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Electoral Act: Claims of President having assented, news to me too- Garba Shehu There are conflicting stories on the position of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent. It was earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari may have appended his signature to the piece of legislation. Some online platforms on Saturday … [Read more…]
Electoral Act: Uncertainty trails assent, as President’s aide says “Buhari MAY have signed Electoral Act amendment bill” Indications emerged on Saturday that President Muhammadu Buhari may have assented to the Electoral Act amendment Bill recently transmitted to him by the National Assembly. The amendment is crucial to the participation of statutory delegates at the primaries … [Read more…]
Barely one week after Deborah Samuel was killed in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad (SAW), a Christian lady has escaped being killed in Katanga, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Our correspondent gathered that Muslim youths mounted a search for the lady immediately after the Jummaat prayers but could not find her. … [Read more…]
PDP Primaries: Only democratically elected delegates will vote in the primaries- PDP …primaries rescheduled for Sunday Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu As the Peoples Democratic Party gets set to commence her primary elections and following the delay of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amended Section 84(8) of the 2022 Electoral Act, the National Organizing Secretary … [Read more…]
The federal government yesterday stated that Sub-Saharan Africa could require as much as $60 billion to access reliable electricity and clean cooking facilities between now and 2030. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who disclosed this, noted that an annual investment of around $35 billion could bring electricity access to 759 million … [Read more…]
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said Nigeria’s security challenges could be resolved within two years with the right person willing to take tough decisions at the helm of leadership. Obasanjo said Nigeria required a visionary, passionate and innovative leader who also has adequate knowledge about the challenges confronting the country. Lamenting that the situation … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions, The PUNCH has learnt. The National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, and … [Read more…]
Naira continues free fall; now N420 per dollar at I&E window CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele and Bureau de Change The naira slid further on Thursday to exchange at 420.33 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. This represents a 0.26 depreciation from its value on Thursday where it was traded at N419.25. The … [Read more…]
APC denies zoning Presidency, approves revised timetable for NASS, governorship primaries The APC has said the National Working Committee never made a decision on zoning. This is even as the party adjusted the timetable schedule of activities for the House of Assembly, National Assembly, governorship primaries and appeals by aggrieved aspirants. This was disclosed by … [Read more…]
Author of “How to Murder Your Husband” on trial for murder of husband A writer who penned a piece titled “How To Murder Your Husband” is on trial in the United States for killing her husband. It is a case that has all the hallmarks of classic detective fiction— a huge insurance payout, an impecunious … [Read more…]
The Court of Appeal has commenced measures that would enhance quick dispensation of electoral disputes that may trail outcome of the 2023 general elections. One of the measures is the proposed Electoral Judicial Manual which would enhance transparency in the dispensation of justice and improve the credibility and integrity of the electoral process. Already, President … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has withdrawn the newly amended six-count treasonable felony charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Ahead of a ruling on Kanu’s bail application on Wednesday, the federal government had filed an amended six-count charge against the Biafran agitator before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal … [Read more…]