Senate should be allowed to elect own President – Ndume

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume represents Borno South Senatorial District in the Red Chamber. He was the first Senate Leader of the 8th Senate but got replaced in January 2018 following the consummation of intrigues within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday, he submitted a letter of intent to contest the Senate Presidency of […]

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Speaker: South-West reps may dump Gbaja for Wase

Lawmakers to adopt secret ballot to frustrate Tinubu Largely excoriated for his alleged lack of acceptable human relations, the ambition of the House of Representatives speakership-hopeful, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, may be deeply under the waters, judging by feelers from his colleagues in the South-West and particularly in Lagos State, from where he hails. Representing Surulere […]

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APC splits as El-Rufai battles Tinubu over Reps speaker

Different factions have reportedly emerged within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over its bid to enthrone the new leadership of the incoming Ninth National Assembly. It was learnt that a faction loyal to Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, is contending with loyalists of the party’s national leader, Senator Bola Tinubu, in the run […]

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Stop blaming restructuring proponents, face Buhari’s stonewalling, Afenifere tells Fayemi

The Pan-Yoruba Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has asked Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to stop blaming proponents of restructuring; but should instead find the courage to face the Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, who it described as the only “region” stonewalling its realisation in the country. It added that this was even in spite of the […]

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INEC to delist weak parties, review campaign funding

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will  review the  spending of the  parties that participated in the general elections. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, who said this in an interview added  that the  commission would commence the process of delisting weak  parties at the conclusion […]

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Restructuring: Change tactics, Fayemi tells Yoruba leaders

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has advised South West leaders to adopt new methods to enable their quest for the restructuring of Nigeria into a balanced federation materialises. He spoke in Ado Ekiti at a national retreat of the Afenifere Renewal Group which he hosted, noting that the current tactics being used in agitating for […]

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Obasanjo in Ibadan, lauds Nwagwu’s literary prowess

As eulogies for the late Prof. Helen Nwagwu, wife of the literary icon, Prof. Mark Nwagwu pour in, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday commended Nwagwu’s latest poem collection in memory of Helen, ‘Time Came Upon Me.’ He was spotted at the presentation of the poems, dedicated to the memory of Prof. Helen Nwagwu. He […]

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