Buhari Has Promoted Tribalism, Religion In Military, Others – Bishop Kukah
Matthew Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, on Tuesday hit President Mohammed Buhari hard. The cleric assessed the Buhari regime and concluded the President had not only relegated the national interest to the background, he had also introduced nepotism to the military. He said under Buhari, it was important for any Nigerian to be a northern Muslim before he could...
Sen. Ekweremadu Emerges Leader Of South East Caucus
Ex-Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is now the leader of the South-East caucus in the Senate, it was learnt Wednesday. Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, disclosed this during Plenary on Wednesday. Abaribe who came via a point of Order said Ekweremadu was unanimously elected in an election that was very peaceful. Details shortly...
President Buhari Abroad While Security Situation Worsens – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said President Muhammadu Buhari has abandoned Nigerians in the face of the worsening security situation in the country. The retired major general, who jetted out of the country on Friday, is presently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is attending the 33rd Ordinary Session of Presidents and Governments of the African Union. While he has been away,...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms Lyon As Bayelsa APC Candidate
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last governorship election in the state. A five-man panel of the court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by Heineken Lokpobiri, who had instituted his case seeking to be declared the valid winner...
BREAKING: Senate Suspends Plenary For Ignatius Longjan
The Senate on Tuesday suspended its plenary and all legislative activities in honour of the late Senator Ignatius Longjan. Longjan, who represented Plateau South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, died at Turkish Hospital, Abuja, on Sunday. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, shortly after the resumption of the plenary, moved a motion for the suspension of the plenary and...
BREAKING: Senate Suspends Plenary For Ignatius Longjan
The Senate on Tuesday suspended its plenary and all legislative activities in honour of the late Senator Ignatius Longjan. Longjan, who represented Plateau South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, died at Turkish Hospital, Abuja, on Sunday. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, shortly after the resumption of the plenary, moved a motion for the suspension of the plenary and...
BREAKING: Senator Longjan Representing Plateau South Is dead
The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Ignatius Longjan, is dead. One of his colleagues in the Senate confirmed his demise to our correspondent on condition of anonymity on Monday Morning. The senator said. “Yes, the man is dead but it is either his family, the Plateau State Government or the President of the Senate that could give an official statement...
PDP Suspends Abia Commissioner, LG Chair Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, has suspended Chief Sylvanus Nwaji, the Transition Committee Chairman of Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state from the party until further notice for alleged anti-party activities. Others suspended alongside Nwaji included a Commissioner in the Board of Abia state Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), Barr. Henry Chilaka. Speaking during the...
President Buhari Has Failed Nigeria — Northern Elders
The Professor Ango Abdullahi-led Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has risen from its meeting in Zaria on Sunday with a verdict that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigeria. It said Buhari has failed to tackle insecurity and improve the economy. The forum lamented that the Buhari -led government appeared helpless in finding solutions to insecurity as well as poverty in the country. Addressing...
Conduct LG election now or… Abia APC dares Ikpeazu, says party’ll sweep 17 council seats
The leadership of the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given three months deadline to the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu led administration to hold local government election in the 17 local councils in the state. The Nation reports that Abia State is one of the states in the country who in the past 8 years have been...
