APC Panel to Meet On Tuesday Over Convention

ABUJA – The national caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had scheduled a meeting for Tuesday. This committee is meeting to discuss the convention of the party. “Following Sunday’s scheduled meeting of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, the party’s caretaker committee will meet on Tuesday, 18th January 2022 on the convention,” the cable quoted a source to have said. Earlier, Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state, had announced the convention date planned for February...

Orji Kalu Says He’s Ready to Face Tinubu in APC Primary Election

ABUJA — The chief whip of the senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has announced that he is intent on contesting for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with Bola Tinubu, national leader of the party if it is zoned to the south. He indicated this during an interview with journalists on Monday. Kalu noted that it is the turn of the south-east to produce the next president. “I don’t want to talk about...

EFFCC Records ‘Highest-ever’ Number of Convictions Within One Year in 2021

ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicated that it secured its highest-ever number of convictions within one year in 2021. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a publication that highlighted its activities in 2021. EFCC noted that it lost 122 cases and secured 2,220 convictions. This figure, according to the agency is the highest in the history of the commission, beating its previous record of 1,282 convictions in 2020. “From January...

UN Condemns Bandit Attacks in Zamfara

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has criticized the attacks on Zamfara residents by bandits. This was indicated in a statement issued on Monday by Stephane Dujarric, the secretary-general’s spokesman. As noted in the statement, Guterres condoled with families affected, urging the federal government to fish out those responsible. He urges the FG to spare no effort in bringing those responsible for the attack to justice. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the appalling...

Orji Kalu Urges APC to Postpone Convention

ABUJA — The chief whip of the senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has asked that the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention scheduled for February 2022 be postponed. He said this on Tuesday while speaking with NAN in Abuja. According to him, the party needs a good atmosphere to conduct the exercise. “I still stand by my words that the APC convention should be postponed. I have a lot of respect for our people and they have...

Presidential Ticket Should Be Zoned to Southeast for Fairness, Umahi Tells APC

ABUJA — David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be zoned to the southeast to equity and fairness in the party. He said this on Wednesday during a chat with Arise TV Wednesday. Umahi had earlier announced his desire to be the party’s standard-bearer at the 2023 presidential election. The governor said APC should zone its presidential ticket to the southeast to enable the nation to...

Ignore Ortom’s Unpatriotic Call, Miyetti Allah Tells FG

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria says FG should ignore the request of Benue’s Samuel Ortom to declare the association as a terrorist organisation. According to the group, Ortom’s request is unpatriotic and is borne out of his hatred for the Fulanis. Ortom had requested that the FG designate MACBAN as a terrorist group as it did to bandits. He posited that the security challenges in some parts of the country, including Benue...

Past administration looted funds for fight against terrorism – AGF

Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has said the past government embezzled fund meant for curbing terrorism in the country. According to him, the present administration has cleared the mess created by the past government using looted assets that was recovered. The AGF revealed this on Monday while featuring on a programme aired by Radio Kano. He noted that the funds recovered over the years from foreign countries has helped the President Muhammadu...

National Assembly transmits 2022 budget to Buhari

The National Assembly has submitted the 2022 budget to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The clerk to the national assembly, Ojo Amos, signed the accompanying letter presented to the president on Friday. The President had presented the 2022 budget to the national assembly in October and the house of representatives and senate passed the appropriation bill on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. “In consonance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of...

APC, PDP trade words over attack on venue of PDP congress

Supporters of the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahadi Ali-Gusau, have alleged that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) masterminded an attack on the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congress. Some hoodlums had attacked the PDP congress venue, destroying facilities meant for the conduct of the congress. The attacked occurred on Monday at Samaru in Gusau, the Zamfara capital. Aminu Gyangyam, the principal private secretary to the deputy governor, posited that...

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