Category: Politics

The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has rejected the purported replacement of Bashir Bolarinwa with his deputy, Abdullahi Samari, as chairman by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). The caretaker committee made this known in Ilorin while addressing newsmen. The Vice Chairman of the committee, Theophilous Oyebiyi, who read the address, said the alleged letter of appointment being paraded by Samari on the social media did not emanate from the national headquarters of APC. He said: “Hon. Bolarinwa, who led the party to 100…

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……..As Senate begins public hearing on bill President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) presently before the National Assembly will ensure that Nigerians benefit optimally from crude oil production and sale of fossil fuel reserves. Speaking while declaring open a 2-day public hearing on the bill Lawan said the National Assembly in its consideration of the piece of legislation, would ensure that the bill when passed into law, guarantees improved revenue earnings for the country. Lawan added, “let me say this, we (National…

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerians to ignore fake news making the round that it would resume its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday. The commission, in a flyer titled “Fake News Alert” on its social media on Sunday, said no date had been fixed for such exercise. “INEC wishes to inform the general public that no date has been fixed for the resumption of the CVR. “We implore Nigerians to ignore the fake news making the rounds that the commission will open the register of voters…

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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday described Delta State government’s decision to legislate on location of gas plants in the state as a step in the right direction. Commiserating with families of last Friday’s gas explosion at Agbor, PDP’s South-South National Vice-Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, said such legislation would enable the state government to mete stiff penalties on illegal gas plant operators. He described the gas explosion which led to loss of lives and destruction of property as unfortunate and said that measures should be taken to regulate the…

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Dr Rex Olawoye, says any attempt to resolve the party’s crisis in the state without resort to the constitution and the resolution of the  National Executive Committee will fail. Olawoye said this on Sunday in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen on how to resolve the APC crisis in the state. The national body of the party had referred the matter to the North Central Zone executives for settlement. “I do not know the method the North Central Zone executive of…

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Johnbosco Onunkwo, has declared his intention to contest for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State on the platform of the party. Onunkwo made the formal declaration at a meeting with the State Working Committee of the party at its office in Awka on Friday. He said he was at the party Secretariat to inform them that he would join other aspirants in the APC primary election and expressed hope that he would clinch the ticket. He tasked the party…

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Member House of Representatives, Honourable Tolulope Akande-Sadipe(APC-Oluyole) Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, has made her first public appearance, 27 days after she tested positive for Coronavirus. Akande-Sadipe, who had in December tested positive for COVID-19, attended the Oyo Central Senatorial District meeting of the APC on Wednesday. She told newsmen that COVID-19 was not a matter to handle with levity, urging the people to adhere strictly to the protocols reeled out by the appropriate agencies. The lawmaker narrated how she battled with the deadly COVID-19, explaining that she…

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned against acts of sabotage during its forthcoming membership registration and revalidation exercise. Chairman APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee Governor Mai Mala Buni, said this on Wednesday while inaugurating the party’s National Committee for Membership and Revalidation Exercise at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He said the inauguration of the committee marked another milestone in the history of the party. He expressed optimism that at the end of the committee’s assignment, the party’s membership figure would surge into quadruples or even…

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the Armed Forces in restoring security to parts of Nigeria, saying that the spate of insecurity across states is gradually being reversed. Speaking when he received a delegation from Adamawa State who paid him a visit in appreciation to the National Assembly for converting the Modibbo Adama University, Yola, into a conventional University that can run medical programmes alongside social and management sciences, Lawan said the conversion of the university was the outcome of a collaborative effort between…

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The Federal High Court sitting, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted an ex-parte order to paste hearing notices on former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in his office. The Incorporated Trustees of United Global Resolve for Peace Organisation filed a suit challenging the defection of Dogara from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) Justice Okon Abang granted the order following a motion by the plaintiff,  that Dogara, who represents Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, had frustrated efforts to personally serve him with court processes. The organisation is…

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