The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said the nation had spent about N2 trillion on constituency projects without commensurate development at the grassroots. The Commission’s spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday quoted the chairman as saying it at the induction of newly-qualified […]
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Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has asked Adams Oshiomhole, his successor, to desist from interfering in the administration of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state. Odigie-Oyegun gave the advice in a statement signed by Ray Murphy, his public affairs adviser, on Sunday. He appealed to Oshiomhole to stop disgracing […]
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The Senate has told President Muhammadu Buhari to submit the list of ministerial nominees by Friday or will have to wait for the screening and confirmation process to occur after its members return from their two-month annual recess. Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, Chairman, Senate ad hoc Committee on Media and Public Affairs, disclosed this in an […]
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Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate in the last general elections, has urged Nigerians to keep hope alive as the party will reclaim its mandate through the tribunal. Obi made the call when he addressed the 8th Stakeholders Meeting of the Anambra Chapter of PDP in Awka on Saturday. The former […]
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Imo leaders on Monday urged Governor Emeka Ihedioha to remove the Eshi of Nkwerre, Eze Chijioke Okwara from the throne for fomenting a crisis capable of destroying Nkwerre and making life insecure for the people. The leaders spoke on the volatile situation, the high-handedness and selfish manipulations of the monarch and a judge in the […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has upheld the expulsion of Inuwa Abdulkadir, its National Vice Chairman (North West), for disciplinary issues. The APC confirmed the development in a statement issued by Lanre Issa-Onilu, its National Publicity Secretary, on Thursday. According to the ruling party, it decided to maintain the decision taken by the Sokoto State […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in order to address insecurity situation in the country. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, made the appeal at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the open letter of former President […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has lashed out at those criticizing his administration over security challenges in some parts of the country. The president who spoke at an audience with the National Executives of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) in the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing of […]
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The Oyo state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), led by its chairman, Akin Oke, has asked Seyi Makinde, governor of the state, to explain the source of his asset. Recall that on Monday, Makinde declared N48 billion worth of assets. Speaking with NAN on Tuesday, Oke said the governor should not only tell people […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, decrying the incessant killings across Nigeria. Obasanjo said the issue of killings can no longer be ignored or treated with nonchalance. He noted that it can not be swept under the carpet or treated with cuddling glove. The elder statesman […]
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