Lawan. Photo/facebook/TopeBrown/NgrSenate By John Akubo, Abuja A mild drama, yesterday, played out on the floor of the upper legislative chamber when the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, switched off the public address system attached to Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC: Imo West) during screening of ministerial nominees. Lawan’s action followed an attempt by Okorocha to interrogate one […]
Senate sends delegation to UK over Ekweremadu Former deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu By John Akubo, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday agreed to send a high-powered delegation of lawmakers to the United Kingdom to see the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is facing an alleged case of an organ harvesting charge in that […]
By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to clarify his recent comments on their party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that he made a mistake in appointing him (Atiku) as his Vice President in 1999. According to the party, if the former President fails to clarify the statements […]
Buhari reveals real reason for CJN Tanko Muhammad’s sudden resignation CJN Tanko Muhammad President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed the real reason Justice Tanko Muhammad retired suddenly as the chief justice of Nigeria. At the swearing in of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as acting CJN, Buhari attributed Muhammad’s resignation to ill-health. “Ordinarily, he was scheduled to retire […]
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi on Tuesday in Abuja, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to solicit their support. Peter Obi joined and became the flag bearer of the Labour party where NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) […]
Buhari swears in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola By Ismaila Chafe/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The swearing of Ariwoola, the next most senior in the hierarchy of the Supreme Court, as the new […]
From Geoffrey Anyanwu, Enugu The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province Anglican Communion and Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, has asked Nigerians to be prepared for an imminent revolution in the country. He said that Nigerians have been pushed to the wall by the insensitivity of the government to their plights and are ready […]
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted for the first time to Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, presidential ambition, saying his fate will be determined by the apex bank’s board of directors on whether his actions have fallen foul of the laws in place to ensure he can most […]
The Senate has announced Sen Philip Aduda (PDP-FCT) as Senate Minority Leader. It also announced Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (PDP-Enugu) as Minority Whip of the Senate. The announcement is contained in a letter by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read at Tuesday’s […]
Kwankwaso won’t serve as Peter Obi’s running mate — NNPP By John Alechenu, Abuja The New Nigeria Peoples Party has dismissed reports that its Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will contest the 2023 Presidential elections as running mate to his counterpart in the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. According to the NNPP, there was never […]
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