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Wike Is An Indispensable Leader – Dogara

30Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Wike Is An Indispensable Leader – Dogara

Yabuku Dogara, immediate erstwhile speaker of the House of Representatives has lauded Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as an indispensable leader. Yabuku Dogara, immediate erstwhile speaker of the House of Representatives has lauded Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as an indispensable leader. Dogara said this when he visited Wike on Saturday in Rumueprikom, Port Harcourt, along with former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal. He said his visit was informed by the need to build bridge for an inclusive Nigeria that works for everyone. See Also: Wike Threatens to Speak ‘Truth’ On Atiku, PDP Dogara said, “Everyone agrees with us that Governor Wike is one of those indispensable political leaders. For us, it’s a search to build an all-in...

2023 Election: INEC To Provide 200,000 BVAS – Okoye

30Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 Election: INEC To Provide 200,000 BVAS – Okoye

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that over 200,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, will be deployed for the 2023 general elections. This was disclosed by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Umuahia, Abia State. He said that the BVAS would be deployed in the 176,000 polling units across the country, adding that the surplus will be kept handy as a reserve. He said, “We will have one BVAS reserve in every Registration Area Centre (RAC) to ensure immediate intervention in case of any failure.” See Also: PVC Registration: Why Lagos Govt Declared Work-free Days – Commissioner He assured the commission’s capacity to conduct a free and fair election in 2023, noting that the e...

Tread Softly, Kwankwanso Tells Senators Plotting To Impeach Buhari

30Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Tread Softly, Kwankwanso Tells Senators Plotting To Impeach Buhari

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has warned senators not to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. He asked the opposition senators not to be in a haste to impeach the president. Kwankwaso disclosed this during a visit to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, in Ilorin. He said: “I don’t know the facts that they have. But as their former colleague, I want them to tread very softly. “They should not be in a hurry to rock the boat. Yes, I know they have reasons to be worried – I am sure everybody in this country is worried about insecurity; because some of these things could happen to anybody – even the presidential fleet was attacked in Katsina State. So, I think we need to do more.” Recall that opposition senator...

Ebonyi Governor Suspends Payment of Pensions

29Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria

Ebonyi Governor Suspends Payment of Pensions

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has suspended the payment of pensions to pensioners in the State, citing fraud in wage bills. Umahi disclosed this while addressing the press immediately after the executive council meeting at the New Government House, Centenary City, Abakaliki, on Thursday. The Governor in a statement issued by Uchenna Orji, Commissioner of Information and State Orientation, expressed surprise over the sustained spike in the wage bills of the State. Consequently, he ordered immediate re-validation and re-verification of pensioners in the State. He said, “EXCO received a memo on the re-validation and re-verification of Pensioners in Ebonyi State due to a continuous increase in wage bills. The office of the Head of Service had made discoveries of p...

Buhari Unaware Of Terrorists’ Threat To Kidnap Him Until I Told Him – El-Rufai

29Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Buhari Unaware Of Terrorists’ Threat To Kidnap Him Until I Told Him – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari was unaware of the threat by terrorists to kidnap him. El-Rufai claimed the President was unaware of the plan until he (El-Rufai) told him. Recall that terrorists that abducted train passengers in March in a viral video released during the weekend, threatened to kidnap the President and El-Rufai. Speaking during an interview with a radio station on Wednesday, the Kaduna State governor stated that he had been advised to tread carefully, including members of his family. He said, “Insecurity is a major challenge and the disturbing thing is that, despite our efforts at the state level, the situation is getting worse. It is affecting our efforts to bring investors into the state and even ...

ASUU Strike: I Will Sack All Kaduna Lecturers, I Swear To God – El-Rufai

28Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: I Will Sack All Kaduna Lecturers, I Swear To God – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to sack all the Kaduna State University, KASU, lecturers if they fail to return to class due to the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike. Recall that ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022, due to a dispute with the federal government. The Nigerian Lacour Congress, NLC, on Tuesday commenced a nationwide protest to persuade the government to find a solution to the lingering strike. However, El-Rufai during a radio programme in Kaduna on Wednesday, said the KASU lecturers had no reason to be on strike as ASUU’s dispute is with the federal government, not the state government. He said, “The Acting Vice Chancellor has assured me that they will resume, but I have asked them to find out if they actual...

Presidency Downplays Move To Impeach Buhari, Tags It “Babyish Antics”

28Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Presidency Downplays Move To Impeach Buhari, Tags It “Babyish Antics”

Following the call by opposition senators to institute impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency has described it as a bluff. Reacting, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in an interview by Channels Television described the threat as a waste of the country’s time. The minority Senators staged a walkout during plenary on Wednesday, chanting songs against the President. Adesina in his reaction said, “I think it was just bravado, and sadly, security is not something you subject to bravado. “You don’t begin to issue flippant ultimatums in something that is a matter of life and death,” “They know in their heart of hearts that they cannot achieve what they are saying, they are just wasting the country’s time, wasting th...

Insecurity: Buhari Summons Service Chiefs For An Emergency Meeting

28Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: Buhari Summons Service Chiefs For An Emergency Meeting

Following the heightened insecurity across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has invited all the service chiefs for an emergency meeting on Thursday (today). The summon comes on the heels of an attack on the Presidential Guards by suspected terrorists along the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Following the heightened insecurity across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has invited all the service chiefs for an emergency meeting on Thursday (today). The summon comes on the heels of an attack on the Presidential Guards by suspected terrorists along the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This was disclosed by Femi Adesina, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, when he appeared on Channels ...

PVC Registration: Why Lagos Govt Declared Work-free Days – Commissioner

28Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

PVC Registration: Why Lagos Govt Declared Work-free Days – Commissioner

Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, has cited Permanent Voters Card, PVC, registration as the rationale behind the four free-work days declared by the state government. He said the holiday given to workers in the State was to provide them with the opportunity to enrol for the PVC before the July 31, 2022 deadline fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Lagos Commissioner in a statement dismissed insinuations of the gesture having a political undertone, describing those suggesting such as insincere. According to him, the gesture by Governor Babajide Sanwo-lu “was in response to agitations by Civil Servants for an opportunity to register and collect their PVCs before INEC’s deadline of July 31, 2022.” See Also: 202...

Presidential Guards Attack: Buhari Travelled To Liberia Without Acknowledging Jauro’s Sacrifice

27Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Presidential Guards Attack: Buhari Travelled To Liberia Without Acknowledging Jauro’s Sacrifice

Following an attack on the 7 Guards Battalion of the Nigerian Army Presidential Guards Troops in Bwari Area Council of Abuja on Monday, Reno Omokri has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari. Gunmen suspected to be terrorists had attached the troops on Monday killing some soldiers, including Lt Jauro Ibrahim Suleiman, while scores sustained injury. The attack elicited fears among many about the security situation in the nation’s capital. The attack follows the recent attack on the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Facility where inmates were set free by the attackers. Omokri took to his Twitter handle on Tuesday to call out the President for his inaction after the troops were attacked. He wrote, “Yesterday, Jauro Suleiman, a soldier in Buhari’s Brigade of Guards, died wh...