Resign Now If You Have Picked Nomination Forms, Angry Buhari Tells Ministers, Others
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Ministers aspiring to be President in 2023 to resign immediately. He singled out the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba for braving the odds to quit to avoid conflict of interest. But other Ministers ...
Buhari, Osinbajo, Govs In Attendance As APC NEC Meeting Kicks Off In Abuja
A meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, governors on the platform of the APC, state chairmen, former governors and ma...
Abiodun Oyebanji Sworn In As Ekiti Governor (PHOTO)
Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been sworn-in as the governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji took his oath of office at the state’s government house on Sunday at about 12:53 pm. The former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Dignitaries present include the presidential candidate of the All...
Music Star Banky W Wins PDP Ticket For House Of Reps
Nigerian music star turned politician, Banky W, has won the PDP House of Representative Primaries for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency. In a chat with Daily Trust, an aide of the singer, Kennedy Salami, stated that Banky W had a landslide victory. Salami said, “We have just concluded the elections and he has won. We secured the ticket for the House Representatives of Eti-Osa...
Goodbye To PDP, Goodbye To Injustice – Umahi
David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, has finally confirmed his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). There have been reports on the governor leaving the PDP where he served as deputy governor and was twice elected governor but Umahi has not spoken publicly about it. After a meeting with Mai Mala Buni, governor of...
Journalist Allegedly Detained For Criticising Lai Mohammed
Rotimi Jolayemi, a freelance broadcaster, has been detained for 12 days now allegedly on the order of Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, The Cable reports. Jolayemi, known as Oba Akewi, is the vice-chairman Freelance and Independent Radio Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (FIBAN), Osun state chapter. Olu Olugbade, the FIBAN chairman who confirmed the development, said Jolayemi had recorded eight-minute...
2023: Buhari Comfortable With Igbo Presidency — Maduekwe
The Director-General, Nigeria Film Corporation (NFC), Dr Chidia Maduekwe, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has no problem with an Igbo man becoming the next President of the country come 2023. Maduekwe said this during an interaction with newsmen in his Ohafia country home in Abia State, to mark his 68th birthday. “It is not true that the president does not want...
2023: Northern Coalition Alleges Plot To Scuttle Election
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Thursday, raised concerns over an alleged plot by some powerful persons to thwart the 2023 general elections by making the new Naira notes scarce and increasing violence on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices. The group called on President Muhammadu Buhari to absolve himself by reclaiming his statesmanship by standing against any machination...
Gov. Otti Assigns Portfolios To Abia Newly Sworn-in Commissioners [Full List]
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti on Friday swore-in 19 Commissioners in the state, ABN TV reports. The swearing-in was performed by the Governor at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Umuahia, attracted senior government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Engr Ikechukwu Emetu; Speaker Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emmanuel Emeruwa; Chief Judge, Hon Justice Lilian Abai;...
PDP Commence Preparations For National Convention Despite Court Orders
Preparations for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention are continuing in Ibadan, Oyo State, despite conflicting court rulings and internal disagreements over whether the event should proceed. The convention is scheduled for November 15 and 16. The build-up has been overshadowed by divergent judicial pronouncements on the legality of holding the exercise. An Oyo State High Court last week...
