APC Has Registered 2.5m Members in Kano – Ganduje

NewsPoliticsAPC Has Registered 2.5m Members in Kano – Ganduje

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 9, 2021

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has registered 2.5 million people as members in the ongoing registration/revalidation exercise. The exercise, which began about a month ago across the country, is part of the activities leading to the party’s national elective convention expected to be held in June. In 2015, APC got 1.9 million votes in Kano at the presidential election. The governor disclosed this while speaking...

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Osinbajo Calls for Decentralization of Police Force

Crime & SecurityNigeriaPoliticsOsinbajo Calls for Decentralization of Police Force

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 7, 2021

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the establishment of state police to address security challenges, saying that building a multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria may appear messy and costly. He indicated this while speaking at a conference on national development organised by the Global Patriot newspaper in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in New York and Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation, (NIDO), New Jersey chapter, on Saturday. The vice-president added that nation-building is “a challenge thrown to...

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Nigeria Will Continue To Look Up To You For Wisdom, Buhari to Obasanjo at 84

LifestylePeoplePoliticsNigeria Will Continue To Look Up To You For Wisdom, Buhari to Obasanjo at 84

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 7, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria would continue to look up to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for wisdom and statesmanship. This was contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who said the Buhari made the remark in his birthday message to Obasanjo on Saturday. The statement was titled, “President Buhari felicitates with former President Obasanjo at 84.” The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari...

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We Are Brothers And Friends, Obaseki, Oshiomhole Embrace Each Other

NigeriaPeoplePoliticsWe Are Brothers And Friends, Obaseki, Oshiomhole Embrace Each Other

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 7, 2021

Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has, on Saturday, described the incumbent governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, as his brother and friend. The two Edo political rivals met in Auchi, Edo State, at the Centenary Birthday Thanksgiving of Msgr. Thomas Oleghe and 18th Canonical Erection Anniversary of the Diocese of Auchi. The duo exchanged greetings with an elbow-bump in compliance with COVID-19 preventive protocols, with his predecessor, said they are both sons of...

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LG Poll: Delta Speaker, Others Hail Peaceful Conduct

Local GovernmentPoliticsLG Poll: Delta Speaker, Others Hail Peaceful Conduct

PilotnewsMarch 6, 2021

WARRI — The Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori, has commended the peaceful conduct of the Saturday council poll across the state. Oborevwori made the commendation shortly after he cast his vote at about 10:05 a.m. in Unit 9 Ward 6 in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of the state. “I want to tell you that the election is peaceful. Everybody accepts the candidature of Mr. Isaiah Isiovwa as Chairman of Okpe Local...

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Stop Negotiating With Bandits, IPAC Told Government

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeriaPoliticsStop Negotiating With Bandits, IPAC Told Government

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2021

Worried with the commercialization of kidnapping for ransom by bandits, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of all political parties in Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government and concerned states to stop all forms of negotiations with bandits and begin to confront the spate of insecurity across the country. The IPAC’s National Chairman, Dr. Leonard Nzenwa, made the call on Friday in Abuja at a press conference by the Council, urged President Muhammadu...

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COVID-19: Gbajabiamila Warns Against Playing Politics With the Vaccines in Nigeria

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaPoliticsCOVID-19: Gbajabiamila Warns Against Playing Politics With the Vaccines in Nigeria

PilotnewsMarch 5, 2021

ABUJA – Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of House of Representatives of Nigeria, has cautioned against playing politics with the coronavirus vaccines, as Nigeria commences vaccination. Gbajabiamila gave the warning on Friday in Abuja at the National Flag-off Ceremony for COVID-19 Vaccination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, flagged off the exercise on behalf of...

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“Enugu Lawmakers Did Not Barrage The Late Commissioner To Death,” Says Speaker

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Enugu Lawmakers Did Not Barrage The Late Commissioner To Death,” Says Speaker

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

Edward Ubosi, Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly on Wednesday during a valedictory service held at the Hallowed Chambers of the Assembly debunked the rumor that late Chief Matthias Ekweremadu’s death resulted from legislators’ harassment on that faithful day. “How could we have harassed one of our own whom we extol his contributions while he was a legislator in the 6th Assembly? “During the procedural screening of appointees, we the legislator’s asked him to take...

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PDP Optimistic of Victory in Delta LG Poll

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Optimistic of Victory in Delta LG Poll

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2021

ASABA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism of a landslide victory at the March 6 Delta local government councils poll. Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the state PDP Publicity Secretary, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Wednesday. “The PDP is fully confident of achieving a landslide victory in the March 6 council poll. “We have campaigned vigorously and comprehensively with visible and verifiable achievements in...

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Governor Yahaya Of Gombe State Fires Three Commissioners

JobsNewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Yahaya Of Gombe State Fires Three Commissioners

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has sacked three commissioners in a minor cabinet reshuffle. Similarly, six commissioners were redeployed to other ministries, while three persons were nominated by the governor for confirmation by the state House of Assembly as replacements of the sacked commissioners. Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi Secretary to the State Government announced the changes in a statement on Monday that said the reshufflement is with immediate effect. The statement read in part “in...

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