
Presidency Writes UK To Investigate Properties Of Nwaoboshi And Four Other Senators In UK
Senator Nwaoboshi LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-United Kingdom, UK, to assist in the investigation of five senators with properties in the UK and the British Virgin Islands. The Senators are Deputy Senate President, More...
Jones Erhue, Ogboru, Omo-Agege Shun Presidential Order On APC Direct Primaries
LAGOS SEPTEMBER9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) factional EXCO led by Prophet Jones Erue and loyal to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Chief Great Ogboru has declared that any Direct More...
Presidency Recorgnises Amaju Pinnick Led EXCO Of Nigeria Football Federation
Pinnick LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency on Monday said it recognised the Amaju Pinnick-led executives of the Nigerian Football Federation as the authentic executives of the federation. The Senior More...
Buhari To Send Air Force, 1,000 Security Personnel to Tackle Banditry In North East
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will deploy its air force and 1,000 security personnel to fight banditry in the northwest of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. The move underscores how More...
Presidency Condemns N-Power Volunteers’ Rampage In Warri
LAGOS OTOBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency on Thursday criticised the violent attack on the Warri 1 MTN Connect Store by N-Power volunteers who attempted to forcibly collect N-Power devices not allocated to More...
Buhari’ll Return To His London Medical Check-Up – Presidency
Buhari LAGOS MARCH 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has not changed his plan to return to his doctors in London, United Kingdom for follow-ups. The Senior Special Assistant More...
Xenophobia: Nigeria Urges Africa Union To Intervene Over ‘South Africa Killings’
File Photo LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria on Monday urged the African Union to step in to stop what it said were “xenophobic attacks” on its citizens and other Africans in South Africa. The More...
Presidency Denies Report of Release of Another 21 Chibok School Girls
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Presidency has denied report making the rounds that another twenty Chibok School girls have regain freedom from the camp of of Boko Haram. A report monitored in Federal Radio More...
Buhari Unveils Plans to Contest for Second Term in 2019
Buhari LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that he will seek a second term in office during the 2019 presidential election. Buhari;s confirmation came a day after More...
Declare MKO Abiola Winner of June 12 Presidential Election, Family Tells Federal Govt
MKO Abiola LAGOS JUNE 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The family of the late Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, has called on the Federal Government to declare him the winner and pay presidential More...
2019:Delta PDP Chair, Esiso Confident of Party’s Victory at State, Presidency
Barr. Kingsley Esiso LAGOS MAY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-“The main opposition party in the country will in 2019 take back the reins of governance at the centre” says the chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta More...
FG to Redeploy Troops to Niger Delta -Presidency
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that the Federal Government has started deploying the military to the Niger Delta. He said the step became imperative in order to end More...
I’ll Remain with Jonathan, Even as the ‘Only Man Standing’ -Fayose
Goodluck Jonathan and Ayo Fayose LAGOS JANAURY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-When we say there are die hard loyalist either good or bad, Ekiti State Governor Mr Ayodele Fayose stood out as one of such die hard loyalist.. As More...
Steve Oru, Obanikoro, Other Jonathan’s Ministers to Loose Severance Package
Steve Oru By Victor TC Anyanwu LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 14 ministers in the Goodluck Jonathan Administration will not receive any severance package from the Muhammadu Buhari government having More...
Jonathan Presidency: Dokpesi’s Apology Remains his Personal Opinion – Metuh
Metuh LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, said the apology credited to the party’s National Conference Committee Chairman, Chief More...
Presidency Attacks PDP, Says Jonathan’s Economic Achievements Fake
Shehu Garba LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The presidency has advised the PDP to stop its pathetic efforts to play down President Buhari’s achievements in his first 100 days in office and bury its head in shame More...
Nigeria Economy Worse in 90 Days of APC – PDP, Says Nigerians Scammed with Empty Promises
Olisah Metuh,PDP National Publucity Secretary LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decries as alarming, the damage so far done on the nation’s economy by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led More...
Buhari Presidency: A Return to Dictatorship and Nepotism
Buhari LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Buhari is a pathetic man, a former military head of state who in spite of his age, experience and exposure over the years in addition to the heavy criticism he has previously More...
Central Bank of Nigeria, a Monster House of Corruption
By Femi Ayeni LAGOS JUNE 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] under the leadership of Godwin Emefiele last week disclosed that it spent over 290billion Naira for its over heads, salaries, traveling, More...
Presidency, Saraki in Media War over Claim of ‘Stepping Down’ for Buhari
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It seems the crisis rocking All Progressive Congress (APC) has taking a different dimension hence Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and President Muhammadu Buhari’s More...
Leave Urhobo Alone, PDP Chieftain Tells Ogboru, Blames PDP for Loosing Presidency
Ogboru LAGOS MAY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Olori Magege, has derided Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the just More...