Politics

Hajiya Farouk

N37.1bn Social Investment Programme: SAN Says Ex-minister Sadiya Umar-Farouq Did Not Shun EFCC’s Invitation

The Counsel to former Minister of Humanitarian Services, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Sir Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN),has clarified the erroneous report doing the rounds about his client, saying that she did not shun the invitation extended to her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Okpeseyi said that on the contrary, […]

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Obasa

Lagos Assembly Moves To Criminalises Street Begging, Mulls Law Prohibitng Alms Giving

embers of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday discussed the idea of a law to curb street begging across the State. The law, if it comes into existence, would also penalise encouragement of street begging by residents. In this way, it would be an offence to give money to a street beggar. Speaker […]

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Uzodimma

Group To PDP on Guber Poll: Imo People ‘ll Prove They Deeply Love Uzodimma On Nov. 11th

The Imo State people will demonstrate their impeccable love and support for Governor Hope Uzodimma by overwhelmingly voting for his re-election in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, a support group for the Governor, Professionals Movement for Hope, has told the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The Convener of the group, Engineer Obinna Obiozor, in […]

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Uzodimma

Imo Guber: Group Slams Anyanwu, Others, Says Uzodinma To Respect Charter Of Equity Deal

A socio-cultural group, the Ndi Imo Defenders, has described as wicked and malicious the call by the candidates of the opposition parties that Governor Hope Uzodinma should drop his re-election bid for contestants from the Owerri Zone ahead of the November 11 governorship election. The President of the group, Stan Ezugu, said in a press […]

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Appeal Court

A’Court President Says ‘Independent, Efficient Judiciary, Cornerstone of Democratic Societies’

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has said the judiciary of any society must be independent and efficient to be the cornerstone of any democratic system. The Appeal Court president made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a goodwill message he delivered at the 63rd Annual General Conference (AGC) of […]

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Ecowas

ECOWAS Standby Force Deployed For Immediate Restoration of Democracy in Niger; UN Support Awaited

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government Thursday rose from its second Extraordinary Summit on the political impasse in Niger Republic on Thursday, 10th August, 2023, with an order for the immediate deployment of its standby force to restore constitutional order in the country. The regional body also called […]

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Atoona

Bode George: Atiku cannot be trusted with restructuring Nigeria

Culled from The Guardian By Seye Olumide (Southwest Bureau Chief) Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, in this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE (Southwest Bureau Chief), said that the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar cannot and should not be trusted with the restructuring of Nigeria if the […]

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Bello

2023:We’ll deliver Kogi to APC, Yahaya Bello Promises

The Kogi State Campaign Council, on Sunday, promised that Governor Yahaya Bello will massively deliver the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state council Director of Media and Publicity, made the promise in a statement in Lokoja. He said that with Senator Bola Tinubu’s track […]

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Iraboh

Military Vows to Provide Safe, Secure Environment for 2023 Elections

Following concerns over possibility of insecurity  marring  the 2023 general election, the Nigerian military authority through Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has vowed that it will provide a safe and secure environment for the conduct of the 2023 elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also moved to beef up security […]

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Parties

2023 Elections: INEC Blows Whistle for Take-off of 2023 Election Campaigns

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today blows the kick off whistle for the 2023 general elections campaigns in line with its scheduled timetable. Campaigns for the next year’s general elections, including the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now officially take off in earnest. This is coming in an already charged […]

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Buhari Writes

CAN condemns Buhari’s nomination of Onochie as INEC Commissioner

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said it condemned in strong terms the nomination of a Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The apex Christian body described the nomination of Onochie who is a serving aide to President Muhammadu Buhari as “an executive recklessness, […]

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PDP governors want Buhari to Repeal Police Trust Fund Act

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged President  Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to repeal Section 4(1) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019. The PDP governors made the call in a communique by the forum on Wednesday in Abuja. It was issued after the forum’s meeting chaired by Governor […]

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