JUST IN: Senate Postpones Passage Of 2021 Budget
The Senate has postponed the consideration and passage of the 2021 Appropriation Bill to December 21. Speaking at plenary on Wednesday, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan explained that the postponement is due to a late request for expenditure by the executive. According to him, this is in keeping with the legislative agenda of the 9th Assembly to ensure that the...
Rivers crisis: Tinubu Supporting Wike, Ijaw Group Alleges
The President of the Ijaw National Congress, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has expressed dismay that President Bola Tinubu has refused to caution the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the political crisis the latter has allegedly fuelled in Rivers State. Okaba stated that for the President to remain quiet while Wike was causing embarrassment in his state and...
We Have Begged Buhari’s Nephew To Return To APC — Shettima
Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kasshim Shettima, has said the nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hon Fatihu Muhammad, has rescinded his decision to leave the party. Hon. Fatuhu, member representing Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Constituency at the House of Representatives, had announced his defection from the APC on 13th July, 2022, over some irregularities in the leadership of...
“Politicians Are Corrupting The Court” – SAN, Robert Clarke Cries Out
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Robert Clarke, has insisted that politicians contribute majorly to the problem of governance in the country. Speaking during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, he decried that politicians have continued to corrupt the judicial arm of the government. He said, “Judiciary is not a problem; the judiciary is an institution that we need whether we...
ADC Faction Dissociate Self From Endorsement Of Peter Obi
The faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dissociated itself from the decision by the party to endorse the presidential candidate of the labour party (LP) Mr Peter Obi. The ADC in a statement by Senator Patricia Akwashiki the Board of Trustees Chairman of the group described the endorsement as fraudulent, void and of no effect since they were...
I’m Yet To Receive Notice From EFCC Over Alleged N2.9bn Fraud — Okorocha, Accuses Uzodinma Of Spreading Fake News
Twenty-four hours after news broke that the Economic Financial Crimes Commission had filed a N2.9bn fraud case against a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, the politician’s spokesperson, Sam Onwuemeodo, on Tuesday said that the anti-graft agency had yet to serve his principal. In a statement in Owerri, Onwuemeodo alleged that the media handlers of the state governor, Hope...
Nigeria Will Seize To Exist When We Are Done – Nnamdi Kanu Fires Back At Presidency
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to a statement released by the presidency in which the proscribed group was accused of using Christianity to wage war against the Nigeria. Recall that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu said in the statement that IPOB has been attempting to drive a wedge between the Nigerian government...
Kwankwaso Unopposed In Race For NNPP Presidential Ticket, Says Buba Galadima
A former member of the board of trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Buba Galadima has stated that Rabiu Kwankwaso is the unopposed presidential hopeful of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). According to Galadima, the former Kan...
Resign Your Appointment If You Can’t Campaign For Tinubu Publicly, APC Chieftain Challenges Ngige
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has asked the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and other appointees to campaign openly for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu or resign their appointments. The APC chieftain was reacting to comments made on Channels Television by Ngige, who failed to...
2023 Presidency: Group Begs Buhari To Help Southeast Secure APC Ticket
A pressure group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), the South East Mandate (SEM), has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to facilitate the process of the party nominating its presidential candidate from a trusted member of the party of Southeast extraction. It made the appeal in Enugu yesterday while briefing reporters after its national executive council meeting. The convener of the body...
