President Muhammadu Buhari says he is proud of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, for defecting to the the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari described Umahi’s action “as a bold move driven purely by principle rather than opportunistic motives.” “I am proud of Governor David Umahi for taking this bold decision in accordance with his conscience and principles rather than any …
The All Progressives Congress APC has asked the Senate to ignore what it described as “selective criticism” against the appointment of presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. APC in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena on Friday noted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Onochie as …
EndSARS, EndSWAT protesters in Warri. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will ensure that the five demands made to the Executive by #EndSARS protesters are implemented. Lawan gave the assurance on Thursday at plenary after the Senate was briefed by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC – Kebbi North) on the intervention by the leadership to …
Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman, All Progressives Congress(APC) Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Special National Convention Planning Committee, has said that the party’s state chairmen are free to express themselves freely within its constitution. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja while meeting with chairmen of the party from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) …
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, and three others as commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday read the letter from Buhari on the floor of the Senate. Others are Prof Mohammed Sani Katsina), Prof Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), …
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called on the Federal Government to shelve alleged plans to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region. This comes as he charged people in the region to come up with a new narrative about holding leaders in the region to account. Senator Omo-Agege spoke …
After spending four days in captivity, the brother of the Kogi State Chairman, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mumuni Atimah who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen has been released. Atimah, according to DAILY POST, was kidnapped on Wednesday at about 5:30 pm in Quari site Okene. Atimah was reported to have been abducted by six armed gunmen w fully armed. Confirming …
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has revealed that commercial banks are owing telecommunications companies over N17 billion The debt was accrued following the regulator’s suspension of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Pricing last year. The NCC, in the interests of consumers, had recently revised the Determination on the USSD. The amendment …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to “ugly reports of violence” in Edo ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state. The INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke on Wednesday during an on-the-spot assessment of its preparedness for the August 8 bye-election in Nasarawa State, said the reports from Edo had been disturbing. READ ALSO: BREAK EVEN: DSS …
WANTED: A PRESIDENT OF IGBO EXTRACTION One of the features of the British colonial system of administration in Africa was the lumping together of disparate ethnic entities under one administrative body for the rationale of political expedience and convenience. So, the onetime governor of colonial Nigeria, Lord Frederick Lugard, amalgamated the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria. But, was the …
