Abaribe withdraws from Abia PDP governorship race

The senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has withdrawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship race in Abia state. Enyinnaya announced his withdrawal from race in a statement on Wednesday as the governorship primaries hold today across the country. He noted that the last couple of weeks has been tortuous “as we battled hard…

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Plateau resident doctors protest against frequent abductions

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NADR), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) chapter, have protested the frequent abduction of their members in Plateau state. The doctors who staged a peaceful procession on Thursday within the hospital premises, described the security situation as unacceptable, maintaining that the development could hinder them from delivering efficient services to…

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Establishment of NIPOF, strategic in addressing challenges facing Nigerian polytechnics, says Bugaje

The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, says the establishment of the Nigeria Polytechnics Foundation (NIPOF), is a strategic move towards addressing critical challenges facing polytechnics in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration of the council members of the foundation on Thursday at the NBTE headquarters in Kaduna, Bugaje…

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I will never return to partisan politics, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he will never return to partisan politics. Obasanjo stated this on Saturday the National Working Committee ,(NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by its chairman Dr. Iyorchia Ayu paid him a visit at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeakuta, Ogun state. Obasanjo had announced…

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Tinubu declares intension to run for 2023 presidency

Former governor of Lagos state and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has finally declared his interest in the 2023 presidency. Fielding questions from reporters on Monday after meeting with President Muhammadu at the Presidential Villa,Abuja, Tinubu said he had the president about his intention. He said Buhari is not stopping…

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Senate confirms south east, north west development commissions’ governing boards

The Senate, on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of all the nominees for the Governing Boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The Senate presided over by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, confirmed Mark Okoye and Prof. Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the Managing Director and Chief Executive officers…

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