BREAKING: Gov. Uzodinma Sacks Imo Accountant General
Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma has approved the immediate sack of Mr. Donald Igbo as the accountant general of the state. The governor also appointed Mr. Obieze Valentine Chukwukama as Igbo’s replacement as the new Accountant-General of the state. Chukwukama’s appointment was contained in a letter from the Office of the Principal Secretary to the Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Irene Chima. The letter...
109 Nigerian Senators Donate 50% Of Salaries To Fight COVID-19
The Senate has announced the decision by 109 senators to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to support the current efforts of the Federal Government towards curbing the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Acting spokesman of the Senate, Sen Godiya Akwashiki, announced the decision in a press statement in Abuja on Monday. According to him, after due consultations following a...
COVID-19: Obasanjo Offers Former Residence For Isolation Centre
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he had donated his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State for use as an Isolation Centre for victims of the new coronavirus disease. Obasanjo, in a statement by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, said the 32-room facility has been handed over to the Ogun state government for immediate takeover. According to Akinyemi’s...
VIDEO: Buhari Weak, Without Influence, Supporting Boko Haram – Islamic Cleric Alleges
A Muslim influencer and reformist Imam, Mohammad Tawhidi has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his supporters, particularly his aides of being supporters of the deadly terrorist group in Nigeria, Boko Haram. This accusation and may other weighty allegation against Nigeria’s President released in a video by the cleric otherwise known as Imam of Peace has got the popular social media...
Nigerian Senators Sneak Into Private Hospitals For Coronavirus Tests
The last executive session of the Senate before sitting was suspended for two weeks was with a drama over coronavirus. About 35 Senators who recently came back from London after a seminar on Petroleum Industry Governance Bill were isolated by their colleagues at the session because they refused to subject themselves to Coronavirus test. All the remaining senators refused to...
Report Of Car Delivery To House Of Reps Untrue, Unfortunate – Spokesperson
The House of Representatives has denied a report that it took delivery of official vehicles for 360 members of the Green Chamber, saying there is no truth in such a report. The House in a release signed by the official spokesperson and the member representing Bende federal constituency of Abia state, Hon. Benjamin Kalu described the report as unfortunate, maintaining...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Zamfara APC Application For Review
The supreme court has dismissed an application by the All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking a review of the judgment which disqualified the governorship and all other candidates of the party in the Zamfara 2019 elections. Inyang Okoro, who read the decision of the five-man panel of justices, said order eight rule 16 prohibits the court from reviewing its own decision. “The...
Kogi Election: Court Disqualifies Wada For Certificate Forgery
The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday has disqualified the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 Kogi governorship election, Engr Musa Wada, over certificate forgery. Justice D. U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court, delivering judgment on the suit filed by Femi Peter, a public interest litigator, in Lokoja on Wednesday, disqualified Musa Wada...
Coronavirus: Concerns Grow As Tinubu Fails To Self-isolate After UK Trip
There are concerns in Lagos on Wednesday over the health status of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who was seen in a public gathering on Tuesday. Many had criticised the former Lagos State governor for failing to self-isolate after returning from a trip to the United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu, who returned to the country...
Abba Kyari: Buhari’s Governance Structure Has Collapsed – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday expressed apprehension over the alleged collapse of the governance command structure of the Federal Government since the isolation of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Kyari had tested positive to the deadly COVID-19. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, also said the PDP was disturbed...
