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Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party not to allow any aspirant who will later defect with the party’s mandate to emerge as its presidential candidate. He made this kmown while seeking support from PDP leaders and delegates in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital. The Governor who is also a presidential […]
Josiah Oyakonghan (aka Oyimi), former warlord of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, and chairman of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Deltans, MADND, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to handover to fomer President Goodluck Jonathan who is a Southerner as President in 2023. The ex-militant commander […]
Fortune has smiled on former governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Senator Joshua Dariye and Rev. Jolly Nyame respectively as they have been granted pardon by President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Council of States. The duo were serving jail terms in Kuje Correctional Centre near Abuja following their convictions by the courts over financial […]
A suit made by ogechi Ogwu-Edwun and four others and Alaibo Soibibo and four others against the All Progressive Congress (APC) and former caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Isaac Ogbobula has been struck out by a Rivers State Court sitting in Port Harcourt. The representatives had approached the court, seeking an injunction against APC […]
Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom , has said that the younger ones should be allowed to run for presidency because he believes they are capable and knowledgable in modern trends to take over leadership of the country. Governor Ortom made this known yesterday when he hosted the trio of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Governors […]
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai stated on Wednesday that the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) would come from the south. He explained that the post of national chairman of the party would come from the northern part of the country. “Our expectation is that our presidential candidate will come from somewhere […]
Nigerian women, in protest over the rejection of five gender bills by lawmakers while in the process of amendment of the 1999 constitution, gathered once again early this morning in front of the National Assembly for the fifth day. The protest invited participation from women from various groups and began on Wednesday, March 2. The […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent Supplementary Budget Proposal to the National Assemly requesting N2.557 on Tuesday. The six-page letter contains the request from the President for the approval of the supplementary budget for petrol subsidy from July to December 2022. The letter was read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of […]
Governor of Ekiti and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi said in an interview on Monday that the Governors are not opposed to financial autonomy for the judicial and legislative arms of government. Fayemi made the statement as a reflection of the NGF’s stand after filing a N66 billion suit against the […]
Ukraine seeks out discussion with Russia and several other members of European security group over build-up of Russian troops at its border. According to Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia has ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of its troops. He stated that the next step would be to seek a […]
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