Category: Politics
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Sanwo-Olu submits commissioner-nominees’ list to Lagos Assembly
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, transmitted the list of his proposed cabinet members to the Lagos State House of Assembly for ratification. The list, details of which had yet to be made public as of the time of filing this report, contained names of 39 commissioner-nominees, according to a tweet on…
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Four Ex-Govs, Seven Women, 17 Others Make Tinubu’s Ministerial List
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the ministerial list with 28 nominees. Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and three other ex-governors made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. The three other ex-governors, Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Nasir El Rufai (Kaduna); Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa). Presidential spokesman, Dele…
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Nyesom Wike, ex- PDP, G5 gov makes Tinubu’s ministerial list
Former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been named as one of the ministerial nominees expected to serve in the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike’s appointment comes after weeks of speculations that the former PDP and G5 governor would be appointed the serve in the All Progressives Congress,…
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Tinubu to submit ministerial list to Senate in 48 hours – Bamidele
The Senate Leader, Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele, has announced that the much awaited ministerial list will be received by the Senate within the next 48 hours. He made this disclosure during his 60th birthday anniversary lecture and book presentation in Abuja. Bamidele revealed that President Bola Tinubu personally informed him of this development during a phone…
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Senators demand apology from Oshiomhole over ‘looting’ comment
Some senators, particularly those who came from the ninth Assembly, have demanded an apology from their colleague, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC Edo North), over allegations of vandalism levelled against them. Oshiomhole, at the Politics Today programme on Channels Television on Sunday, alleged that senators and House of Representatives members of the 9th National Assembly carted…
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Adeleke appoints self as works commissioner, gives deputy sports, inaugurates 25 others
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, inaugurated the State Executive Council with a warning that any commissioner or public official that indulges in corrupt practices will be sanctioned. The governor, while reeling out the names and portfolios of the new commissioners and permanent secretaries during their swearing in at the Government Secretariat in Osogbo, said…
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Shettima presides over Economic Council meeting in Aso Rock
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the second National Economic Council, NEC, meeting at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. NEC is comprised of the 36 governors of the federation, Ministers in charge of finance, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited,…
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Adeleke appoints self, deputy as commissioners for works, sports, special needs
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state, has appointed himself and his deputy, Kola Olawusi as commissioners for Works, Sport and Special Needs. This development comes as the governor swore in 25 newly appointed commissioners he assigned various portfolios on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Adeleke also swore in a lawyer, Sola Akintola, as the Commissioner for Health. The…
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APC’s Final Address Intended To Intimidate Judiciary, Harass Nigerians – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday criticised what it described as the threat contained in the written address by lawyers to President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The comments by the counsel for the President and Vice-President Kashim Shettima led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN)…
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Supplementary Budget: N70bn Not Palliative For Lawmakers — Senate
The Senate has dismissed the claim that the appropriated N70bn for the National Assembly in the revised 2022 supplementary budget was a “gift” from the… The Senate has dismissed the claim that the appropriated N70bn for the National Assembly in the revised 2022 supplementary budget was a “gift” from the executive arm of government to…
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Tinubu returns after AU meeting in Kenya
President Bola Tinubu arrived Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 4:20p.m., returning to Abuja from Nairobi, Kenya, where he participated in the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, AU. The President was received at the airport by top government functionaries led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…
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Tinubu, Shettima tender LP membership register as evidence against Peter Obi
At the resumed hearing of petitions at the court on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima tendered a copy of the Labour Party, LP, membership register for Anambra State in proof of their argument that Peter Obi is not a registered member of the party. Tinubu and Shettima had argued, in their…
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Tinubu meets with Pius Anyim, Olisa Metuh in Aso Villa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday with the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim and ex-National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, at the Presidential Villa. Metuh and Anyim arrived together at the Aso Villa on Wednesday afternoon and went straight to the president’s office for a…
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All principal officers of 10th Senate [Full list]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio today announced the names of eight lawmakers as majority and minority leaders for the 10th Senate. The majority leaders emerged from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while the minority leaders are from different opposition parties. The announcement of the principal officers has allayed fears that there may be a conflict…
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Fireworks rain as Americans mark 247th US Independence Day anniversary
The United States celebrates its 247th day of independence today amid pomp and display of fireworks. Fireworks remain at the centre of American Independence Day, celebrated on 4 July. Thirteen American colonies got freedom from British rule on this day, which is known as Independence Day or the Fourth of July. This day is imbued…
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Kyari, Shell global director visit Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting the Shell Global Upstream Director, Ms Zoë Yujnovich, at the State House, Abuja. Yujnovich, who assumed office as Upstream Director on July 1 has been a member of the Shell Executive Committee since 2021. She arrived at the Aso Rock Villa alongside three other Shell officials at about 11:45…
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Ministerial list: Bola Ahmed Tinubu settles for technocrats, career public servants, others
Tinubu was announced as winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. He was sworn-in as President on May 29, three months after the election. Despite public expectations that the President would announce members of his cabinet within days of his assumption of office, Nigerians are still waiting for the ministerial nominees. Tinubu has, however,…
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Yoruba vs Igbo: Sanwo-Olu, Gov Uzodinma, others meet over Alaba market demolition
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his counterpart from Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, have met over the demolition of the Alaba International market. The meeting which also had the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu in attendance, was held in Lagos yesterday. Speaking after the meeting, Sanwo-Olu said the meeting was…
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Imo election:Anyanwu mocks defectors, says PDP will thrash APC in November
