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Obiajulu Joel Nwolu is an established writer at africannewstoday.com. He is passionate about African affairs. He loves writing about interesting facts relating to the African continent and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.
2023: Buhari Orders Emefiele, Other Appointees To Resign
12May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Buhari Orders Emefiele, Other Appointees To Resign

The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has ordered all heads of agencies, departments, parastatals, and ambassadors with political ambitions to resign. In a circular obtained by The PUNCH on Thursday morning, our correspondent observed that the office of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, among other agencies was copied. Read Also: BREAKING: Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request For Restraining Order Against INEC, AGF The circular was signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The circular with reference number SGF/OP/ I/S.3/XII/ 173 was titled, ‘Ministers, heads of government agencies, ambassadors and other appointees with political ambitions to resign’. Details later… Source: Punch
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FG, ASUU Resume Talks Monday, Students Continue Protests
11May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG, ASUU Resume Talks Monday, Students Continue Protests

ASUU Logo Students of the University of Ilorin on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest to express their disappointment over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, vowing that they would not have anything to do with the 2023 general election if the government allowed the strike to linger. This was just as students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, staged a similar protest on the strike in front of The PUNCH Place on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. Recall that ASUU, on Monday, extended its rollover strike by 12 weeks to provide enough time for the Federal Government to attend to its demands. UNILORIN students, during the protest, said they planned to take their protest to major places like the Government House, roads linking Ilo...
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2023: APC Begins Aspirants’ Screening On Thursday
11May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: APC Begins Aspirants’ Screening On Thursday

APC The ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Tuesday ended its sale of nomination and expression of interest forms, with no fewer than 25 aspirants jostling for its presidential ticket. Although the directorate of organization was still computing the figures of aspirants including those who picked forms in their states as of press time, it was gathered that there are at least 105 governorship aspirants, nearly a thousand national assembly aspirants and more than 1,500 aspirants for states Houses of Assembly. Submitting his forms on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre ICC Abuja, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu urged stakeholders to cede the APC presidential ticket to the Southwest. On why the recent meeting of some Southwest APC leaders with some presiden...
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2023: Miyetti Allah Didn’t Buy Any Forms For Goodluck Jonathan – Shehu Sani
11May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Miyetti Allah Didn’t Buy Any Forms For Goodluck Jonathan – Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani Shehu Sani, a popular Nigerian activist and former federal lawmaker has argued that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, did not actually buy the controversial N100 million All Progressives Congress, APC’s nomination and expression of interest forms for former President, Goodluck Jonathan. According to him, the body was only used in a political chess game, wondering why the organisation could overlook their Fulani brother, in the person of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and decided to buy the forms for Jonathan. Jonathan had said he didn’t authorize the APC presidential nomination form purchased for him by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association. The former President, through a statement issued in Abuja by his spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, said he had no li...
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2023: ‘I Wanted Enemies To Dance’ – Omokri On Goodluck Jonathan’s APC Presidential Form
10May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: ‘I Wanted Enemies To Dance’ – Omokri On Goodluck Jonathan’s APC Presidential Form

Reno Omokri Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the purchase of the N100 million nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for his former boss, by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, MACBAN. The group had on Monday purchased the APC presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for the former Nigerian leader. The former President has, however, said he was not aware and did not authorize the purchase of the forms. Jonathan had since met with the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu and though the details of the meeting is sketchy, he is believed to have told the APC chairman he was not aware of the purchase of the forms. Omokri said he had refused...
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2023: Jonathan Disowns Northern Group, Says APC Form Bought Without His Consent
10May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Jonathan Disowns Northern Group, Says APC Form Bought Without His Consent

GEJ Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he has no link to the northern coalition that purchased the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for him. Earlier on Monday, the coalition procured the forms for Jonathan from the International Conference Centre in Abuja. But in a statement issued on Monday night by Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman, the former president said he didn’t authorise the purchase. “It has come to our notice that a group has purportedly purchased Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the name of former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,” the statement reads. “We wish to categorically state that Dr. Jonathan was not aware of this bid and...
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BREAKING: WASSCE To Commence May 16
9May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Education, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: WASSCE To Commence May 16

The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2022, will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in Nigeria. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the Head of Nigeria Office, WAEC, Patrick Areghan, said the exam would take a period of six weeks, adding that the revert to May/June period for the conduct of the examination should be celebrated. “Gentlemen of the Media, I am delighted to inform you that the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2022 will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in Nigeria, spanning a period of six (06) weeks. “The revert to May/June period for the conduct of the examination should be celebrat...
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UPDATED: ASUU Extends Strike By 12 Weeks
9May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Education, News, Nigeria

UPDATED: ASUU Extends Strike By 12 Weeks

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective from 12.01 am, May 9, 2021. ASUU said it took this decision after its National Executive Council meeting which started on Sunday night at the Comrade Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja. The statement read, “After extensive deliberations, noting Government’s failure to live up to its responsibilities and speedily address all the issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA) within the additional eight-week roll–over strike per...
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BREAKING: Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request For Restraining Order Against INEC, AGF
9May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request For Restraining Order Against INEC, AGF

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday refused to grant a restraining order requested by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, on his presidential ambition. Emefiele had, through his counsel, Mike Ozekhome SAN, applied for an order of status quo ante bellum to be made against INEC and AGF so that he would not be made to resign from office until 30 days to the general election. In an ex-parte application argued on Monday, Emefiele denied being a political appointee but a public servant not caught by Section 84 (12) of the new Electoral Act 2022. The CBN governor asked the court to invoke Section 318 of the 1999 Constitution to bar the defen...
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2023: Ganduje To Pick Senatorial Form Monday
8May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Ganduje To Pick Senatorial Form Monday

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State is warming up to pick the senatorial form on Monday to contest for the seat of Kano North senatorial district. Ganduje’s decision to pick up the form was reached at the stakeholders meeting held behind closed doors at the government house. A source with privileged information from the meeting said the Governor is expected to pick the nomination and expression of interest forms for the Kano North Senatorial District on Monday. With this development, Ganduje is to unseat the incumbent Senator Barau Jibrin who is currently occupying the seat. Although, Jibrin, had declared interest in the governorship seat but is yet to pick the governorship seat form. Jibrin before now was a close ally of Ganduje and perceived to be the fa...
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