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By Soni Daniel, AbujaDespite having quizzed some of their key officials over financial matters running into billions of Naira, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Sunday that it had not raised any team to probe outgoing Ogun, Imo and Zamfara state governors over alleged graft. Amosun, Okorocha and Yari Media reports on Sunday…
…hail Oshiomhole on 2019 presidential poll victoryThe leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oredo Local Government Area has adopted Governor Godwin Obaseki as their sole candidate in the 2020 gubernatorial election in the state, owing to the governor’s sterling performance and inclusive governance style. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki The decision was…
By FEMI ADESINA Twice on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari displayed an uncommon generosity of spirit. We had set forth at dawn, shortly before 5 a.m, to visit the presidential campaign office in Central Area of Abuja. The purpose was for the President to read his victory speech, having been pronounced winner of the February 23…
Lagos—Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, yesterday said stability of economic policies and improvement on the existing economic platforms were its expectations from the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari BUHARI Its Director-General, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Thursday, on the sidelines of a news conference at Ikeja on the 2019 Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipment Expo, NME, scheduled to…
By Davies Iheamnachor & Ike UchechukwuPORT HARCOURT —A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Thursday, sacked Mr Dumo Lulu Briggs as the governorship candidate of Accord Party in the 2019 governorship election on March 9, 2019. Dumo Lulu-Briggs The court declared that Mr Precious Baridoo, who was duly nominated during the October…
Polls: By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the just concluded election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Thursday night met with former military Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, NPC, General Abdusalami Abubakar (retd), the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, and other members of the…
BY BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has demanded the immediate redeployment of the Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Jacob Spam, following the allegation that the REC collected N10 million from the state government. Head, Media and Publicity of Kogi State PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Austin…
… Establish FOB On Mambilla Plateau By Femi Bolaji The Chief Of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the Nigeria Army, NA, in synergy with other security agencies are to look out for foreign intruders, that might want to corrupt the electoral process. Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai / AFP…
…Accuses APC of renting crowd from Niger Republic By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to spare a thought for the five million votes promised him in Kano by the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Buhari This was contained in a statement issued Thursday night by the party’s…
By Clifford NdujiheLEGAL luminary and elder statesman, Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN, has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, SAN; and Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar for allegedly subverting the constitution via the suspension of the Chief Justice…