Senate Considers Banning CBN Governor, Deputies From Politics
The Senate on Wednesday considered two bills seeking to ban the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Deputy Governors of the apex bank from participating in politics. The two bills passed a second reading during plenary at the upper chamber. The Senate passed them after the consideration of two similar bills sponsored by Sunday Karimi, the lawmaker representing...
CTC Has Proved That Gov Yusuf Was Rightfully Elected – Kano Attorney General
Kano state Attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa-Dederi, says the certified copy of Appeal court Judgement on Kano state Governorship election has affirmed the victory of Abba Kabir Yusuf as duly elected Governor of Kano state. Isa-Dederi made the disclosure while addressing a news conference. He said in the fresh revelation as indicated in the written judgement, the Court...
Biafra Day: No Punishment For Those Who May Choose To Sit-At-Home, Umahi Makes U-Turn
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has directed that traders who may wish to stay at home with their shops locked in honour of their loved ones who were killed during the unfortunate civil war should not be penalized as earlier directed in his State Broadcast. A statement by his media aide, Deacon Francis Nwaze explained that Governor Umahi issued...
Diaspora Group hails Paddy Iyamu’s Appointment as Edo SUBEB Chairman
The Diaspora Friends for Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa has congratulated Dr. Paddy Iyamu on his appointment as Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) by Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In a statement issued and signed by the group’s convener, Amb. Western Iyamu, on Monday, he described Dr. Iyamu’s appointment as well-deserved and a testament to...
2023: Abia APP Holds Key Stakeholders Meeting, Fine-Tunes Plan To Deliver Guber Candidate
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Abia state, the Action Peoples Party (APP) held a key stakeholder meeting today at the state capital, Umuahia, involving all the ward Chairmen and L.G. Chairmen across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. The meeting, according to our correspondent, was to fine-tune plans on how to deliver the party's governorship candidate,...
Abaribe To Buhari: Your Fairness Only Benefits Northern Nigeria
The former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over alleged regionalism. Abaribe accused Buhari-led government of being fair only to the Northern part of the country. Featuring on A...
Akwa Ibom North West: Ex-DIG Ekpoudom Weeps As APC Substitutes His Name With Akpabio’s
Former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Prince Udom Ekpoudom, has expressed dismay over the submission of the names of the three All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates to fly the party’s flag in the senatorial seats in Akwa Ibom State to Ind...
Another Top PDP Chieftain Dumps Party In Abia
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, and former Special Assistant on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Augustine Uchenna Stephen has dumped the party. In a resignation letter addressed to his ward chairman, in Ubakala Ward B in Umuahia South LGA of the state, Hon. Stephen said he took the personal decision after wide consultation. He...
National Assembly Staff Threaten To Embark On Strike Over Working Conditions
National Assembly staff, under the auspices of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Tuesday, threatened industrial action, if conditions at their workplace were not improved by the Management and presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives. The staff in a Press Statement issued today by its President, Comrade Muhammed Usman, said their demands for a better service,...
RE: APC Parallel Congress In Abia State And The Choice Before The Party At The National Headquarter, By Ikechukwu Uzuegbu ESQ
I have decided to respond to your write-up with the above quoted caption for the reason that your facts are not correct and your submissions devoid/beret of the relevant provisions of the Constitution of All Progressives Congress (APC), the Electoral Act, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), any other statutory enactment and or decided cases...
