BREAKING! Reps Set To Amend Mode Of Primaries In Electoral Bill
The House of Representatives is set to amend the provision of Direct Primaries in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed this on Tuesday in his welcome remarks to members of the House. The speaker said the version of the bill circulating is not the same as the version sent to President Muhammadu Buhari....
It’s Time To Reunite For A Common Goal, Rep. Benjamin Kalu Urges Abia APC Members, Leaders
The member representing Bende Federal Constituency and Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has called on members and leaders of All Progressive Congress in Abia State to reunite for a common purpose as 2023 elections beckons. The lawmaker stated this when he featured on his weekly radio programme, The Ben Kalu’s Mandate, streamed live on ABN TV...
2023: Reasons I Can’t Support Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition – Buhari’s Aide, Ojudu
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has stated that he will not back Bola Tinubu, the APC’s National Leader, in his bid for the presidency. Tinubu’s presidential ambition will not be supported by Ojudu because of his “principled political choices,” according to Ojudu. The APC National Leader’s colleague made the comment in response to suspected blackmail for...
APC Announces Date For National Convention
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has announced the date for the party’s National Convention. The Chairman of the CECPC and Governor of Yobe State announced the date on Monday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Nollywood Making Young Nigerians Go Into Money Rituals – Samklef Buni spoke at the ongoing APC Progressive Women...
Supporters Chant ‘You’re Our Next President’ As Kalu Resumes At Senate (Photos)
Staff and visitors at the National Assembly complex on Tuesday morning welcomed the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu with rousing solidarity chants as the Abia North Senator arrived the Parliamentary building complex to resume his legislative duties following the end of Christmas and New Year break embarked on by the Senate, ABN TV reports. Kalu did not...
Tinubu Best Presidential Material From South, Says Shettima
Former Governor of Borno state, Senator Kashim Shettima has said for equity and justice, the South ought to produce Nigeria’s next president. Shettima, who was speaking at the Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu support group conference in Abuja on Monday, said if the Presidency moves to the South, nobody from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the region is more...
School Certificate Requirement Not Enough For Public Office Holders — Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at secondary school certificate should be increased. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education In Nigeria In The 21st Century’ at the 52nd Convocation of...
2023 Presidency: 600 Women Groups To Host ‘One Million Woman March’ For Yahaya Bello
At least 600 women groups, drawn from different parts of the country have concluded plans to converge on Abuja next week Tuesday, in a solidarity walk for Governor Yahaya Bello of the Kogi State presidential quest in 2023. The solidarity walk is tagged, “One Million Women March for GYB”. Operating under the auspices of Women United For Yahaya Bello (WUYABEL), the...
National Convention: APC Govs Insist On February, Pass Confidence Vote On Mai Buni
Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC rose from their meeting Sunday night in Abuja with a resolution to go ahead with the national convention of the party in February. No fewer than 20 of the governors were at the meeting which took place behind closed doors at the Kebbi state Governor’s Lodge in the Asokoro District of Abuja. The...
2023: Politicians Should Have Retirement Age – Umahi
Presidential hopeful and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, says politicians in Nigeria should have retirement age and not “pursue money” till the end of their stay on earth. The 58-year-old governor spoke on Monday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme monitored by The PUNCH. Umahi said, “In this country, I find it very funny for people...
