Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has dissolved his cabinet. He directed the former cabinet members who were sworn in on December 14, 2019, to hand over to the most senior officers in their respective ministries. The Secretary to the State government, Professor Mamman Saba Jibril, however, retained his seat. A six-paragraph official letter, dated December 31st, 2020 signed by the Secretary to the State government, transmitted to the state Commissioner for Communication, Mrs Afolabi Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet, confirmed the development on Sunday. Titled ‘Dissolution of Executive Cabinet’, the letter read in part, ” I write on behalf of His…
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Nancy Pelosi was on Sunday re-elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. 80-year-old Pelosi got 216 votes, while Kevin McCarthy of California received 209. The Democrat, a staunch supporter of President-elect Joe Biden, reclaimed the seat in 2019. Before then, the Republicans were in control for eight years. Pelosi becomes the only woman to hold the position for a fourth term. McCarthy will lead the GOP for a second term. Ahead of the 117th Congress opening, Pelosi expressed gratitude for the nomination. The Speaker noted that the present time was one of “extraordinary difficulty”. “Each of our communities…
The INRI Evangelical spiritual church leader, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said the truth about President Muhammadu Buhari and some officials of his administration would soon be exposed. Primate Ayodele stated that Buhari was incapacitated, not in control of his government and that the truth will soon be exposed. The clergyman, who spoke during a live service in his Lagos church, yesterday, said cabals are in charge of Buhari’s government. He said the judiciary and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Mohammed Tanko is greatly affected by Buhari’s incapacity. He said the judiciary system of Nigeria is on the verge of…
Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has asked his party members to allow common sense to prevail in shifting the 2023 presidency despite no zoning law in the APC constitution. Former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau who was speaking to newsmen in an interactive session said though the APC left its doors open for everyone to contest, it doesn’t mean there should be no considerations in dealing with issues at stake. He said where a President comes from should not matter to Nigerians but they should worry about the quality of the person in question. “Although it is true that the principle of zoning does…
Former Kano Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, says his relationship with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and ex-Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso remains cordial. Shekarau of the All Progressives Congress (APC) represents Kano Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. On Sunday, the former Minister told reporters that there was no misunderstanding between him and other leaders. The lawmaker recalled that he and Ganduje have been together for many years. “When I was the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office then, he was a commissioner, and we used to interact a lot. No problem”, Shekarau said. He assured that his political differences with Kwankwaso have not, and will…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday said he never knew he would one day become a governor while supporting the aspiration of others. Senator Diri, who joined other worshippers to offer praises to God for witnessing the first Sunday of the year made the remark at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Sampou, his hometown in Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of the state. He told the congregation that he never knew Sampou community would produce a governor while he was supporting the governorship aspiration of others. Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying that when…
When on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) announced the immediate dissolution of the party’s state and zonal executive committees across the country, suspense and apprehension took over. Majorly, there were speculations that that sudden extreme decision was targeted at curtailing the perceived political influence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, particularly his unstated presidential intention. Some party faithful however, expressed apprehension that the move was a calculated attempt to rubbish the litigations against the party’s National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (NCECPC), led by Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni. Others said it…
About 2,000 members and supporters of the Advanced Congress for Democrats (ACD) decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday. The member representing Borgu-Agwara federal constituency at the National Assembly, Jafaru Agwara, received them. NAN reports that the lawmaker advised the defectors to align with the APC ideology. Nura Kokoli, Chairman of Agwara Local Government Council, assured that decampees would be carried along. Shehu Agwara, ex-ACD Chairman in Agwara, explained that he and his followers joined the APC due to the “successes of Jafaru Agwara and in providing dividends of democracy”.…
The current political situation in Ethiopia, which has degenerated to an armed conflict, is of immediate and significant national security concern to Nigeria. This is because of the close similarity in the elements threatening the political development of both countries such as the socio-cultural cum demographic features of both nations. Ethnic-based politics which has been the bane of many African countries is gaining new life across Nigeria. While Nigeria has found ways to manage this divisive tendency through the unwritten principles of zoning and rotation in political power configuration, especially since the return of democracy in 1999, the issue continues…
