TWICE did I hear Aisha Dahiru, alias Binani, of the All Progressives Party, APC, declared the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial elections and the first female to be elected governor in the country. Twice did this turn out to be a hoax – a sick joke played on Nigerians. The first time was the…
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to stop anyone above 60 years from contesting for election to the Offices of the President and Governor in Nigeria. If the bill scales legislative scrutiny and is signed into law, President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the 2023…
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…
Two members of the National Assembly from Taraba state, Hon. Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum (left) and Senator Danlami Joel Ikenya (right) during a visit to Jolly Nyame, a former governor of the state, at his Abuja resident, after his released from prison on Monday following a state pardon. Nyame was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have given President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to address the deplorable security situation in the country or face impeachment proceedings. The senate minority leader, Senator Philip Aduda, stated this in an interview with journalists after the PDP senators staged a walk out of the red chamber during plenary…
A former governor of Kaduna state, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unite so as to make the job of defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state much easier. Makarfi who is also a former National Chairman of the PDP spoke while receiving APC decampees…
