The only member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives from Kano State, Aliu Detti has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker announced his defection to the ruling party in a letter read on the floor of the House. Detti, in a re-run election, defeated Abdulmummin Jibrin of the APC in January 2020, following a court judgement that nullified Abdulmummin’s election. According to Detti, he is leaving the party because of the leadership crisis facing it in Kano State. “I would like to notify the House and the general public that I have…
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The Senator representing Niger East in the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani Musa, on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the current Service Chiefs. Musa said the Services Chiefs should be sacked because they have done enough. The lawmaker made the remark on the floor of the senate while contributing to a motion on the recent kidnapping of students at the Government Science School in Kankara, Katsina State. He lamented that Nigerians are dying daily due to insecurity. “Every day, people are dying and nothing is happening, and we continue to talk, we continue to go and console them.…
Member of the House of Representatives, Danjuma Shiddi (APGA, Taraba) has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Announcing his defection on Tuesday in Abuja, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, said Shiddi attributed his defection to division in his former party. According to Gbajabiamila, Shiddi’s defection was because of uncertainty propelled by division in the party. He, however, said that such division wouldn’t allow Shiddi to further his political aspiration. Shiddi represents Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba.
Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) has called for sanction against traditional and community leaders where kidnappings and banditry occur to serve as a deterrent to others. He made the call in a statement dedicated to the recent abducted of over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara in Katsina State. Lukman said that security personnel deployed to the areas must also face severe sanction for negligence, describing the abduction as painful and shameful. “Such national security embarrassment must be brought to an end,” he said. Lukman, however, prayed that God would protect and return the…
Following the decision of four of the six chairmanship aspirants to throw their weight behind the aspiration of Mr. Justice Iyasere, the incumbent Vice Chairman of Udu Local Government Council, Delta State, Udu elders and leaders have resolved to endorse his candidature, urging Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the state leadership of the party to listen to the position of the leaders for the peace and unity of the party. In a letter to Governor Okowa shortly after the meeting of the College of PDP Elders and Leaders on Friday, and signed by Chief Eddie Ono-Sorhue, Chairman, and J. E. O.…
The Elders Caucus of Kwara state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the newly constituted Caretaker Committee of the party under the leadership of Hon Bashir Bolarinwa, saying that a Caretaker committee cannot succeed another one. Recall that Hon Bashir Bolarinwa was among the newly sworn-in caretaker committee by the caretaker committee, national leadership of the party in Abuja last week Friday The party’s elder caucus which comprises Rev Bunmi Olusona, Senator Oyewo, Senator Ahmed Ahmed, Hon Ayinla Folorunsho, and Senator Makanjuola Ajadi among others said this at a press conference in Ilorin on Sunday. According…
Joe Biden of the Democratic party was confirmed as the next US president on Monday by the Electoral College. The Electoral College formalized his victory over Republican Donald Trump, killing every hope of the Republicans overturning the election results. Biden, who scored over 270 electoral college votes, will take over the White House on January 20. Meanwhile, President Trump has sacked Attorney General Bill Barr after he contradicted his (Trump) claims that the presidential election was marred by fraud. He announced on Twitter, “Our relationship has been a very good one. Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend…
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, on Monday said it was time for outgoing President Donald Trump to concede defeat. Addressing the nation shortly after the Electoral College confirmed his victory in the Nov. 3 general polls, Biden said the “will of the people prevailed”. He said Trump’s refusal to accept defeat after his several lawsuits failed up to the Supreme Court was an “unprecedented assault on our democracy”. According to him, “The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago, and we now know that nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish…
The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa and the House Majority Leader, Kabiru Hassan Dashi, have resigned their positions. Member representing Doguwa, Salisu Ibrahim Riruwai, confirmed the resignation of the duo. No specific reason has been given for the decisions. The resignation letters were received at 1:08am Tuesday by the Kano Assembly. “The speaker resigned on his own personal reason, according to his resignation letter sent to the 9th Assembly platform at 1:08am, while the majority leader did not give reason for his resignation,” Ibrahim said. A new speaker and a majority leader, according to…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has appealed to Ndigbo, to unite and effectively begin to plan how to win the 2023 presidency. Uzodimma spoke during the post-presentation thanksgiving service of Archbishop David Onuoha, at St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Ezeoke Nsu, Ehime Mbano local council area of the state. His words: “Ideas rule the world. We (Ndigbo) must all come together now and begin to effectively plan to win. The only war that succeeds now, is diplomacy. “We have been challenged as a people and we must face it squarely. The modern world is interested in results. It is not…