By PAUL EJIME – Politically speaking, India is the World’s largest democracy with a voter population of 969 million from more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. It towers above South Africa, which has less than 62 million people, and about 28 million registered voters. The Asian giant is also the...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The APC Community Mobilization Forum, a support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held a one-day stakeholders’ dialogue session in Maiduguri to commemorate Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s one-year anniversary of his second term in office. The session, themed “Sustaining the Momentum,” aimed to...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiodun Salami , has called for the adoption of unicameral legislative system to reduce cost of governance. Salami, a former Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in Lagos, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...
By JOEL OLADELE, Abuja – A group, under the aegis of Renewed Hope Unity Movement (RHUM), has called on the All Peoples Congress (APC) to better recognize and reward the loyalty of its steadfast but neglected members. The Initiator and Co-Convener of the group , Iretidola Ojekhoa made the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Vice Chancellor (VC) of University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Prof. Rasheed Na’Allah, to appear before it on June 13 to show cause why the planned inauguration of the newly elected Internal Governing Council Members of the institution should not be...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Tola Kasali, has charged Nigerian youths to take over the political scene for the future of the country. Kasali, a former Commissioner for Rural Development in Lagos State, gave the charge on Friday during his 72nd birthday celebration in...
EFCC arraigns 3 men for allegedly stealing Access Bank N3.5bn The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three men before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N3.5 billion from Access Bank. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three men...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja President General of Okpe Union, Prof Igho Natufe, has called on the Federal Government to make a significant overhaul of Nigeria’s anti-corruption laws, advocating for the adoption of severe measures, including death penalty for convicted corrupt officials. Natufe’s remark which stirred a passionate debate on governance,...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Democratic Front (TDF), a group advocating for socio-economic development in Nigeria has called on leaders from North and South-West regions of Nigeria to rally support for the proposed construction of the 1,000-kilometer Badagry – Sokoto Superhighway. In a statement jointly signed on Friday in Abuja...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja In a move lauded as a testament to his commitment to the welfare of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has approved a six-month period of free rides on the Abuja metro line. This decision, according to the Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG), is a confirmation of his...
The People Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, to expiate efforts towards the arrest of and prosecution of Malam Hudu Yunusa -Ari, the suspended INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa. The opposition party said arresting and prosecting Yunusa-Yari would...
A Deputy Director with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mr Jubril Yakubu, told the Ikeja High Court that the late Whitney Adeniran visited the hospital on Jan. 20, 2023 before the inter-house sports. Yakubu also told the court on Thursday that the deceased was...
The House of Representatives is set to suspend Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the Chairman House Committee on Petroleum DownStream over politicisation of oversight function in Rivers State. Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), while moving a motion of personal explanation at the plenary in Abuja on Thursday told the House that...
A Federal High Court in Kano has fixed June 13, for ruling in application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the implementation of the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024. The applicant Alhaji Aminu Babba-Dan’agundi( Sarkin Dawaki Babba), through his counsel, Ibrahim Aliyu-Nasarawa, filed a motion...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest three officials of Rural Electrification Agency for failure to appear in court for their arraignment. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, gave the order for the issuance...
Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the Obidient Movement is not domiciled in one political party. Obi said this in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Thursday in Awka. He said that membership of the movement cut...
Yobe Microfinance Bank says it has initiated a N150 million facility to enable its customers purchase animals for sacrifice during the Eid el-Adha celebration. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Dr Sheriff Almuhajir, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
Director General, Institute of Law Research and Development of United Nations (ILAWDUN), Washington DC, Prof. Cyprian Edward-Ekpo, has advocated the amendment of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to accommodate spraying of naira. Edward-Ekpo said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has categorically dismissed rumors of potential merger talks with other political parties, reaffirming its commitment to independence and strength. According to National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has declared that PDP...
Ahead of the Edo governorship poll, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has released a 256-member State Campaign Council with former governor, Adams Oshiomhole, as Chairman. Acting Chairman Jarrett Tenebe, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin, announced Sen. Matthew Urhoghide as the Campaign Council Director-General (DG), and Mr...