Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, formally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday in Markurdi. Ortom made the announcement during a meeting with elected local government chairmen and councillors at the Government House Makurdi. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the defection of Samuel Ortom, governor […]
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has lambasted the national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole over claims that he has not inaugurated the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, because he was awarding contracts. Ngige said the APC is ignorant of the Procurement Act in making […]
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Speaking on a Channels TV programme on Wednesday, the spokesman of the Nigeria police force, Jimoh Moshood, says the siege at the house of Senate President Bukola Saraki was “stage-managed for public sentiments”. In the early hours of Tuesday, some police vehicles and officers were seen stationed at the entrance of the senate president’s residence in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that majority of the National Assembly members who decamped from the All Progressives Congress, APC, did so because of their re-election quest in 2019. President Buhari wrote the comment on his Twitter page in reaction to 51 lawmakers who left the APC for the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and the Africa […]
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37 members of the House of Representatives have defected from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). 32 of them defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). One later announced he was also leaving the APC […]
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Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, lawmaker representing Kano central in the upper legislative chamber, and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, along with thirteen other senators have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The notice of defection was contained in a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the […]
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The Nigerian senate has adjourned plenary over the siege laid on homes of Senate President Bukola Saraki and deputy governor, Ike Ekweremadu. Speaking on the siege, the lawmakers who made contributions on the floor of the senate posited that they could no longer sit under the prevalent circumstance. Moving a motion on the floor the […]
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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday related how he escaped a siege on his home by security operatives in the early hours of the day. Security agencies early Tuesday morning laid siege on the homes of Saraki and Deputy his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The siege is believed to be a ploy to prevent them from […]
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The incumbent Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose and the state Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, are currently locked in war of words over massive recruitment of the former’s croonies. Dr. Fayemi had warned the management of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, to stop working with the incumbent governor, Ayodele Fayose, to embark on “illegal mass employment” at […]
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted to the summon of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris dated July 23. Saraki was asked to appear at the office of intelligence response team (IRT) in Abuja by 8am on Tuesday “for further investigation” into robbery incident that took place in Offa, Kwara state, in April. Reacting to […]
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