Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigeria “urgently” needs a leader who can unite the country and heal deep wounds, not a leader like Buhari who would divide and deepen existing wounds. In an interview with Dele Momodu, Ovation publisher, he said Nigeria is bleeding dangerously because President Muhammadu Buhari has polarised the country. […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s call on INEC to cancel its just concluded National Convention showed that it is ignorant of electoral rules and internal party operations. Malam Bolaji Abudullahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary made the call in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. ”We read with dismay, […]
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Mr Ketil Karlsen, the Head of European Union (EU) Delegation, has urged Nigerian youths to strive toward occupying political and public offices of their choices after the actualisation of the Not-Too-Young-to-Run law. Karlson made the call at the Not-Too-Young-to-Run Conference on Thursday in Abuja, saying the presidential assent for the law marked the beginning of […]
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday night met in Abuja to discuss issues of minimum wage, insecurity and other matters of interests for the development of the country. While the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is proposing a minimum wage of N65,000 for workers, the governors have been insisting on the staggering of the implementation […]
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The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the killings in Plateau State. Both leaders of the National Assembly arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Discussions […]
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A former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday paid a visit to the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, in Ado Ekiti, and called for a peaceful and credible governorship election, come July 14. According to a statement by Fayose’s media aide, Kwankwaso lamented the failure of the Federal Government to curtail […]
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President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has charged new National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and his National Working Committee (NWC) to work and restore unity in the party. Saraki gave the charge in his remarks at the closing of the party’s National Convention in Abuja on Sunday. He said that […]
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The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi has succeeded in retaining his position. He polled a total of 2002 votes to defeat Abdul Sidiq, his closest opponent who garnered 243 votes. With over 1700 votes, Emma Ibediro, preferred candidate of Rochas Okorocha, displaced Osita Izunaso, national organising secretary of the ruling party. […]
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The leadership of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), a bloc of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says its presence at the national convention of the ruling party is not a sign that its concerns have been addressed. Kawu Baraje, leader of the group; Senate President Bukola Saraki; Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of […]
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Former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Saturday night paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja. Kwankwaso, who is being rumoured to planning a switch from the APC to the PDP, arrived Atiku’s residence at about 8.30pm and went into a […]
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