A federal high court sitting in Abuja has declared as illegal the suspension of Abdulmumin Jibrin, lawmaker representing Bebeji/Kiru constituency in Kano state, at the federal house of representatives. Recall that in 2017, the house suspended Jibrin for 180 legislative days after he alleged the padding of 2016 budget. He had accused Yakubu Dogara, speaker […]
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The Federal Government has outlined a four-day activities to mark the 2018 Democracy Day, from May 25 to May 29. Mr Lawrence Ojabo, Director Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the celebration would begin with the […]
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As activities for the 2019 general elections build up, Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue State has served quit notice to all Public and Civil Servants eyeing partisan politics in the state. In a circular by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Anthony Ijohor (SAN), conveying the directive, the governor asked such officers to resign […]
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The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned his position. In a letter to Mohammed Abubakar, governor of the state, Gidado said though he wished to complete his tenure, he lost interest in the job along the line. Mr Gidado explained that his decision was based on his commitment to serve for only […]
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The spokesman of the house of representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, has replied President Muhammadu Buhari on the comment he made while hosting some of his supporters at Aso Rock on Tuesday. Buhari is reported to have asked and said: “What have they (federal lawmakers) been doing? Some of them have been there for 10 years. What […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to an allegation made by President Muhammadu Buhari that $16 billion was wasted on power project without anything to show for it. Mr. Buhari had while receiving a delegation of Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) said “one of the former Heads of State between that time was bragging that he […]
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Senator Ali Ndume and Ovie Omo-Agege, on Tuesday appeared before a joint panel of the House of Representatives and the senate to answer questions regarding their roles in the mace theft saga. However, Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, refused to testify before an ad hoc committee of the national assembly, insisting he would not […]
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The embattled lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has accused the “state” of plotting to silence him. Narrating his ordeal in police custody, Melaye, a lengthy message on Facebook, said his opponents attacked him because of his love for the truth, but he has insisted he will never bow […]
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Ohaneze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural umbrella of Ndigbo, has called for the adoption of a six-year rotational single tenure for the president and governors of 36 states in the country. It also demanded creation of one additional state in the South-East geo-political zone, scrapping of local government system and resource control for states where natural resources […]
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Timi Frank, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, wherein he apologised to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, alleging that life is worthless under President Muhammadu Buhari. He explained that he apologised to Jonathan because events in the last three years showed that the ex-president was a […]
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