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June 10, 2020 No Responses

APC Inaugurates Screening, Appeal Committees For Primaries In Edo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated screening and appeal committees for the June 22, Edo governorship primaries. APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, performed the ceremony on Tuesday at the party National Secretariat in Abuja. Oshiomhole urged the committees...

June 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos APC Bans Justice Forum, Mandate Group, Others

The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) has announced the dissolution of all political groups within the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state. The 27-member GAC, the highest decision-making organ of the party in the state, announced the dissolution on Tu...

June 6, 2020 No Responses

Six Aspirants For Edo APC Governorship Screening

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced six Governorship aspirants to be screened for the Party’s June 22, 2020 Primary Election to elect the Party’s Edo state governorship candidate. The six aspirants who have bought, completed and submitted the...

June 5, 2020 No Responses

Court Reaffirms INEC’s Power To Deregister Political Parties

The Federal High Court Abuja on Friday reaffirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, delivering judgment in a suit filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) against INEC, reaffi...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

INEC To Voters: Don’t Wear Party-Branded Face Masks To Polling Units

Ahead of the governorship elections scheduled to hold on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, INEC has warned voters in Edo and Ondo against wearing face masks with the logo of their political parties, to polling units. Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu, INEC...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves Refunds of N148b To Rivers, Ondo, Bayelsa, Others

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved refund of N148billion expended on federal roads by Rivers, Cross River, Ondo, Bayelsa and Osun states. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai M...

June 1, 2020 No Responses

Obaseki Visits Aso Villa, Seeks Buhari’s Blessing

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the meeting which was at the instance of the Governor, came ahead of...

May 23, 2020 No Responses

Assembly Speakers Laud Buhari Over Financial Autonomy For Legislature, Judiciary

Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Executive Order granting financial autonomy to legislatures and judiciaries of all states. In a statement through their chairman, who is also the Speaker of Lago...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Cancels Sallah homage, To Observe Eid Prayer At Home

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he will be conducting his Eid prayers with his family at home as directed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, who is also the President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam...

May 21, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Signs Executive Order On Voluntary Overseas Asset Declaration

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 Amended Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS). Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Public Relat...

May 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks $1.2b Loan For Agric Mechanisation

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of €1.2 billion to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefi...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Wants Police Force Decentralized

The Senate has called for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity. This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on...

May 2, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Media Over Fight Against COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the role of the Nigerian media in keeping people informed and educated on the pernicious Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The President gave the commendation in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in...

May 2, 2020 No Responses

Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others who tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a stat...