Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser on Media to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says his principal has no plans to run for president in 2023. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js The media aide made this known in a statement on Saturday while reacting to certain reports published by media outlets. Awoniyi said it is premature for anyone to start thinking about...
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BREAKING: Ex-Edo Speaker, Zakawanu Garuba, is dead
A former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba, is dead. A family source, who did not want his name mentioned, said the two-time member of Edo Assembly died of an undisclosed ailment at an Abuja hospital on Saturday morning. Born on 23 August 1965, in Akpekpe community, Auchi, in Etsako West Local...
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Ekiti PDP crisis: Fayose-backed exco wins as court dismisses pro-Olujimi’s suit
The Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party ward congresses in Ekiti State by the National Working Committee. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js The case with suit number FHC/AD/CS 14/2020 was filed by members loyal to Senator Biodun Olujimi seeking invalidation of the ward congresses which returned...
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SENATE TO DECIDE ON 774,000 JOBS TUESDAY —ABARIBE
The Senate will take an official position on the decision by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), to flout its decision on the recruitment of 774,000 federal workers. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js The Minority Leader of the Upper Chamber, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, stated this in an interview on Saturday. He said the senators...
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NDDC: Akpabio threatens to sue Nunieh
Akpabio has threatened to take legal action against Nunieh for allegedly defaming his character. This threat was contained in a statement titled, “Akpabio to sue Joy Nunieh for defamation, denies ‘false allegations’,” signed by his special assistant, Anietie Ekong, in Abuja, on Friday. Ekong said the minister had already instructed his lawyers to seek legal...
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Akpabio hijacked NDDC forensic audit ordered by Buhari – Ex-MD, Nunieh
The embattled former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mrs Joy Nunieh, on Friday accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of hijacking the forensic audit of the NDDC ordered by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js Speaking when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee...
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BREAKING : Court bars police, others from arresting ex-NDDC MD
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies from arresting the former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh. Justice E. Thompson on Friday granted an ex parte order in an application filed by her counsel, Slyvester Adaka, marked,...
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ONDO GUBER PRIMARY: ASPIRANTS CAN’T SAY THE MODE OF ELECTION~BELLO
The chairman of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress Primary Election Committee, Governor Yahaya Bello, has said it was the sole responsibility and prerogative of the party to chose which mode to use for its primary. He said this in response to a question on the party’s position on agitations by 11 of 12 aspirants...
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ONDO2020: APC GOV ASPIRANTS AVOID RECONCILIATION MEETING
The reconciliation meeting organised for the aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State was unsuccessful as some of the aspirants failed show up for the meeting. The reconciliation meeting was presided over by the Niger State Governor, Mallam Sani Bello, and was held at Heritage Hotel, Akure, the Ondo State Capital on...
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CORRUPTION: PDP QUESTIONS THE COGENCY OF MAGU’S PROBE
The Peoples Democratic Party has raised concerns over the integrity of the ongoing probe of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu by the Ayo Salami-led Presidential Panel. The party said its concerns stem from an alleged boast by Magu’s legal counsel, Wahab Shittu, that his client will be reinstated...