Category: Politics

Will Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) survive its internal wrangling ahead of the October 10, 2020 governorship election? Many political analysts in the state said the answer lies with the party’s national leadership. Although the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is expected to reap from the crisis in APC, the issue...

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has called for the unity of all Nigerians against COVID-19 pandemic. George, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said it was through unity of purpose and collective efforts of all citizens that the virus could be defeated. He said that using...

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State has been engulfed in crisis. This has led to the suspension of seven of the party’s chieftains in the state. Those suspended by the party are a former senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, who represented the Northern Kaduna Senatorial District in the eighth Senate. Hunkuyi was also a governorship aspirant...

The Peoples Democratic Party has fixed June 23 and 24, 2020 for Edo State governorship primaries. This was contained in a timetable and schedule of activities signed by the PDP National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akubundu (retd.), a copy of which was sighted by UgamaTV, in Abuja, on Saturday. According to the document, the sale...

‘COVID-19’s effects on Nigeria’ll be devastating’ A former Minister of Finance, and later Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, speaks with IFEANYI ONUBA on the management of the country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund and steps that can be taken by the Federal Government to address the potential economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic...

The federal government has announced its plan to submit a list of its food vendors to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while also denying allegations of spending N679m ($1,739,881.82) daily on school feeding programme.  Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk made the announcement after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that the...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the House of Representatives to maintain status quo on the infectious disease bill which has passed second reading. Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu also summoned the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, as well...

The Senate said it has not received official communication from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to step down the legislation of the Infectious Diseases Bill. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Ajibola Basiru, made this known via Twitter on Thursday evening. UgamaTV reports that the NGF had in a communiqué asked the National Assembly to step...

House of Representatives has faulted the Nigerian Governors’ Forum for asking the federal parliament to step down the controversial Quarantine Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2020. The NGF had earlier on Wednesday asked the House to withdraw the bill and engage stakeholders on formulation of a popular one. Reacting to the call, Chairman of the...

The Adamawa State Government has commenced the movement of over 400 Almajirai back to their states of origin. The Secretary to Adamawa State Government, Bashiru Ahmad, made this known on Wednesday during the start of the relocation of some street kids from the state to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Most of the Almajirai to be sent back to...