The All Progressives Congress APC in Benue state has suspended, a chieftain of the party, Senator Barnabas Gemade for anti party activities. Also suspended is Professor Terhemba Shija. The State Chairman of the party,Mr Austin Agada made this known at a stakeholders meeting on Wednesday in Makurdi, the Benue state […]
Day: May 10, 2023
’ NASS Leadership: You must urgently interrogate the skewed zoning arrangement to reflect equality and fairness: Akeredolu tells Tinubu.
… wants North to play significant role in Speaker candidate selection Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has urged the President elect,Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently wade into the zoning arrangement offered by the All Progressives Congress APC National Working Committee NWC for the 10th National Assembly leadership seats. In a […]
Former Minister Arrested Over N22 Billion Fraud.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman over alleged N22bn fraud. The former minister was reportedly arrested early Wednesday and was subsequently detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency. Current matters gathered that the arrest is in connection […]
North-Southwest Rapprochement, the new political reality (1).
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (messages only) One of the salient developments of the 2023 elections has been the consolidation of the alignment of forces between the Northern and Southwest political establishments.A look at the results of the elections bears this out.Out of the 8.7 million votes that President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]
NGE Salutes Federal High Court Over Perpetual Order Against NBC
· Says editors vindicated over draconian NBC Act, code. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has commended the Federal High Court Abuja, over its order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. Ruling on originating motions marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1386/2021, instituted […]
Nigeria’s President-Elect Departs For Europe On Working Visit.
By Goodluck Ikiebe President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday afternoon left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit. A statement by Tunde Rahman in the office of the President -elect, says Tinubu will use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options […]
Again, Buhari Writes Senate, Seeks Fresh $800m Loan.
Just 19 days to May 29, hand over date, President Muhammadu Buhari has Wednesday asked the Senate to approve a new borrowing request of $800 million. . The outgoing President made the request in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at Tuesday’s plenary. The president, in the letter, […]
Police Arrest Naval, NCS Personnel For Robbery in Edo .
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a Navy officer, Ibrahim Adamu, 25, and an officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abdullahi Abdulwahab 26, over alleged armed robbery and car snatching. The Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO)of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who paraded the suspects on Tuesday, May […]
Aisha Buhari Takes Oluremi Tinubu on Tour of Presidential Villa.
By Goodluck Ikiebe First Lady, Aisha Buhari on Tuesday took incoming first lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu around some strategic areas of the official residence of the Presidential family in the Aso Rock Villa. Buhari, who received Tinubu, explained that the glass House in the villa is a transitional home of […]
Court Stops NBC From Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. Justice James Omotosho who gave the order also set aside the N500,000 fines imposed on 1st March 2019 on each […]