Senator Abdullahi Adamu has accused Senators elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC of working against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and the party on which platform they were elected. Adamu spoke in reaction to the presidential veto of the amendment to the Electoral Act on Tuesday. It will be […]
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The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension placed on the former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (Kano-APC). This followed a letter of apology signed by Jibrin which was presented by the Speaker of the House, Mr Yakubu Dogara, at the plenary on Tuesday. Jibrin was suspended in 2017 for 180 legislative […]
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Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) under President Muhammadu Buhari of accruing a debt of N11 trillion in three years. He noted that the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) only borrowed N6 trillion in 16 years. Melaye said this while speaking at the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. […]
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The main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the claim of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that petrol subsidy gulps N774 million every day, is a fabricated story “to cover huge fraud in the presidency”. In a statement on Monday, the PDP said the figures given by the NNPC is […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed another National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for this month to fix the controversies arising from the one-year tenure extension granted the John Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC). Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the party confirmed the coming meeting to Tribune. A definite date for the meeting […]
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As contained in a memo presented by Bala Gwagwarwa, party’s national treasurer, to the APC national caucus on Monday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has budgeted a sum of N14.82 billion for 2018. The ruling party hopes to fund its 2018 budget from levies on elected and appointed office holders, nomination fees, fundraising and sale of […]
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Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has attacked the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Yinka Omorogbe, for saying human trafficking in the state “has deep cultural roots”. But the state government rose to the defence of the commissioner, saying she only told the truth. Ms. Omorogbe was quoted recently by […]
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The tenure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national working committee (NWC) led by John Odigie-Oyegun has been extended by 12 months. The decision was taken at the national executive council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday. Speaking at the end of the NEC meeting, Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, said the extension would take effect […]
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When he hosted top members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari asked the party leaders prepare for the 2019 elections. His Speech “I must heartily thank the party officials and members for the successes we have achieved in the 2015 elections in securing […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. After the meeting, Oyegun replied the letter written to him by the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu wrote the party chairman, accusing him of […]
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