The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives wednesday raised the alarm over alleged secret plot by some “dissident senators” led by Senator Ali Ndume, Senator Adamu Abdullahi and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to illegally impeach the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. This allegation is coming as …
Read More »Appeal Court Restores N’Assembly’s Power to Reorder Elections
The Court of Appeal in Abuja Wednesday restored the powers of the National Assembly to reorder the 2019 general election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja had in a judgment on April 25 this year, …
Read More »Saraki must resign as Senate president – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday said the honourable thing for Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was for him to vacate his seat as the President of the Senate since he has relinquished the membership of the party that threw him up. Oshiomhole said this …
Read More »BREAKING: Court orders arrest of INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, for failing to appear in court. Justice Stephen Pam issued the warrant of arrest on Thursday after Mahmood’s absent in court for the third time. The judge …
Read More »I’ve no hands in Governor Ortom’s impeachment notice – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken on the impeachment notice served on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom by eight members of the State House of Assembly. Buhari’s reaction was contained in a statement Tuesday morning by his spokesman, Femi Adesina. It read: “Even while attending the ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit in Togo, strident attempts …
Read More »Defection of senators, House of Reps members won’t affect APC – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that his party, the All Progressives Congress, will suffer no harm or injury following the exit of 51 federal lawmakers from the party on Tuesday. The President expressed this confidence on his Twitter handle in a series of tweets after 15 senators and 36 …
Read More »Defections: We’re not bothered, defectors have no electoral value – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has told former members who switched to the Peoples Democratic Party that he was not going to lose any sleep at all about their departure, as ‘water will find its level’ sooner. He described them as ‘big …
Read More »Saraki: I Have Replied to Police’s Enquiries
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Wednesday explained why he did not have to go to the Guzape Police Station in Abuja to respond to police’s enquiries over alleged links to the April robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State. Saraki said he had responded …
Read More »CBN’s New Credit Initiative May Boost Private Sector Liquidity
Central Bank Of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele Following commercial banks’ growing reluctance to extend credit to the real sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may intervene directly to provide the much needed funds to boost private sector liquidity. This is one of the fresh initiatives of the apex bank …
Read More »Ortom defects to PDP, APC says gov’s action surprising
John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo, Chukwudi Akasike, Adelani Adepegba and John Charles At last, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday formally announced his defection from the All Progessives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. This is coming a day after the APC lost 13 of its senators and …
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