Politics

Mild drama was witnessed on Monday afternoon when a member, representing North Central in the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Niger State Governor, Mr Abubakar Sani Bello, began presiding over the meeting of the party at the national secretariat of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for donating $1 million to Afghanistan to help cushion the effect of the country’s humanitarian crisis. The crisis resulted from the Taliban’s recent takeover of the country after the United States Government withdrew its troops …

Echono Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has approved the appointment of Sonny Echono as Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Mr. Echono takes over from Prof Suleiman Bogoro whose five-year tenure ends March 18, 2022. Ben Goong, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education …

 The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has officially rejected the outcome of the Saturday’s bye-election into the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in Cross River State. The election which held on February 26, was characterized by ballot box and paper snatching, shooting and killings with accusation and counter accusation that state-sponsored security institution …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to moves by top Yoruba monarchs to reconcile him with Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. In chat with The Punch on Monday, Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, disclosed said his principal will not oppose ongoing moves to …

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has shunned request by governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to drop Senator Abdullahi Adamu as his choice consensus candidate for the party’s national championship position. Adamu, 75, a former governor of Nasarawa State who represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, …

House of Reps Nigeria’s House of Representatives has rejected a proposal to give life pension to Senate President, Speaker of the House and their deputies. When the proposal came up for vote at plenary on Tuesday, 193 members voted against it, while 162 voted in favour and three members abstained. …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Friday, commended the All Progressive Congress (APC) for zoning its presidential ticket to the South of Nigeria. According to the pan-Igbo group, APC has, by the zoning pattern, shown the way for others to follow. Ohanaeze stated this in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Alex …

Seun Oloketuyi, the producer of ‘Last Man Standing’, an upcoming biopic of former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said that the movie was not a propaganda. Oloketuyi disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the movie was not produced as a propaganda for Tinubu. Oloketuyi, who …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its postponed national convention. Wike said a party that cannot organise its convention should be viewed as lacking the ability to rule the country. The governor spoke at the special …