Cameroon’s Bishops Call For Calm After Opposition Declares Election Victory
Cameroon's influential Catholic Church has called for calm, as fears grow that violence could erupt once official results from the presidential election are declared. Opposition candidate and ex-government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October election, saying he defeated 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who is seeking to extend his 43 year-rule by seven more...
10th NASS: Leadership Crisis Deepens As North Central Govs Reject Tinubu’s Candidates
Governors in the North Central geopolitical zone have appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to review its zoning arrangement for the leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly. The APC and President-elect Bola Tinubu had listed Senators Godswill Akpabio from the South-South (Akwa-Ibom) and Barau Jibrin from the North-West (Kano) as preferred candidates for Senate President and deputy respectively. In...
Kano Government Dethrones Emir Sanusi
The Kano State government has on Monday, dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The dethronement of the Emir followed the State Council executive meeting presided over by the Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Read the attached document below... There is heavy security presence in the ancient city of Kano on Monday over dethronement of the embattled Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi...
Nationwide Protest: ‘Resign Now’-Ex-Lawmaker, Onyeagucha Tells President Tinubu
An erstwhile member of the House of Representatives from Imo state, Uche Onyeagucha, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to resign as President or form a government of National unity. Onyeagucha made this call on Tuesday in Owerri while reacting to Tinubu’s broadcast intended to address the nationwide ongoing protests against bad governance in the country. The former National Welfare Secretary...
Count Me Out Of Any Private Meeting With Atiku, Says Sen. President Lawan
The Senate President , Ahmed Lawan, has denied meeting with former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at his Abuja residence over the 2023 general elections. Lawan, who spoke through his media office said the video circulating online was when he met the former Vice President at the residence of Katsina business mogul and Chairman of Max Air Limited, Alhaji Dahiru...
Cleric Urges Gov. Otti To Disclose Number Of Road Projects Undertaken With Financial Costs
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has been challenged to make public details of the road projects his administration has executed since assumption of office in May, 2023 with details of cost. The call is coming from Abia-born cleric, Bishop Silas Eke who also called for transparency, accountability and the elimination of unnecessary expenditures to cut the cost of...
Anglican Bishops Urge FG To Dialogue With, Not Criminalising Nnamdi Kanu
Bishops of the Anglican Province of the Niger have called on the Federal Government to listen to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and establish a dialogue with their leader Nnamdi Kanu rather than criminalising him and his group to ensure “lasting peace”. In his sermon during the Anglican Prayer Rally Anambra State (APRAS) in Awka, Bishop of Niger West, Rt...
Tinubu Is A Master Strategist, He Will Fix Nigeria: Yul Edochie
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has vouched for President Tinubu’s capability to fix the country and lift citizens from shambles. Yul Edochie expressed unwavering support for the president in a picture with his second wife, Judy via his Instagram page. Read also: Tinubu Calls For Strengthening Of Nigeria-EU Relations He wrote: “No matter the situation, no matter the struggles, all will be well with...
Senate Sends High-Powered Delegation To Visit Orji Kalu
In show of solidarity, the leadership of the Senate has despatched a high-powered team of lawmakers to visit Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu who was on Thursday released from Nigeria Correctional Service facility. The Senate President Ahmad Lawan led the delegation on Thursday night to visit the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in his Aso Villa residence, Abuja. Others who...
2023 Election: PDP Not Even On Ballot – Buba Galadima Mocks Atiku
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima has said that there is no chance of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winning the next presidential election. According to Galadima, the main opposition political party is not even on the ballot, insisting it is victory for Rabiu Kwankwaso all the way. He believes that Kwankwaso, who is the presidential candidate...
