National Assembly members from Ebonyi State, elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have said they will not be defecting to the APC. The PDP caucus in the National Assembly was reacting to the defection of Governor Dave Umahi. On Tuesday, the Chairman of South-East Governors ForumContinue Reading
The federal government is working on reducing the import duties and levies of buses, tractors and other motor vehicles with the 2020 finance bill. The federal executive council approved the bill at its meeting on Wednesday. Addressing state house correspondents after the meeting, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget andContinue Reading
The Senate Committee on Appropriation will lay a harmonized version of 2021 budget before the Senate at plenary on December 3, 2020, it was learnt on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jubril Barau gave this indication in Abuja after some Chairmen of Senate Standing Committees submitted their reportsContinue Reading
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustee (BoT), Senator Walid Jubrin, yesterday said there was no official request from the PDP in the South-east region for the presidential ticket of the party. Though he said the zoning of offices within the party is a procedural issue,Continue Reading
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will today begin hearing in the certificate forgery suit instituted against Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In June, the University of Ibadan (UI) confirmed that Obaseki was a product of the institution. The Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, in a statement, saidContinue Reading
Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has condemned the freezing of bank accounts of #EndSARS promoters. A federal high court sitting in Abuja had granted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a publicContinue Reading
Entertainer Des O’Connor has died at the age of 88 – days after a fall at his home. The TV star died on Saturday, his longtime agent and family friend Pat Lake-Smith said. She said in a statement that the “ultimate entertainer” had been recovering from the fall when he died.Continue Reading
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, said on Saturday that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, ordered the deployment of soldiers undergoing training at military schools for the Lekki exercise due to the shortage of troops. This was part ofContinue Reading
Joe Biden will win Georgia, CNN projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three decades. The former vice president is the first Democratic nominee to triumph in Georgia since Bill Clinton did it in 1992. Biden’s victory adds 16 electoral votes to hisContinue Reading
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to deduct state funds on behalf of state judiciaries, saying that it’s illegal and would hamper the independence of the judiciary if implemented. Wike stated this during a special court session organised to mark the opening of theContinue Reading
