Frank Ugboma, Oguta constituency representative at the Imo House of Assembly, has condemned the amendment of some portions of the House Rules. Ugboma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Monday that the act was a “flagrant abuse of legislative process”. At the last sitting, Deputy Speaker Amarachi Iwuanyawu (APC Nwangele), moved a motion to relax Order 11 and Rules 61, 62 and 63. “Any member who misbehaves will be suspended for that sitting, if the offence is not considered serious. But where the said offence is considered serious, the offender will be suspended for a period…
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A former aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has demanded the whereabouts of First Lady, Aisha Buhari. Omokri also questioned Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, for saying Nigeria’s security situation under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was better than 2015. Mohammed had boasted that the present government under Buhari is winning the war against insecurity in the country. The Minister said this while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. Mohammed said: “I can say without hesitation that, though Nigeria is facing security challenges, the situation is far better than what we met…
The Nigerian government has boasted of winning the war against insecurity in the country. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, said security agents are working towards protecting Nigerians. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the Minister insisted that Nigeria’s security situation under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was better than 2015. Mohammed also recounted some of the successes security operatives recorded in the course of their duties. He said: “I can say without hesitation that, though Nigeria is facing security challenges, the situation is far better than what we met in 2015. “I can tell you…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State has raised alarm over an alleged plot by thugs suspected to be loyal to the state government to set its Secretariat ablaze. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of PDP, Elder Fred Udeogu, made this known on Monday while speaking to newsmen in Abakaliki. Udeogu alleged that the Chairman of a faction of the PDP, Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi, had on Sunday night, led a crowd to the state Secretariat in Abakaliki, in an attempt to burn it down, adding that they were resisted and repelled by party members. He said: “We had…
Senator Rochas Okorocha has declared that he and his followers do not recognize the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Executive in Imo State backed by Governor Hope Uzodinma. The former governor of Imo State vowed that the ongoing APC membership registration will be null and void if carried out without the duly elected party officials in the state. According to a statement by Okorocha’s Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, he made these remarks in Owerri during a meeting with Daniel Nwafor’s led executive. The State chapter of the APC in Imo State has been a leadership crisis between the…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has revealed that his preoccupation at the moment is delivering good governance to the people of Benue State. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, on Monday, said that he had no intentions to join the 2023 Presidential race. Ortom further revealed that he still has two and half years to complete his mandate as Governor and is committed to greater service of the State. “I appreciate my supporters and interest groups who have taken to social media to call on me to join the 2023 Presidential race. “However, I…
Dan Nwafor, a factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Imo State, has accused the National Caretaker Committee of the party led by Malam Buni of attempting to use the new registration of members to divide the party. Nwafor raised the alarm while briefing journalists in Owerri last weekend. He disclosed that his leadership in the State had sued the National Caretaker Committee over plans to embark on fresh registration of party members across the country, in a bid to sideline some integral members of the party. Nwafor showed journalists a copy of the court paper dated January 20,…
Aare Gani Adams says they are putting his efforts in the past 28 years in the struggle to test. The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, and the Leader of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams on Sunday described the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) as jokers. Speaking against the backdrop of the threats by the Northern group, and the Herders Association to attack the southwest in a reprisal mission, Aare Adams announced that any attempt by the north against the southwest will fail. Adams in a statement released by his…
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has warned against any attempt to arrest Sunday Adeyemo, a youth activist popularly known as Sunday Igboho. He told Oyo governor Seyi Makinde and Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, that arresting Igboho would escalate tension in the South-West region. He tweeted, “Governor Seyi Makinde should rather use dialogue and persuasion instead of escalating tension in his own State by calling for the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo or anyone at this time. “Any attempt to arrest anyone will cause a further threat to the already fragile peace in the West and the country…
Just after the Presidency threw shed at Governor Rotimi Akeredolu over battle with the Fulani Herdsmen and arrest of Sunday Igboho, Mr. Farooq Kperogi has put into writing; “When you read the rhetoric of the honchos of the Buhari regime on the ongoing tensile stress between Fulani herders and the Yoruba, it’s hard not to come away with the conclusion that the regime is actually going out of its way to actively court and instigate a civil war. For what reason, I have no idea. “The thieving, clueless minions of the regime don’t seem to realize that they need to…
