When the national leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) visited Taraba State recently, it was not only for trouble-shooting. The visit was both a rescue mission to salvage the party from collapsing and a bold step to fashion out workable strategies that could enable the party wrest power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The fact that PDP has been piloting the affairs of the state from since 1999 has been a source of great worry to the opposition. As such, the APC rescue team, which stormed the state with representatives of the party’s National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Panning Committee (NCECPC),…
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The Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Abubakar Ibrahim from Yamaltu west constituency while Abubakar Luggerewo emerged as the new speaker. The former speaker was impeached on Tuesday following a voice vote by 16 members out of the 24 members of the house. The motion for the removal of Ibrahim was moved by Shuaibu Haruna, the member representing Kwami state constituency. The new speaker, Luggerewo, who is the 7th speaker of the Assembly is from Akko Central constituency. Luggerewo was sworn-in by the deputy speaker, Siddi Buba from Kwami West constituency. The house also removed the…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Tuesday that over 8,000 local government staff in the state would be promoted. Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom Ortom disclosed this while receiving a “Life Patron of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)” award in Makurdi. He said a directive had been issued to the Local Government Service Commission to organise trainings monthly for the staff to keep them updated on modern trends. The governor enjoined the commission to ensure that seniority was respected in the promotion to avoid any bad blood in the service. He noted that his administration was seriously…
The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Ogundeji Iroju, has been impeached. Iroju was impeached on Tuesday with Aderoboye Samuel representing Odigbo Constituency 2 elected as the new Deputy Speaker. The motion for the removal of Iroju was moved by Tomide Akinrogunde following a parliamentary resolution where the former Deputy Speaker was alleged of gross misconduct which the lawmakers said was inimical to the progress of the Assembly. The resolution was said to have been signed by 20 lawmakers which was said to be in line with the Standing Order of the Assembly. Aderoboye who was the…
The Senate on Tuesday took action on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for confirmation of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Tribunal nominees. His application was forwarded to the Committee on Trade and Investment. The nominees are to appear for screening on a date to be communicated. They include Sadatu Mama Shafi, Chairman (North Central). Members are George Chukwuma Mbonu, Member (South East); Thomas E. Okosun (South-South); Umar Dauda Duhu (North East); Ibrahim El-Yakubu (North West); Sola Salako Ajulo (South West); and Kenneth Tersoo Gyado (North Central). Also today, the Senate confirmed nominations for the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).…
The elder and major stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have affirmed the belief that it’s the turn of the South-East to produce the next President of Nigeria in 2023. The party elders and stakeholders affirmed the belief on Monday at a news conference in Abuja, addressed by Mr Frank Ogbuewu, the former Nigerian Ambassador to Greece, on the recent defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), NAN reports. Ogbuewu noted that at no time had the South East Zone of the PDP met to discuss strategies to actualise…
The governor says his administration will continue to promote the growth and development of native laws and customs in the state. Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has reaffirmed that his administration will continue to strengthen the processes and structures that would enhance standards in customary law processes in the state. Okowa gave the assurance while swearing-in Justice Patience Elumeze as Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal in the state in Asaba. He said that his administration will also continue to promote the growth and development of native laws and customs in the state, adding that the government will leave…
The U.S. General Services Administration, GSA, has finally recognized Democratic Party candidate, Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the November 3 presidential election. The agency made the acknowledgment on Monday, following weeks of inaction. With the development, a formal transition process has begun in earnest giving Biden and his team access to current agency officials, briefing books and other government resources, including some $6 million in funding. This happened after about nine Republican Senators sent a letter calling for the transition process to begin, and hours after Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers had voted to certify the election’s results.…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has expressed great concern over the rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria. It condemned in strong terms the endless killings in the North. ACF spokesman, Emmanuel Yawe, in a statement urged President Muhammadu Buhari to live up to his oath of office. The forum expressed concern that gunmen invaded Ahamadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State at 12:50 pm and abducted three members of a family. The statement noted that while the wife and a daughter of a worker of the university later escaped following a gun battle between the kidnappers and the police, the university worker…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has opened up on the speculation that he may contest for the presidency in 2023. The Governor said that he has no plan of continuing in politics after his eight years as Governor. The Governor also said that the only way the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can shame him for leaving the party is by zoning the 2023 presidential ticket to the South East. He called on his former party to put an end to the attack on his person, saying there was no basis for it. Umahi spoke when the Senate Chief Whip, Dr.…
