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President Muhammadu Buhari has led President -elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on a brief tour of parts of the Presidential Villa. They had both observed their Friday prayers in the presidential villa mosque before embarking on a tour of some departments. President Buhari led the President-elect through the Council Chamber and exited at the press gallery … [Read more…]

…Mbah has given a good example for other politicians to follow – CCB The Governor-elect of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday, declared his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), saying it is obligatory of every public officer to do so as required by law. Mbah, who personally visited the South East … [Read more…]

The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu as a candidate in the last presidential election. The suit, which alleged the inappropriate nomination of Mr Tinubu’s running mate for the February 20223 presidential election, Kashim Shettima, impliedly sought to stop the president-elect from … [Read more…]

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says about 70 per cent of senators and members of the House of Representatives were rejected in their constituencies during the last general election. Mr Lawan said this on Thursday during the commissioning of the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja. The … [Read more…]

With all attempts at diplomacy to create a nexus of understanding gradually failing by the day, there are indications that the Northern and Southern parts of the country may be on a collision course over the race for the 10th National Assembly leadership. LEADERSHIP Friday findings revealed that some political forces in the North, who … [Read more…]

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami says so far his office has successfully recovered over one billion dollars ($1bn) for the country. He stated this when he appeared before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives which is investigating the alleged missing 2.4 billion dollars in revenue from 48 million … [Read more…]

Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, has conferred the National Honour of Grand Commander of Order of Federal Republic, (GCFR) on the incoming President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Buhari conferred the honour on Tinubu at the ongoing Investiture Ceremony in Abuja on Thursday. The GCFR honour comes as part of the Investiture Ceremony for the President-Elect … [Read more…]

In concurrence with the Senate, the House of Representatives, at plenary on Tuesday, passed a bill seeking to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, national and state assembly, as well as local government elections. The lawmakers subsequently asked the Clerk of the National Assembly to transmit the bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent … [Read more…]

The outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari that it was an aberration to appoint a minister of state. Keyamo stated this in his speech at the valedictory session presided over by President Buhari to mark the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, under his … [Read more…]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his ministers to remain in office till the last day of his administration. Buhari will hand over to President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023. There have been reports that the president has dissolved his cabinet at the valedictory Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of his administration. But speaking with … [Read more…]

Ahead of the inauguration of Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and the Deputy Governor-elect, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, on May 29, 2023, the Inauguration Committee has released details of programmes scheduled for the event. In a statement by the Secretary of the Inauguration Committee, Dr. Sam Ogbu-Nwobodo, the activities will start with Jumaat Prayer … [Read more…]