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Lawan Says APC’ll Win All 28 States In Governorship Elections
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after casting his vote on Saturday said that his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress will win all the 28 states of the federation where governorship elections are taking place. Lawan made the statement in response to questions from journalists at the Katuzu ward polling unit in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State where he...
US Announces $150m Humanitarian Assistance For Africa
US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, Friday announced that the United States is providing nearly $150 million in additional humanitarian assistance for people in West and Central Africa and the Sahel Region. He disclosed that the USA through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, is providing nearly $114m in additional life-saving humanitarian assistance for...
Imo Ex-deputy Gov, Irona Freed After 9 Days
The immediate past Deputy Governor of Imo State, Gerald Irona, has left Owerri correctional centre after nine days in custody, our correspondent has learnt. Irona’s spokesperson, Walter Duru, in a short message on Friday said an Abuja Federal High Court ordered that the former number two citizen of the state be released on bail. He disclosed that the authorities at the...
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...
