Former Publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Prince Dayo Adeyeye on Sunday, described the decision of the Ekiti Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose to employ 2000 applicants before the end of his tenure as a scam. Adeyeye, in a signed statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, warned prospective […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, a bill that prevents a vice-president (VP) who completes a president’s tenure from contesting twice. Speaking with journalists at Aso Rock on Friday, Ita Enang, senior special assistant on national assembly matters (senate), said the law also applies to a deputy governor who completes the tenure of a governor. […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the alarm by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Federal Government plans to arrest Mr Obasanjo on trumped up charges. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo raised the alarm on Friday through a statement by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. Reacting to the development through a statement he personally signed […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of plotting to slam false charges on him, to pave the way for his indefinite detention. The former leader said the government was planning to use fake documents and witnesses against him. He said he had it on good authority that his name has been placed […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for immortalizing the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola with the highest award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, GCFR. The Governor reasoned that, though, the award was belated, but added that, the gesture […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari is using the name of late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of 1993 presidential election, to gain “political capital” and sway Nigerians. On Wednesday, Buhari conferred on Abiola posthumously, the award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) — 20 years after his death. The president […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared June 12 Nigeria’s Democracy and also announced that Nigeria’s highest honour, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, has been conferred on the late businessman, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, winner of the election held on same date in 1993. The election, adjudged to be the freest and fairest up till […]
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President Muhammmadu Buhari and ministers in his cabinet on Wednesday held a valedictory session in honour of Kayode Fayemi, ex-minister of mines and steel development. The session held on the sideline of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. Fayemi is the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti. […]
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Reacting to the threat the national assembly issued to president Muhammadu Buhari following alleged persecution of its principal officers by the police, some federal lawmakers under the auspices of the parliamentary support group have asked their colleagues who have issues with the police to sort them out without involving the national assembly. Some legislators who […]
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At the end of a closed-door session of the national assembly on Tuesday, it was resolved that President Muhammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees. The senate president who is chairman of the national assembly said the persecution of perceived political opponents must stop. He added that the lawmakers would […]
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