Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has bemoaned his disqualification from contesting for the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of Edo 2020 governorship election. He described the disqualification as unjust but vowed not to appeal it. A statement by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie described the action as a mockery of…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been disqualified from contesting the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming July 22 governorship primary election. APC Screening Committee for Edo State Governorship election declared Obaseki and two others unqualified to contest in the election. Others also disqualified are Hon. Matthew Iduoroyekemwen and Egnr. Chris Ogiemwonyi….
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020 Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said that it has returned over N2.7bn from the N7.9bn recovered from different bank accounts and assets belonging to former Governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. The Port Harcourt Zonal Head of EFCC , Mr. Imam Usman who disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Thursday during a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded President Muhammadu Buhari to use the remaining three years of his tenure to “restore” the credibility of elections in the country. The party specifically asked President Buhari to within the next 14 days, initiate the process of returning the Electoral Act Amendment Bill to the National Assembly, with a…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reaffirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political partiesJustice Anwuli Chikere on Thursday held that Section 225(a) of the Constitution gives INEC the powers to deregister parties that failed to comply with the provisions of the ConstitutionSome 32 political parties had approached the…
Exclusive: Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, the PDP two times serving member of Federal Housing of Representatives representing Oredo Federal Constituency with countless humanitarian strides and numerous laurels to himself, grant a mind-blowing elusive interview on his ambition to govern Edo State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Excerpt: Q: You are the current serving House…
The Borno State governor Prof. Babagana Zulum on Wednesday confirmed that 81 civilians were killed and buried following attack by suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part of state on Tuesday. He could not hide emotions as his voice fainted and was so disturbed the massacre. Zulum made disclosure while addressing newsmen…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Tony Attah, has assured business operators in Rivers State that the Train 7 project of the plant will stimulate huge business opportunities and positive turn around of the state’s economy. Attah, during a meeting with the Rivers State Governor Nyesom…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the new Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), with a charge to the members to support the attainment of the Nigerian Content 10-Year Strategic Roadmap. He stated that accomplishing the lofty goals of the roadmap…
