2023: Nigerians Have Rejected APC, Says Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has said those jostling to become the president on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2023 should bury their ambitions because God and the Nigerian people have rejected the party. Recall that Makinde had on Tuesday said the urgent need of Nigerians now was not a Yoruba presidency but adequate security and...
Ask Buhari Why He Hasn’t Visited Kankara – Katsina Gov, Masari Tells Journalist On Live TV (Video)
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, has refused to answer a question on why President Muhammadu Buhari has not visited the town where over 300 students were abducted last week. Gunmen had attacked Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, on Friday night. The incident happened when the president visited Katsina for the first time in 2020. A federal government delegation from Abuja had...
Buhari Has Left Nigeria Worse Than He Met It – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of insecurity in the country. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday during the inauguration of new road projects in Bauchi State, the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, asked the President to tackle the nation’s security challenges. While noting Nigeria is in distress, Secondus insisted that President Buhari has...
Abia LG Election : Sen Kalu Absent As Quick Budget Passage Stalls
Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu will be absent for tomorrow's local government and council elections in Abia State, this Newspaper authoritatively reports. ABN TV reports that Kalu's absence is not unconnected with the ongoing budget defence in the National Assembly. In a brief telephone chat on Wednesday night with the Abia North Senator, he regretted his unavailability...
Nigeria’s Unity Based On Ruthless Exploitation Of The Working People – Falana
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has said Nigeria’s unity is based on the ruthless exploitation of the working people. Speaking on Wednesday during the 24th Convocation Lecture of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Falana challenged state governors to share powers with the President on the issues of security and economy. “Unity means the...
Abia LG Poll: Ikpeazu Declares Friday Public Holiday
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has declared Friday, 18th December 2020, a public holiday. This is due to the local government election scheduled to take place on the said date. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made available to ABN TV, the governor also announced the restriction of movement of persons...
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...
Reps Reject Bill To Put 70 Years Age Limit For President
The House of Representatives has forced down a bill to amend the constitution to put an age limit on some elective posts. The bill sought to put a cap of 70years for anyone running for the office of the President and 65years for the National Assembly. The bill was sponsored by Bede Eke from Imo State. However, members of the House rejected...
Ex-National Assembly Members Urge Tinubu To Run For President
A group of former senators, House of Representatives members and other politicians across the Southwest geo-political zone has urged the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to contest as president in the 2023 election. They spoke on Tuesday at the unveiling of the group’s logo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The group is christened South...
Kano Shuts Down All Schools Over 2nd Wave Of COVID-19
The Kano government has directed that all schools — private and public — in the state be shut down. The directive was in a statement issued by Sanusi Kiru, Kano commissioner for health, on Tuesday evening. “Parents whose children are in boarding schools are to also arrange and convey their children/ wards back home from tomorrow, Wednesday, 16th December 2020,” Kiru...
