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A socio-political umbrella in the fold of the Abia State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abia Rejoice Movement (ARM), has said it is time for the state leadership to resist the imposition of political office holders by some party leaders in the state. This comes on the backdrop of the upcoming primary election […]
President Returns After Abu Dhabi Visit• Nigeria To Partner with UAE On Security, Counterterrorism, Trade There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari has not signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, contrary to the notion in some quarters. The amendment is said to be important for the participation of statutory delegates at the forthcoming political parties’ […]
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has condemned the killing and beheading of Mr Okechukwu Okoye, a member of the state House of Assembly and Director of his campaign organisation, Mr Cyril Chiegboka. The heads without (trunks) of Okoye and Chiegboka were discovered around Chisco park junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area on Saturday. […]
Say Nigeria spent N1.6trn on stimulus programme …as Gbajabiamila says insecurity, biggest threat to future of Africa’s youths President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, said that the effects of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine were a wake up call on the Africa continent to collaborate amongst themselves for sustainable food production. The same position was canvassed […]
The race for the 2023 presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC was this weekend entering the final stretch with the presidency and the party’s governors engaged in a battle of wits with one another in the battle to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s potential successor.Also in close contest for the ticket are the […]
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Southwest leaders and elders will soon reach consensus on producing a presidential aspirant for the zone ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He said consultation was ongoing daily and he was optimistic that the region may reach agreement soon over the differences among the contestants. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two fake aides of former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. Goni Muhammad and Seidu Seriki Haman were arraigned before Justice Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri. They face charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N26,492,000. They allegedly […]
ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, that Nigeria will deploy more investments to provide infrastructure and facilities for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable civil aviation.The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, also gave reasons for the current aviation fuel scarcity in the country, saying the situation was not peculiar to […]
Unfolding obstacles to the 2023 general elections in the country are worrisome to close watchers of political development; but the signals are neither new nor insurmountable as to constitute serious threats to the conduct of the election. It is important for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stay focused and appreciate that free and […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has visited Kaduna in furtherance to his campaigns, seeking delegates and peoples support in actualising his ambition of becoming Nigeria’s president in the coming 2023 elections. Abubakar, interacting with the Peoples Democratic Party’s delegates on Tuesday at the party’s secretariat, promised to address issues of power devolution to states and […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. The court consequently dismissed the law suit filed by Prince Dotun Babayemi, seeking to be declared the valid candidate of the party for the poll.But […]
President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has ruled himself out of the 2023 Presidential race in Nigeria. Dr Adesina made his position known in a statement on Tuesday, after months of calls for him to join the race and after a group bought the presidential nomination form for the All Progressives Congress […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned extra-judicial killings in any part of the country, describing them as reprehensible, barbaric and unacceptable. A statement signed by the President of the bar, Olumide Akpata also called on security agencies to do more to stem these ugly developments, and to ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous acts […]
With barely four months into the Osun Governorship election, the crisis over Peoples Democratic Party’s real candidate has ceased to abate. Two candidates, Senator Ademola Adeleke and Prince Dotun Babayemi emerged from the parallel governorship primary held by two factions of the party in Osogbo, the state capital on March 8, 2022. The duo also […]
The Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) has warned that the flight operations of its members may experience disruptions due to a growing scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet-A1). A statement signed by AON’s spokesperson Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, said the “The scarcity is impacting negatively on seamless conduct of air transport operations and would lead to flight […]
Presidential hopeful of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr Oluwole Adebayo, weekend, condemned the barbaric killing of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel, over alleged blasphemy even as he called for calm. He also urged the Sokoto State Government to do what it promised by fishing out there perpetrators and prosecuting them […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Nigeria’s Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren announced this in a statement on Monday.The spokesman said EFCC operatives took Idris into custody for alleged massive fraud.The top official is accused of diversion of funds and money laundering to the tune […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned as reckless, irresponsible, and unpardonable, the comment by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, that he is “having a lot of fun” in his actions which are in violation of the CBN Act 2007 and the Public Service Rules. According to PDP’s spokesman, […]
Britain condemns killing, tasks govt to bring perpetrators to book Course mates speak on how she was killed Her last word as she pleaded for mercy Muslim clerics express divergent views on the justification for killing Outrage has continued to trail the killing of a Christian female student, Miss Deborah Samuel by a mob in […]