“I Was Forced To Borrow N5bn To Fund PDP Campaign” – Umahi
Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday said he was forced to borrow N5bn to fund the presidential campaign of the PDP in 2015. Umahi who decamped to the APC recently stated this during an enlarged stakeholders meeting of the APC) in the state. Umahi: “When I was deputy governor, someone in a high position from the South-east went and...
2023: Zoning Should Be Respected — Amaechi Backs Fashola
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says the zoning arrangement for political offices should be respected ahead of the 2023 elections. Amaechi, who spoke during a Channels TV programme on Sunday, said the arrangement, which is usually between the north and south, should remain the same. In Nigeria, political offices — especially the presidency — are rotated on the basis of geographical...
Senate Confirms Yakubu As INEC Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the second term of five years. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, led by Senator Kabiru Gaya, which submitted its report at plenary and recommended Yakubu for confirmation. READ ALSO: 2023: Zoning...
2023: It’s Too Early To Consider South-East For Presidency – Amaechi
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that it is too early to consider the southeast region for the 2023 Presidency. Amaechi said this when he appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday. The former governor of Rivers State also backed the call by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, for the respect of the zoning structure in the...
Buhari Not Safe In Aso Rock, He Should Resign – Giwa
Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has said that even President Muhammadu Buhari is not safe at the Presidential Villa going by the breakdown of security in the country. He also said that Buhari’s high-handedness has caused a major setback to national advancement. Giwa, in a statement to DAILY POST on Tuesday, said Nigerians had...
Nigeria Will Never Know Peace If Buhari, APC Remain In Power – Junaid Mohammed
Second Republic lawmaker, Dr Mohammed Junaid, has said that as long as President Muhammadu Buhari and All progressives Congress, APC, are in power, Nigeria will never know peace. According to him, the task of governing the country is beyond President Buhari. Dr. Junaid stated this while reacting to the weekend killings of over 43 persons in Zabarmari in Jere Local...
Buhari Sends Finance Bill 2021 To Reps
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted Finance Bill 2021 to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read Buhari’s letter at the opening of Tuesday’s plenary. READ ALSO: Governor Zulum Recommends the Use of Mercenaries to Defeat Boko Haram The bill proposes various amendments to existing tax laws and financial regulations in response to the negative impact of...
Gov. Umahi After My Life, Pius Anyim Alleged
Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim on Monday petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, and the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged plot to kill him for not defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He alleged that Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi was behind the plot. Anyim said Umahi...
US Election: I’m Not Fighting For Myself, Says Trump
US President, Donald Trump has said his refusal to quit office after allegedly being defeated by his Democratic rival, Joe Biden is not a fight for himself. In a tweet on Monday, he said, "I’m not fighting for me, I’m fighting for the 74,000,000 million people (not including the many Trump ballots that were “tossed”), a record for a sitting...
Everybody Knows US Election Was Rigged – Trump
President Donald Trump started the new week with negative remarks about the United States election and Joe Biden. On Monday, the Republican declared that the November 3 poll was perhaps the least secure in history. Trump stated that Biden could not have gotten more votes from Black people than his predecessor, Barack Obama. The President also dismissed the Democrat’s more than 80...
