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Gov. Uzodinma Sends Names Of 17 Commissioners-designate For Screening

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Barely six months after dissolution of his cabinet, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has concluded arrangements to reconstitute his cabinet. To this end, the governor has forwarded the names of 17 persons as Commissioners-designate to the Imo State House of Assembly for screening and possible confirmation. This is contained in a statement on Monday signed by Chief Press Secretary and...

2023: Don’t Vote A Small-Minded Leader, Tambuwal Warns Nigerians

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Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday in Abuja came to a call on Nigerians to search and vote for politicians that are versatile and friendly with all the geopolitical regions in Nigeria in the 2023 general elections. According to him, the citizens should elect “friends and associates across the length and breadth of the country”, if Nigeria must...

Aisha Buhari Elected President Of African First Ladies Peace Mission

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The 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has unanimously elected the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari as the new President. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. She was elected at the 9th General Assembly of the African First Ladies...

After Tinubu’s Visit, Orji Kalu’s “THANK YOU BUHARI WRAPPERS” Flood APC Nat’l Sec’t, Abuja Markets (Photos)

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Barely two days after visit of the former Governor of Lagos state and National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu to Abuja residence of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, wrappers bearing Orji Kalu and President Buhari's Photographs with the insignia "Thanks for giving us Roads" have been distributed massively at the National...

APGA Denies Obiano, Soludo’s Plot To Join APC

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The All Progressives Grand Alliance has denied the alleged planned defection of the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, and the Governor-elect of the state, Chukwuma Soludo, to the All Progressives Congress. The National Co-ordinator of APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, who debunked the story on Monday at a press briefing in Awka, Anambra State, described the claim...

Buhari To Fix Date Of APC National Convention

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President Muhammadu Buhari will determine when the All Progressives Congress(APC) National Convention will hold, Governors elected on the platform of the party may have resolved. This was the outcome of a meeting by the Governors under the auspices of Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) on Sunday night in Abuja. Chairman of the forum, Abubakar Bagudu, told newsmen after the meeting that the...

Why National Assembly Is Pushing For Direct Primary

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Oluwafemi Fadairo is Director of Administration in the Office of Senate President Ahmed Lawan. In this interview, he speaks on the amended Electoral Act, youth participation in politics and the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in future polls. Excerpts: Since your appointment as a Director of administration to the Senate President, what development have you brought to your community? They are numerous...

SERAP Sues Buhari Over Failure To Publish Names Of Suspected Looters Of N6trn NDDC Funds

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report on NDDC.” In the suit filed...

Nigerian Politicians Fear Western Sanctions More Than Nigerian Law – Shehu Sani

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Shehu Sani on Sunday said Nigerian politicians fear western sanctions more than the local laws. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on the heels of the visit of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. “If you look at the mentality,...

Contestants Cleared As Ebem Ohafia Development Union Elects Leaders, Election Date Fixed

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At least 22 candidates have been cleared to contest in the Ebem Ohafia Development Union (EODU) election scheduled to take place on December 4, 2021. Those cleared to slug it out for office of the President General include Mr Emeka Mba, Dr Emeka Ibem Uduma Kalu and Prof Emeka Okorie Awa. A release made available to ABN TV on Sunday by...

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