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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The National Economic Council (NEC) says revenue generating agencies underpaid N526 billion and $21 billion the federation account between 2010 and 2015. This disclosure was made by Ibrahim Dankwambo, governor of Gombe state, when he briefed state house correspondents after the meeting of the council, which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the […]
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Governors on Wednesday night expressed displeasure over the handling of affairs at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), alleging fraudulent practices. The governors also directed the NNPC to stop payment of any form of royalty to the Federation Account and ordered that every payment should be paid to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), as […]
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The 24 governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) on Tuesday announced their endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s candidature for the 2019 presidential election. Rochas Okorocha, Imo state governor, made the position of the governors known to state house correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the president at the presidential […]
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The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a 68-member committee to oversee its upcoming national elective convention. Osita Izunaso, the national organising secretary of the party, announced this in a statement on Sunday. However, the statement did not reveal when the convention will hold or when the committee will be inaugurated. […]
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Governors elected on the platform of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC on Wednesday said they are not divided on the issue of election of new executives for the party from the wards to the national level. The governors spoke after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock presidential villa in response to reports […]
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Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Top on the agenda of the meeting is Buhari’s opposition to the elongation of the tenure of the party’s national working committee led by John Oyegun. The meeting started at 2:15 […]
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After meeting with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for over two hours at the First Lady Conference Room in the villa, President Muhammadu Buhari asked them to give him more time to decide is he should rerun for office. The Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, said President […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to meet with state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) tonight at the conference hall of the Wife of the President, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting might be a follow-up to the Daura meeting which was held at the president’s private […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari played host to governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his Daura hometown. The President had on Thursday left Abuja for his hometown to commiserate with bereaved family members. Aisha Mamman, wife of the President’s elder brother and Halima Dauda, the President’s niece and younger sister to […]
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