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, has declared that the party will occupy Douglas House in November. The PDP National Secretary made the statement on Thursday at his campaign office in Owerri during a reconciliatory meeting with party officials. In attendance were all 35 ward chairmen,…
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Tinubu arrives Lagos from London ahead of Sallah
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday evening, arrived in Lagos from London ahead of Wednesday’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Tinubu’s Gulfstream jet arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 05:05 pm local time where he was welcomed by a waiting crowd of supporters. This concludes his one-week trip to Paris—where he attended a summit for A…
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Afenifere knocks Ogun APC over comments on Gbenga Daniel
A pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned a statement credited to the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress that allegedly insulted a former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel. According to the Afenifere, Daniel, who is a chieftain of the group, had a misunderstanding with the incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, but the APC…
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Bayelsa 2023: Diri has no contender, says gov’s aide
The Director General of Bayelsa State Government’s New Media, Kola Oredipe, has declared that incumbent Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party has no contender in the November 11 governorship election. He expressed confidence that Diri’s administration had performed very well to earn a second term in office. Oredipe said the governor, within the…
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UK waiting for Tinubu to appoint ministers —Envoy
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the UK was awaiting the appointment of ministers by President Bola Tinubu before taking necessary steps toward strengthening collaboration. Montgomery, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja weekend, said the UK government had identified six areas in which…
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Crisis: Opposition senators vow to resist foisted minority leaders
There could be a face-off between leaders of the 10th Senate and some members of the opposition, as eight opposition senators have warned against an alleged plot to foist principal officers on the minority caucus of the red chamber. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by Mohammed Aliero, Seriake Dickson, Aminu Tambuwal, Abdul…
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Tinubu alters schedule, proceeds to London from France
President Bola Tinubu has proceeded to London, the United Kingdom, from Paris, France, where he attended the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The President concluded his official trip to France on Friday during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit. Special Adviser to the President…
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Nigerians upbeat as Tinubu wields big stick on agency heads
Two weeks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was inaugurated, key decisions already taken by his administration are attracting applause from Nigerians. Tinubu was sworn-in on the 29th of May 2023, and since then, the President has made some unexpected decisions, including the removal of fuel subsidy, suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of…
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House of Reps Speaker constitutes 7 special committees
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has constituted seven special committees for the coordination of legislative activities. The speaker announced the constitution of the special committees on Thursday in Abuja. They are Internal Security Committee, led by Rep. Mohammed Danjuma; Selection Committee, chaired by the speaker himself, and the Media Committee to be…
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Tinubu Appoints Ribadu, Alake, Six Others As Special Advisers
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday named eight persons as special advisers, said State House Director Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye. In a statement, Oladunjoye said the President appointed Dele Alake as his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Yau Darazo as Special Adviser on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs. Tinubu also appointed Nuhu Ribadu as…
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Presidential Election Tribunal: Atiku, Sambo Call For Unity In PDP To Foster Victory
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the former Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, have asked party members to remain united and hopeful for victory at the election tribunal. Both Alhaji Abubakar and Mr Sambo spoke at a reception ceremony for newly elected, serving, and outgoing governors of…
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Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, test of Nigeria’s judiciary – Group
A group, Free Nigeria Movement, FNM, has said the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal is the last hope of many Nigerians who’s trust in the country has been battered by the controversial outcome of the presidential election. The group, therefore, charged the tribunal to make sure the conduct of its proceedings follow “the rules of justice,…
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Tribunal adjourns APP, Obi’s petition to Wednesday
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the petitions of the Action Peoples Party and the Labour Party to Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The parties are challenging the emergence of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. In the petition marked CA/ABJ/PEPC/02/2022, the…
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Ekweremadu: Reno Omokri appeals to Buhari to beg King Charles for royal pardon
Reno Omokri, a former media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to plead with the British monarch, King Charles III for a royal prerogative of mercy for former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu. BuzzFeed reported that UK Court on Friday sentenced Ekweremadu to 9 years and eight months, while his…
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‘I Owe You Nothing,’ Tinubu Quips Over Wike’s Project Refund Request
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, in a lighthearted tone, turned down a request by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for a refund after embarking on the construction of some federal roads in the state. Tinubu, who spoke on Wednesday while inaugurating the Rumuokwuta-Rumuola Flyover in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, said he doesn’t…
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Buhari Speaks On The Imperative Of Nigeria’s Stabilizing Role In Africa
The Nigerian leader says peace and stability are central to the vision of Nigeria in Africa, President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s size and resources have imposed on her a stabilizing role in the West African subregion and the African continent as a whole. Speaking after receiving a message from President Ibrahim Ghali of the Sahrawi…
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Video: APC supporters anxiously await arrival of President-elect, Tinubu
Supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s return to Nigeria today. Recall that Vanguard had, earlier today, reported that Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria today, ahead of the May 29 inauguration. According to reports, Tinubu whose plane is billed to land…
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Sanwo-Olu approves appointment of new permanent secretaries
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of three new permanent secretaries in the State Public Service. The appointees are Olushekun Bibilomo Olayide – Director, Establishments, Office of Establishments & Training; Obadina Akinbode – Director, Admin. & Human Resource/ Principal Private Secretary to the HOS; and Akanbi Adenike Ganiat – Director, Finance…
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PDP Members Continue Protest At INEC Office In Port Harcourt
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State continued their protest in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Tuesday at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the inspection of materials used in the last general elections. Today’s protest was joined by more State Assembly members including the Leader of…