These days, so many people are saying so many things, indulging mostly in the abuses of others and as official spokespersons, we make the deliberate choice of staying out for the most part. But it is hard to ignore the shameful and disgraceful claims made by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP which is making the false claims that Nigerians are dissatisfied with the present and wished for the return to the years of locusts. At the rate they are going, it is not far-fetched to agree with another politician in describing the PDP as a “university of falsehood”, in…
About eleven Senators and senators-elect of the Republican Party have vowed to stop the swearing-in of President-elect, Joe Biden. Biden, who contested the November 3, 2020 presidential election on the platform of the Democratic Party and defeated the incumbent President, Donald Trump, is scheduled to be sworn in on 20th January, 2020. But top Republican senators and some newly elected ones said they intend to appeal the upcoming certification of the outcome of the election. The senators are led by Texas Senator, Ted Cruz. In a joint statement on Saturday, they said that they will vote against the certification of…
A political pundit residing in Zamfara State, Alhaji Ahmed Bakers has said that there is no doubt that the Igbo’s are seriously marginalized in the country due to the civil war that occurred between 1966 and 1970. The political analyst explained that the agitation of the Igbos needs to be considered due to the fact that the country is now a united entity. Ahmed noted that since the end of the civil war, the Igbo’s have been denied the seat of the presidency in the country that they are equally entitled to. He said that power drunk politicians from the…
Ondo State Government has described the sudden demise of Tosin Ogunbodede who was the Chief of Protocol to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a personal loss to the governor. According to the Commissioner of Information in the state, Donald Ojogo, who confirmed the late Chief of Protocol’s death, Ogunbodede discharged his assigned duties with utmost attention and responsibility while he was alive. Ojogo added that until his untimely death, Ogunbodede had over the years been a very loyal political lieutenant of Governor Akeredolu. “For Governor Akeredolu, this is a personal loss. It becomes more emotional when it is recalled that the…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, guber candidate during the 2019 election in Enugu State, Senator Ayogu Eze, on Saturday, hinted that two more governors from the Southeast are on their way to the party. Ayogu spoke at the Enugu State APC Secretariat where he came to present gift items to the party in the State for the New Year. He was also optimistic that the APC would form the next government in Enugu State. “A new dawn is about to begin for APC,” he declared, stating that “if we play our card well, we will be in a position to…
Two leading members of the Zazzau Emirate, Alhaji Bashir Aminu and Talland Zazzau, Abubakar Pate are dead. Reacting to the sad development, President Muhammadu Buhari expressed sadness over the deaths. Buhari described the death of the two Zazzau leaders, who fell in one swoop, as a double tragedy. Buhari said that “the death of such two prominent figures in Zazzau emirate comes to me as a rude shock not long after the death of former Emir Shehu Idris.” He extended his sympathies to the families of the two leaders, the Zazzau Emirate Council, the Government and people of Kaduna State.…
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Ade Adetimehin has assured the party members of a robust new year in terms of patronage and reward from the party. Adetimehin in his new year message to party’s faithful in Akure acknowledged the turbulent narratives in 2020 and commended leaders and members for conducting themselves in civilised and dignified manners, even during the electioneering. His message was contained in a statement signed by the party’s publicity secretary Alex Kalejaye. ” l want to assure our party members of a robust new year, in terms of patronage…
Father Joseph Opelema, Parish Priest and Vicar General, Catholic Diocese of Bomadi and Vice-chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN Bayelsa State chapter said: “Before this government of President Muhammadu Buhari came into power, the expectations were high but five years down the line, what we have is despair. 2020 has been a disaster occasioned by COVID19 and bad governance. “Things have gone so wrong and so bad that Nigeria has been described in some quarters as a failed state. Government has a lot of work to do in 2021 to redeem itself. I want to see an improved security situation…
The Senator Magnus Abe faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has said it would float a litigation fund to pursue members’ desire for internal democracy in the party. Former Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Worgu Boms, disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt. Boms said its faction would continue to explore lawful means in seeking justice for the thousands of party faithful who paid for forms to participate in the party’s congresses to elect new executives in 2018 but were denied nomination forms. He said: “All of us are fully aware of the seemingly unending crises…
Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George and lawmaker representing Lagos East on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Tokunbo Abiru, have urged Nigerians to be hopeful as the country enters into year 2021. The duo in separate new year messages, yesterday, said though year 2020 was filled with various challenges like the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, disastrous aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, banditry and other forms of insecurity that claimed lives and property, which also resulted in economic recession, “there is hope God is going to intervene and make things better…
Tambuwal says governing a country and protecting lives and property is not rocket science. Due to the increasing spate of insecurity in Nigeria, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on service chiefs to honourably resign their appointment if President Muhammadu Buhari refuses to relieve them of their job. Tambuwal also asked the Buhari-led federal government to admit failure in the area of security, saying governing a country and protecting lives and property is not rocket science. The governor while speaking at a webinar organised by the Emmanuel Chapel on Friday, January 1, 2021, said it was ironical that…