The Prelate of Christ Victorious Alive Revival Mission, Owerri, Bishop Uzoma Emmanuel has charged the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma to ensure that the former Governor of the state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha gives account of his stewardship within the eight years he served as the Governor. The cleric who described the eight years of the former Governor as a disaster to Imo people, said it will set a wrong precedence if he (Rochas Okorocha) is left to go scot-free. “The eight years rule of the former Governor of Imo State did not make much impact in the political and…
The United Kingdom Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the entry of Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi proves that Igbos have identified with the party. Umahi dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last week on the grounds of “marginalization”. A statement on Monday by Jacob Ogunseye, APC-UK Publicity Secretary, said that development confirms the relevance of APC in the South East. The spokesman called Umahi’s decision bold, strategic and purposeful. “As things stand today, APC remains the strongest party in the country and will continue to win elections in free and fair contests. The defection of Umahi is a…
President Donald Trump’s legal team has distanced themselves from conservative lawyer, Sidney Powell. Powell, a lawyer recently recommended by Trump himself, may no longer be part of the team after she made multiple incorrect statements about the election voting process. Powell had extended her conspiracy theories and vowed to “blow up” Georgia with a “biblical” lawsuit. In a tweet last week, Trump had said that Powell was part of a team of “wonderful lawyers and representatives” spearheaded by Giuliani. But a statement by Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, Trump’s frontline lawyers, said on Sunday that, “Sidney Powell is practising law on…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate can still participate in the Dec. 5, Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election, NAN reports. Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa had in November disqualified the APC candidate, Chief Peremobowei Ebebi, in the bye-election, Following the development, INEC last week excluded the party from the contest. However, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye in an interview with newsmen on Monday said this would be possible, if the Appeal Court ordered the restoration of the party’s logo…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Ali Odefa as Chairman of the reconstituted South-East Zonal Caretaker Committee. The NWC also named Laz Ogbei as Auditor of the committee. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary, made the announcement on Monday. The spokesman said the action was pursuant to Sections 29 (2)(b) and 31(2)(e) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended). The new team will pilot the affairs of the party in the South East for a period not exceeding three months. The NWC enjoined all members to continue to work together in harmony.
Uju-Chima who was elected on the platform of the Action Alliance in Imo State said he defected to the APC to actualise the goals he set for his people. A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Uju-Chima (APC-Imo), has urged politicians of South East extraction to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to enhance their reckoning in zoning the 2023 presidency to the region. Uju-Chima, who made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, said that by joining the ruling party, it would guarantee a place for the Igbo people in national power sharing.…
The Lagos State Government is set to establish Youth Affairs Department in all Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state. Saheed Akanbi, Senior Special Assistant on Youth Matters to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos at the 3rd Annual Media Retreat of ‘Conference 57’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ‘Conference 57’ is a forum of chief press secretaries of all local councils in Lagos State. The governor’s aide said that the youth department at council levels would help fasttrack development across the state. “Effort is in progress, as there is…
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Peter Obi, has called on his fellow politicians to put issues of 2023 aside and focus on how to rescue the country from the current economic crisis. Obi said that solving the economic problems of Nigeria was more important than political permutations geared towards the next general elections. The former Anambra State Governor stated during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, insisting that the next election has no impact on people’s current livelihoods. Obi said the monies borrowed by this government were not properly…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has condemned the killing of the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Philip Shekwo, describing it as unfortunate, NAN reports. TheInfoStride had reported that Shekwo who was abducted by gunmen at about 11 p.m. on Saturday from his residence in Bukan-Sidi, Lafia, was found dead on Sunday. His lifeless body was found some metres away from his residence and had been deposited at the morgue at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia. Reacting, the governor in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, said…
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the murder of Nassarawa State Chairman of the party, Philip Shekwo as unforgivable wickedness. While decrying the death of Shekwo who was killed on Saturday night, the Chairman of Ondo State APC, lamented the unchecked manner with which gunmen commit their nefarious acts. While imploring security agencies to unmask the heartless murderers, the party chieftain called for concerted efforts to ensure a more secured society for all Nigerians Adetimehin in a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Alex Kalejaye, regretted that the Forum of APC State Chairmen…