2023: Atiku officially declares for President, unveils 5-point agenda
To prioritise economy, security, education, others By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA—Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday declared his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 elections, articulating a five-point agenda to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria, if elected. The declaration which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, had in attendance former Vice […]
Defection: Court sacks 2 Reps members, 18 C-River lawmakers
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Ike Uchechukwu, Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, sacked two federal lawmakers and 18 members of Cross River State House of Assembly, following their defection from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Trial judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in his judgment, held that the lawmakers, […]
APC Convention: Battle for top positions shifts to zones
By Anayo Okoli, Clifford Ndujihe & Denis Agbo Ahead of Saturday’s National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the battle for the various National Working Committee, NEC, positions has been intensified in the six geopolitical zones of the country. Apart from the national chairmanship, which will be decided at the Convention ground in […]
Kwankwaso, Galadima, Hunkuyi others set to join NNPP
By Marie-Therese Nanlong A former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is allegedly tidying up to defect from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. It was gathered that Alhaji Buba Galadima, made the disclosure while speaking on the online television channel of the party, NNPP TV, on Friday. […]
Akwa Ibom 2023: CSO warns politicians against inciting comments
By Harris Emanuel, Uyo As the 2023 general election draws nearer, politicians in Akwa Ibom state have been admonished to play by the rules and avoid making inciting utterances and hate speeches that could trigger chaos in the state. A non-governmental organization, Peace Advocacy Group (PAG) gave the admonition while addressing newsmen in Uyo, the […]
2023: Tinubu meets with APC senators today
By Henry Umoru Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will this afternoon meet with the Senate Caucus of the party. Disclosing this at the start of Wednesday’s Plenary, the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan said that the former Lagos state […]
Maryland Women to Boycott 2023 Elections
Women of Maryland County are threatening to boycott elections in 2023 if they cannot get justice in the murder case of the late Modecious Nyemah, a student of the Pleebo High School, who was allegedly chopped to death in 2021 by Suspect Moses Mlarmah. Addressing reporters during their gathering in Gbolobo, outskirts of Pleebo, Maryland […]
Trial Begins In Challenge To California Women On Boards Law
Opening statements got underway on Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the legality of California’s law requiring publicly held companies to include women on their boards, a case that will test the state’s authority to address disparities in corporate power. Three California taxpayers will seek to show the law amounts to sex discrimination in violation of […]
Citizen-Government Coalitions Could Hold The Key To The Reform Of African Cities
Cities across Africa are growing at an astonishing rate. All 20 of Africa’s fastest-growing cities have experienced average growth rates of more than 6% over the last decade. Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, topped the list with a population that has grown by 9% each year since 2010. Over the past 10 years, […]
Remove Sanctions On Zimbabwe – Chakwera Tells West
Malawi president and SADC chairperson Lazarus Chakwera has called for the immediate and unconditional removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Western bloc of states saying this would facilitate economic recovery. Zimbabwe is set to commemorate the Anti Sanctions Day on October 25. In a solidarity statement, Chakwera said: “As SADC we are concerned […]
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