Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Catholic diocese, says he only expressed his personal view about President Muhammadu Buhari’s nepotism “based on evidence” and did not call for a coup. Recall that while accusing Buhari of nepotism in his Christmas message on Friday, the Kukah said there could have been a coup if a non-northern Muslim […]
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The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed John Odigie-Oyegun, a former national chairman of the party, as Chairman of its South-South reconciliation committee. This was announced in a communique signed by Lucky Imasuen, Secretary of the committee and an APC Chieftain from the region, on Wednesday. The communique […]
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Mr Bala Ali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Dass Constituency bye-election in the Bauchi State House of Assembly. His victory followed the conclusion of voting and counting of ballots in the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the seat which had been declared vacant. […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abdon Dalla, special adviser on civil service and labour matters to Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, over alleged vote buying. Dalla was arrested on Saturday after voting during the Dass constituency bye-election in Bauchi. The EFCC operatives reportedly recovered a sum of N1.5 million from his car. […]
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The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa-Ibom State, Mike Igini has described local government elections in Nigeria as nothing but organised crime. Igini who disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accused state governors of interfering in the conduct of the polls at the grassroots. “Local government elections are nothing but organised crime. […]
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Governors of the south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria have lamented the underdevelopment of their region, stating that their resources are used to improve the welfare of other regions. Ifeanyi Okowa, chairman of the south-south governors forum, stated this on Tuesday during the regional stakeholders meeting with the presidential delegation led by Ibrahim Gambari, chief of […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States, on Sunday admitted that his democratic opponent, Joe Bide won the 2020 presidential election, but again, quickly added the unfounded claim that the poll was rigged. Trump, in a tweet said: “He won because the election was rigged. “NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a […]
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The United Nations has called on the Nigerian government to engage the youths in the country. This is coming after the recent #EndSARS protests that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties across the country. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, made the call on Monday during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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It was a day of change of batons in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC even if temporary, as the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu temporarily step aside. He handed over the affairs of the commission to National Commissioner, retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ahmed Mu’azu pending the confirmation of his second tenure. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Mahmood Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall that Mahmood Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November 2015. He succeeded Attahiru Jega, who supervised the 2015 general election. Mr Yakubu supervised the 2019 general election and off-cycle elections in states such as Kogi, Edo […]
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