Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at secondary school certificate should be increased. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education...
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BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdulahi Sule has said the state government has granted full autonomy to the judiciary arm of government in the state. Governor Sule stated this on Monday at a one-day workshop organised for staff of the Nasarawa State judiciary which took...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to three out of the remaining 15 suspects who allegedly invaded the residence of the Supreme Court judge, Mary Odili. Justice Nkeonye Maha admitted them to a N5 million bail each following an application separately filed by their counsel which...
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has explained that the defection by some state governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not a threat to his political ambition, but he is rather happy to have them in the party. The governor said this on Monday during an interview...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum will today (Monday) meet in Port Harcourt to review the party’s readiness to rescue Nigeria in 2023. The Director-General of the PDP Governors Forum, Cyril Maduabum, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement titled ‘PDP Governors meet in Port Harcourt to consolidate on...
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has given assurance that the party’s National Convention will hold in February. Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Chairman of the PGF gave the assurance while speaking with journalists...
New Tribe Nigeria, a support group, says support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to run for presidency in 2023 is a collective task. It said everyone should support Osinbajo to become president, irrespective of tribal or religious affiliation. The call is contained in a communique issued at the end...
A group of women activists, under the aegis of “Women for Secured Nation”, has urged the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, to run for the office of Nigerian President in 2023. The group made the call in a statement by its Media and Publicity...
The Chief Whip of Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has exonerated himself from media reports that he allegedly attacked a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu. Kalu, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, stressed that he could never attack Tinubu. The former governor of Abia, ...
Mr Abdullahi Angibi, member representing Lafia Central Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has begged the people of the state to support Gov. Abdullahi Sule beyond 2023. Angibi made the appeal on Saturday during a triple event to mark 18 years Anniversary of Alhaji Saleh Muhammad Angulu,...
Ahead of the 2023 General Elections, the Northern Elders Forum has said the region will support only a Presidential candidate who has the capacity to address the nation’s socio-economic and security problems irrespective of where the person comes from. The elders say they will no longer vote for a...
The National leader of the All Progressive Party (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday paid condolence visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on the recent deaths of two prominent traditional rulers and a former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Mr Gboyega Famodun, Chairman-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, says the party is too strong for the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to break. Reacting to a statement credited to Aregbesola that the party was deeply factionalised in the state, Famodun described the development as unfortunate....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The newly elected chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Ambassador Ogar Osim has pledged that his executive will work towards ensuring that the 2023 general elections is freed of violence and bloodshed. Ambassador Osim made the pledged at the end of his election at INEC...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, discharged and acquitted Rtd Air Commodore Umar Mohammed of money laundering charge preferred against him. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had failed to prove the essential ingredients of the charge. According to Justice Ekwo, I find that...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In an efforts to consult widely across the three Senatorial District of Cross River State, royal father’s across the state have pledged total support for Senator Gershom Bassey’s gubernatorial ambition in 2023. According to them, “No man shall stop you. God will grant you success”,...
A 29-year-old school bus driver, Desmond Mazeli, who allegedly sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy was on Friday docked in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The police charged Mazeli, who resides at No 112 Itire, Surulere, Lagos, with sexual abuse of minor. He pleaded not guilty to the charge....
A High Court in Lokoja has sentenced one Muritala Dare to death by hanging. He was convicted of stabbing his colleague to death with a broken bottle. Justice Josiah Majebi, who presided over the case at High Court 2, Lokoja, found the accused guilty after considering his involvement in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled its outstanding Zonal Congress for its North-West Zone for the purpose of electing NW Zonal Working Committee and National Ex-Officios for Saturday, February 12, 2022. This directive was contained in a statement on Thursday by the party’s National Organizing Secretary, Hon. Umaru...
BY RICHARD ABU, Abuja – A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and veteran journalist, Chief Dele Momodu has declared his interest to run for the office of the president in 2023. Chief Momodu, who is the Publisher of the famous Ovation magazine, made his intention known on...