Politics Archives — Page 31 of 39

October 31, 2017 No Responses

Atiku absent at APC Caucus meeting

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall, Aso Rock, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, gathered that the...

October 23, 2017 No Responses

PDP holds ward congress in Osun

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Sunday conducted its ward congress across the state.The congress was held in the 332 wards of the state. A NAN correspondent who monitored the exercise in some wards in Osogbo, Olorunda and Ifelodun...

September 2, 2017 No Responses

Kenyatta: I’m ready for another election

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country’s Supreme Court “crooks” after they annulled his win in presidential elections. He earlier called for calm and said he would respect the ruling but struck a more combative note...

August 27, 2017 No Responses

TUC COMMUNIQUE

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF NIGERIA HELD ON FRIDAY, 25TH AUGUST, 2017, AT THE LAGOS AIRPORT HOTEL, IKEJA. The National Executive Council of Trade Union...

August 12, 2017 No Responses

Kenyatta wins second term

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected following Tuesday’s election, officials say. Mr Kenyatta, in office since 2013, took 54.3% of votes, ahead of his rival Raila Odinga, with 44.7%. After the announcement, Mr Kenyatta called for ...

July 26, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates 12 permanent secretaries

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday in Benin City inaugurated twelve new Permanent Secretaries with a charge that any government official that engages in acts of corruption will be dismissed and tried in court. Obaseki stressed that...

June 24, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo conderms hate speeches

Most ethnic agitations and hate speeches are centered around getting a larger share of the national cake and appointments by the elites, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Senior Course 39 of the...

June 23, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo implores NCP on ‘creative out-of-the box solutions’ for privatisation, commercialisation challenges

The Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has challenged the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to come up with ‘creative out-of-the box solutions for addressing the numerous challenges facing the privatisation and commercialisation programme such as non...

June 16, 2017 No Responses

‘FG will continue to fight illicit trafficking in Cultural Property’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has promised that the Federal Government will continue to fight against the illicit trafficking in Cultural Property. Declaring open an exhibition of repatriated Nigerian artefacts in Lagos on Thu...

June 13, 2017 No Responses

2017 Budget, an important milestone in Nigeria’s economic recovery, growth, says Osinbajo

“This is an important milestone in our economic recovery and Growth plan laid in April by President Muhammadu Buhari. “I would like to express my appreciation to the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well...

June 10, 2017 No Responses

May to form ‘government of certainty’

(BBC) Theresa May has said she will put together a government with the support of the Democratic Unionists to guide the UK through crucial Brexit talks. Speaking after visiting Buckingham Palace, she said only her party had the “legitimacy” to...

June 6, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

(L-R) Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II,Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafees Abubakar, President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, at the Commissioning ceremony of Danladi Nasidi Jumaurt Mosque Kano Donated by Hajiya Mariya Dantata

April 17, 2017 No Responses

Turkey referendum grants President Erdogan sweeping new powers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has narrowly won a referendum to expand presidential powers, which could keep him in office until 2029. With 99.45% of ballots counted, the “Yes” campaign had won 51.37% and “No” 48.63%, and the el...

March 14, 2017 No Responses

Buhari to Osinbajo: Head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head a special presidential delegation charged with the task of resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta. Speaking with Journalists on Monday in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the...