Senators on Wednesday confirmed the seven ministerial nominees forwarded to the upper legislative chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. President Buhari had on June 21 forwarded the list of the nominees to the Senate for confirmation. They will replace seven ministers who resigned from the Federal Executive Council in May to pursue their 2023 … [Read more…]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the United Nations (UN) continued support of Nigeria’s electoral system and closely monitor the 2023 General Elections against any form of manipulation. The party’s acting Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum, made the appeal while receiving a team of Special Representatives of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, led by … [Read more…]
THE Senate has disclosed that a high powered delegation would leave to the United Kingdom following the arrest of the former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice following the alleged purported Organ harvest against the Ekweremadu’s. Speaking on Wednesday shortly after a Closed door session of the Senate, the … [Read more…]
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, revealed that the Federal Government, through the Nigerian High Commission in London, has stepped into the ongoing saga involving a former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, over his alleged involvement in organ harvesting. Lawan also revealed that some senators have been detailed to head to … [Read more…]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) member, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Tuesday stressed the need for the Labour Party to form an alliance with his party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Jibrin, who featured in a Channels Television’s programme, Political Paradigm, said the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s alignment with his NNPP’s counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwanso, … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with aggrieved lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Senate to ensure the party’s majority control is not threatened. He spoke when he received some aggrieved Senators in Abuja, yesterday. The 22 senators were reported to have concluded plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour … [Read more…]
THE Organized labour, Tuesday said it would work for the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi in the 2023 elections. The two labour centers, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), declared their support to campaign and do everything within their power to ensure that the … [Read more…]
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has reacted to the certificates saga of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, saying if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) record keeping is efficient and its server functional, it should be a non-ssue. He stated this after a thank you visit to President Muhammadu … [Read more…]
Press Release: Postponement of the Unveiling of Manifesto by Enugu PDP Gubernatorial Candidate The Peter Mbah Campaign Organization wishes to inform all our invited guests and the general public, that the scheduled Unveiling of Manifesto by Mr. Peter Mbah, Enugu State PDP gubernatorial candidate, planned for 30th June 2022, has been stepped down for a … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari is embarking on a state visit to Portugal at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Presidency has said. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari, who will hold official talks with his Portuguese counterpart, will be conferred with … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, invited the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to brief it on issues relating to the ordeal of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Nwanneka, who are detained London. Also to brief the House through its … [Read more…]
Three people were burnt to death in Kogi state when a tanker laden with diesel burst into flames as the driver suddenly lost control while many others sustained injuries. The crash occurred on Monday evening at 8:17pm at Felele , Lokoja opposite Living Faith Church when a tanker conveying flammable material ( diesel) burst into … [Read more…]