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Buhari Signs Bill Mandating President, Governor-elect To Form Cabinet Within 60 Days
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to bill mandating President-elect and governors-elect to submit names of persons nominated as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly. He also assented to the State Houses of Assembly Financial and State Judiciary autonomy bills and 14 other constitutional amendment...
Nigeria Army Holds Quranic Recitation Competition In Borno
The Sector 111 of Operation Hadin Kai and Multinational Joint Task Force in Monguno town of Borno has hosted a Quranic competition for youths to enhance civil-military relations. A statement on Friday by the spokesman of the sector, Babatunde Zubairu, said the maiden competition was organised by Sector 111 commander, A.E Abubakar, to consolidate the support of host communities to...
Peter Obi Dissociates Self From Alleged EndINEC Nationwide Protest By “Obedients”
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, has dissociated himself from social media postings suggesting that the ‘Obedients’ are planning a nationwide groundswell protest tagged “ENDINEC”, “ENDNigeria”. Obi also accused the opposition of orchestrating the postings. He disclosed this in a statement contained in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. READ...
APGA Denies Collapsing Structure For Any Party In Enugu
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State has said it did not collapse its structure for any party in the state in respect of the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections. The party disclosed this on Friday in a statement by its State Chairman, Ndubuisi EnechiOnyia. The party chairman said the news that APGA collapsed its structure...
Police Will Provide Level Playing Ground For All In Osun – CP Abayomi
The Commissioner of Police for Osun State, Peter Abayomi, has again reiterated that he is in the state to provide a level playing ground for all political actors and to ensure that the people perform their civic responsibility in a free and fair atmosphere devoid of intimidation, harassment and threat to violence. CP Abayomi also assured the residents of the...
Gov Sani Bello Appoints 8 New Permanent Secretaries
Niger State governor Abubakar Sani Bello has appointed and sworn in eight new permanent secretaries into the state civil service. The ceremony was presided over by the governor at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Minna. Governor Sani Bello in his address to the newly sworn-in permanent secretaries charged them to be meticulous in the discharge of their duties and bring...
We Will Resist Attempt To Militarize Cross River – PDP Threatens
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River has said that it will resist any attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to militarise the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly polls in the state. Mr. Effiok Cobham, Director General of the PDP Governorship Campaign Council, stated this at a news conference in Calabar late Thursday. Cobham said that the...
Don’t Move Into Voting Areas With Security – Police Warn VIPs
The police in Kogi State have warned VIPs to resist the temptation of moving into voting areas with their security details as the repercussion may not be palatable in Saturday’s House of Assembly elections. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Kogi State election, CP Yekini Ayoku gave the warning on Thursday during an interactive session with stakeholders and...
Army Charges Personnel To Deal Ruthlessly With Criminal Elements
The Commander, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, and Sector 1 Joint Task Force, North West Operation Hadarin Daji, Brigadier General S Ahmed have charged security agencies in Zamfara State not to hesitate to deal decisively with anybody who attempts to disrupt the smooth conduct of the governorship and State House of Assembly elections. He gave this charge while addressing members of...
Buhari Begs Tinubu To Sustain Anti-Corruption War
President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated a wish to see the foundation laid by his administration in the war against graft sustained by successive governments in the country, including the incoming president, Bola Tinubu. The President gave the indication on Thursday when he met with the management of the Code of Conduct Tribunal led by its Chairman, Danladi Umar, at the...