The PDP on Sunday described Delta government’s decision to legislate on location of gas plants in the state as a step in the right direction. Commiserating with families of last Friday’s gas explosion at Agbor, PDP’s South-South National Vice-Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, said such legislation would enable the state government to mete stiff penalties on illegal gas plant operators. He described the gas explosion which led to loss of lives and destruction of property as unfortunate and said that measures should be taken to regulate the location of gas plants. “We believe that such step will also tackle the issue…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, at the weekend, imposed curfew on Effium community to avert further killings of farmers by unknown gunmen. Recall that Effium community has since three days been engulfed by bloody clashes that erupted between two tribes, Effium speaking persons and Ezza indigenes. The bloody clashes between the two tribes had, according to investigation, resulted in the killings of over seven persons and hundreds of houses razed. Consequently, the Governor Umahi on Sunday imposed curfew on the area to avert further escalation of the crises. Umahi made this known in a statement signed and forwarded…
Soon after the confirmation of the death of late Dr. Fatai Abóròdé PhD, his son pens down an emotional tribute. It reads: “He was murdered on his way from his 300 acres farm at Igàngàn in Yorubaland by Fulani terrorists. His Personal Assistant was with him and escaped with injuries (Only those who wear the shoes know where it pinches). “Dad, knowing I’ll never see you again is a hard pill to swallow. You were kind and caring, always sacrificing and giving your best to everything and everyone. I can’t believe I’m writing about you in past tense and that…
A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has cleared the air on hints and rumours of his alleged plan to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Okorocha said he is still a member of the party and has no plans of leaving, urging the public to disregard the speculations. According to the Imo West Senator, nobody has stakes in APC more than he does. The former governor said this when he addressed the State Working Committee (SWC) members, zonal, LGA and ward executives of the faction of the APC under his leadership. Former governorship candidate of the…
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has petitioned the National Secretariat of the party over the appointment of Senator Domingo Obende as Chairman, Niger State Registration Committee, alleging that Obende is no longer a member of the party. The Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Col. David Imuse, rtd, in a statement on Sunday, said the petition became necessary because “Obende’s appointment is causing a lot of ripples in Edo State because Senator Domingo has since June last year ceased to be a member of the party in ward 2, Akoko-Edo, local government area of the state”. He alleged…
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and foundation member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday, accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to destroy Nigeria by pushing for the restructuring of the country via unconstitutional means. Okechukwu told the opposition not to lose sight of the fact that the constitution remains the ground norm, no matter how imperfect and therefore must not be violated. He reprimanded the PDP for attempting to harvest the general insecurity and hunger in the land to deceptively capture power by all means. “Am one of those who is worried…
On Sunday, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Dr Rex Olawoye has said that any attempt to resolve the party’s crisis in the State without resorting to the constitution and the resolution of the National Executive Committee would fail. Olawoye disclosed this in Ilorin while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on how to resolve the APC crisis in Kwara. Recall that the national body of APC had referred the matter to the North Central Zone executives for settlement. “I don’t know the method the North Central Zone executive of the party wants to…
The All Progressives Congress has announced the postponement of the proposed nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise slated to hold on Monday. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of the Caretaker/National Convention Planning Committee of the party, Senator John Akpanudoedehe in Abuja, on Saturday. The statement said the exercise has been put on hold till further notice. “We sincerely apologise on the postponement of the proposed All Progressives Congress party registration which was scheduled to take place on Monday 25th of January, 2021, now put on hold till further notice to be declared by the state…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, rejected Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume’s prayer, seeking not to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chukwuma Ibezim in a suit. In the suit, he is seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him the certificate of return as the winner of the Dec. 5, 2020, Imo North Senatorial By-election. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a ruling, dismissed the request on the grounds that the APC and Ibezim, one of the candidates on the platform of the former, had to be joined in the matter in the interest of fair…
National Assembly has postponed the resumption of its plenary sessions earlier scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2021. The new date is now Tuesday, February 9, 2021. It will be recalled that the federal parliament had on December 22, 2020, proceeded for Christmas and New Year holidays after passing the 2021 budget into law. The notice of postponement was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Ojo Amos Olatunde. He said the development was due to the membership registration and revalidation exercise of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC which commences on Monday, January…