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Similarly,Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday declared his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 elections, articulating a five-point agenda to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria, if elected. The declaration which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, had in attendance former Vice President Namadi Sambo; Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri; […]
The Senate on Wednesday vowed to appeal a court judgement that nullified Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a unanimous decision at plenary, the red chamber resolved to “appeal the judgment for the Court to set the judgment aside” Coming under Order 42 of the Senate Standing Orders on Personal Explanation, Senator […]
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship aspirant, Sani Musa, has promised that members of the party at the National Assembly will get the first right of refusal for return tickets during the elections, if elected. Mr Musa, a serving senator, made the promise while addressing the APC caucus of the House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N92,123,175,305.77 for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The approval came just about 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. According to him, the entire sum would be spread […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek an order sacking the governor and his deputy […]
The former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has formally withdrawn from the national chairmanship race of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the declaration in Abuja on Sunday. The frontline politician who hails from the North East region of the country said his decision was informed by the zone […]
Gombe State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP over the weekend suffered another setback with the defection of 70 of its members in Dukku Local Government Area of the state into the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The defectors, who were wards executives of the party in the local government said their defection […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, saying from all indications, the president lacks the capacity to rescue the country from the worsening economic and security predicaments confronting the nation. The Governor who spoke yesterday during an interaction with newsmen in Makurdi, among […]
Following the recent diatribe between the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his Edo State counterpart, Governor Godwin Obaseki over the crises in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a group, under the auspices of Wike Ambassadors Network, WAN, has called for calm and urged Governor Obaseki to tender […]
The Senate has rescinded its decision on the passage of the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill 2022. The House took the decision during plenary on Tuesday and subsequently sent the bill to its Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Anti-Corruption for more legislative work. Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi in his […]
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