Abia LG Poll: Cancel Exercise Now, Hon. Chukwu Tells ABSIEC (VIDEO)
The member representing Bende North constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has called on Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) to cancel the exercise in Bende local government area. The exercise was ongoing at 3 pm on Friday when he spoke with ABN TV. Chukwu alleged that the material for the exercise was inadequate according to the...
Abia LG Poll: Attempt By PDP To Rig Election Botched
Frontline candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ummuneochi local government election, Hon. Frank Osita Chuks has berated the People's Democratic Party (PDP) led government in Abia state for substituting at the last minute, names of Adhoc staff members of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSEIC) in a desperate move to manipulate the local government election. Although the PDP...
Buhari Is Physically & Mentally Sick, He Cannot Handle The Affairs Of Nigerians – Junaid Mohammed
A former Nigerian lawmaker in the Second Republic and elder statesman, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari should resign because he cannot handle his own affairs, not to talk of handling the affairs of 200 million people. Mohammed told SaharaReporters that President Buhari is not physically and mentally fit to lead a country like Nigeria. He accused the President’s...
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...
