The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has slammed the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for allegedly using the state’s newly bought helicopters for personal use. The PDP also said Ambode’s recent comment in which he scored Lagosians low in morals was the height of ingratitude to the people for their support in […]
Read More Six months ago when President Muhhamdu Buhari took the oath of office, a lot of Nigerians looked forward with hope and optimism to a bright future. But that hope is fast receding into frustration as many are seeking answers to a myriad of questions, The Nation report. Too little, too late To many observers, measures […]
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Efforts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, to have audience with President Muhammadu Buhari may have been rebuffed. A source in the Presidency stated that Buhari was not happy with the APC in Bayelsa and Sylva over alleged pockets of violence during the rescheduled election in Southern […]
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja, On Friday voided the elections that produced two Senators From Rivers State – Osinakachukwu Idoezu (Rivers South-West Senatorial District) and John Olaka-Nwogo (Rivers South-East). The court, in a judgment, held among others, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed, in its conduct of the elections, to comply substantially […]
Read More President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday explained why his administration was yet to release names of corrupt former officials of the past administration who voluntarily surrendered their loot. Speaking in Abuja at this year’s edition of the annual Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation Lecture, President Buhari said “any disclosure now may jeopardize the possibility of bigger recoveries”. Mr. […]
Read More “President Muhammadu Buhari would not hesitate to step on big toes in the current war his administration is waging against corruption in the country” The Presidency said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said this at the opening of a three-day retreat organised for State House correspondents […]
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday upheld the election of the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, as Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District after dismissing the appeal by the All Progressives Congress’ candidate in the March 28, 2015 poll, Chief Inibehe Okori, ThePunchNg report. The Justice Abdul-Rahman Oredola-led three-man panel in […]
Read More It appears there is no end in sight to criticisms coming the way of the immediate past administration as Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has reiterated that the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government inherited a country at the brink of collapse from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. El-Rufai, who spoke on Friday at […]
Read More The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will do everything within its power to ensure President Muhammadu Buhari appoints youths into his government. The acting national publicity secretary of APC, Timi Frank, on Thursday stated this, while reacting to the criticism of Buhari over the lack of youths in his government. “As one of […]
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The Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has described Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state as a tout. Speaking on Wednesday, December 9, at the 10th anniversary of the annual Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, he said Fayose attacked judges publicly without any consequences. He called on […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a record 130 bills for first reading in less than 30 minutes, the first time since the return of democracy in 1999. Normally at first reading, the Speaker only invites the House clerk to read the short title of any newly introduced bill, after which it will be […]
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The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Momoh Jimoh Lawal, has been impeached for alleged incompetence and high handedness. Lawal, who is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was impeached by 17 out of 25 members. Godwin Osiyi is the new Speaker and is also of the PDP. John Abah is the Deputy […]
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