Former Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole was on Saturday, June 23, 2018, confirmed the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the Eagles Square in Abuja. He was elected APC national chairman unopposed after all other candidates for the same position dropped their interest for the position. Chief Clement Ebri, a former Governor […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says he will remain loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even if he loses his bid to secure the party’s ticket for the 2019 presidential poll. Abubakar said this on Friday during his visit to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to notify PDP’s national working committee […]
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The National Assembly on Friday listed and justified 24 new project it added to the recently passed 2018 budget. Aliyu Abdullahi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, and Abdulrazak Namdas, his House of Representatives counterpart, addressed a joint press briefing at the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday to give the lawmakers position […]
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Following the justification of alterations made to the 2018 budget by the National Assembly, the presidency has taken another swipe at the lawmakers for not being contended with the N170 billion funds for constituency projects. The presidency said it is surprised the lawmakers were cutting allocations of national projects, despite having “enough”. Recall that while […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja decried the arrest of Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe by the Directorate of Security Services (DSS). In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party expressed fears over the safety of the senator, who represents Abia North Senatorial District. It described the arrest as […]
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It now looks like a freeway for former governor Adams Oshiomhole in his bid for the chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress. The last of his rivals, Clement Ebri, also a former Governor of Cross River, announced his withdrawal from the race, leaving Oshiomhole now unopposed. Ebri’s decision to withdraw from the race was made […]
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A Former President of Nigeira, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan says he believes the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting stronger and poised to take over power come 2019. Jonathan said this on Wednesday when he hosted Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in his house in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Jonathan, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget at the State House in Abuja after seven months of its submission to National Assembly (NASS). The President, who signed the budget on Wednesday, however, expressed concern over changes made by NASS to the budget proposal. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had on Oct. […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has urged electorates in Ekiti State to make the wise choice of voting for Kayode Fayemi, who is now smart and intelligent. Tinubu said this on Tuesday while addressing the crowd at the Oluyemi Kayode stadium, Ado-Ekiti, venue of the APC mega […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will not sit down with any faction to discuss any issue. The president said this in apparent reference to the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that pulled out of the PDP. A presidential source told reporters that the president has vowed […]
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