APC Suspends Local Government Caretaker Chairman In Adamawa, Set Up Investigative Committee, Suspended Chairman Reacts

NewsPoliticsAPC Suspends Local Government Caretaker Chairman In Adamawa, Set Up Investigative Committee, Suspended Chairman Reacts

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 10, 2021

YOLA — The All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamawa State Chapter has suspended the APC Caretaker Chairman, Yola South Local Government, Alh. Suleiman Adamu. The party equally approved the APC Local Government Vice Chairman Alh. Adamu Majekano to take over the mantle of leadership as Acting Chairman Yola South pending the outcome of the investigation of the seven-man disciplinary committee. The suspension was taken at an emergency SWC meeting today (10/08/2021) following an audio clip widely...

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OPINION: How Governor Obiano Failed the Test of Governance

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsOPINION: How Governor Obiano Failed the Test of Governance

PilotnewsAugust 10, 2021

Today, the governorship contest in Anambra state is too close, yet, too hazy, utterly unclear. Much so that the governor’s own preferred candidate in the person of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is not on the ballot. With barely three months to the Anambra state governorship election and about seven months for the incumbent governor to hand over to an incoming governor, perhaps, it is time to now look more critically at Governor Obiano’s leadership of Anambra...

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South East Records Total Compliance Of Monday Sit-At-Home Order By IPOB

NewsPoliticsSouth East Records Total Compliance Of Monday Sit-At-Home Order By IPOB

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 9, 2021

ENUGU — Defying government counter orders, economic and academic implications of the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra, there is total compliance on Monday in the five states in the southeast geopolitical zone in Nigeria; Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo state. The IPOB had issued a statement that the entire Biafra land would be shut down every Monday from 6am to 6pm until Nnamdi Kanu is released. “We the Indigenous Peoples...

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Sultan Declares Tuesday As First Muharram 1443 A.H

NewsRegionsSultan Declares Tuesday As First Muharram 1443 A.H

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 9, 2021

SOKOTO — The President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared Tuesday, the 10th of August, 2021 as the 1st day of Muharram, 1443 After Hijrah. A statement signed by the NSCIA’s Director of Administration, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu said the decision was taken after considering the report of the Moon Sighting Committee. The statement read in part: “His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar,...

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Next President Of Nigeria Should Be In His 60s- IBB

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNext President Of Nigeria Should Be In His 60s- IBB

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 8, 2021

ABUJA — Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has suggested that the next president of Nigeria come 2023 should be in his 60s because of the nature of the work of the country’s leader. Babangida, popularly known as IBB spoke during an exclusive interview with Arise Television on Friday morning said one of the reasons Nigeria has refused to progress and achieve the dreams of the founding fathers was because Nigerians no longer believed...

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I Annulled June 12 to Prevent Violent Coup – Babangida

PoliticsI Annulled June 12 to Prevent Violent Coup – Babangida

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 7, 2021

Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) has said that his junta annulled the June 12, 1993, presidential election to prevent another military coup. June 12 election has been adjudged by many Nigerians and the International community to be the freest and fairest in the democratic history of the country. The election was contested between Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola popularly known as MKO of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bashir Tofa of the...

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FG Lobbying Lawmakers Over Water Resource Bill – Minister

InfrastructurePoliticsFG Lobbying Lawmakers Over Water Resource Bill – Minister

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 6, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, says his ministry is currently working to get the support of some authorities just to ensure the passage of the National Water Resource Bill. On Thursday, during the weekly press briefing organized by the presidential communications team in Abuja, Mr. Adamu said he pushing for the passage of the bill by lobbying the National Assembly and the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). According to the minister, the...

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120,600 Nigerians Completed Their Physical Registration

Nigeria ElectionsPolitics120,600 Nigerians Completed Their Physical Registration

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2021

ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 120,600 Nigerians have completed their physical registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between July 26 and Aug. 3. The update provided by INEC on Wednesday in Abuja indicated that out of 120,600 Nigerians, who had completed their physical registration, 72,075 were male, while 48,525 were female. Also, 1,274 of the figure were people living with disabilities. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...

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You Will Be Surprised With How Politicians Will Cross-Carpet Next Year – Dickson

NewsPoliticsYou Will Be Surprised With How Politicians Will Cross-Carpet Next Year – Dickson

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 5, 2021

LAGOS — The former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has condemned politicians who usually decamp from one political party to others, describing it as an ugly Nigerian politician culture. The Senator added that Nigerians will be shocked as to the number of politicians that will cross-carpet next between now and next year ahead of the 2023 general elections. The lawmaker representing Bayelsa-West in the National Assembly, made this comment on Wednesday while featuring in an...

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New Chairman LGSC Professor Osy Okanya Supports LGA Autonomy, Hammers On Attendance To Work For LG Staff in Enugu State

PoliticsSoutheastNew Chairman LGSC Professor Osy Okanya Supports LGA Autonomy, Hammers On Attendance To Work For LG Staff in Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2021

ENUGU — The newly appointed Chairman of the Local Government Services Commission, Professor Osy Okanya has revealed his intentions to address the non-commitment of Local Government staff to work. Okanya while answering a question posed by a member of Enugu State House of Assembly during screening for confirmation of his appointment revealed, “In most LG across the state, the support service that ought to strengthen the system seems not to be there particularly in the...

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