Category: Politics
Court of appeal reinstate Dauda Lawal as PDP governorship candidate in Zamfara
07 Jan 2023
The Sokoto Division of the Court of Appeal has reinstated Dauda Lawal as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Zamfara State. Earlier, a high court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State, presided over by Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu had nullified the primaries that produced Dauda Lawal as PDP governorship candidate and instead, ruled that the […]
Continue ReadingEKSAA enforcement squad takes down unapproved billboards and banners in Ekiti
06 Jan 2023
All illegal billboards and banners that were placed in front of the Obafemi Awolowo Civic & Convention Center and other important locations in Ado Ekiti have been taken down by the Ekiti State Signage and Advertisement Agency. It was in accordance with the laws and regulations currently in effect that direct how the Agency conducts […]
Continue ReadingAkeredolu imposes a 24-hour curfew on the Ondo community due to brutal incidents
06 Jan 2023
Ikare-Akoko, the seat of the state’s Akoko North East Local Government Area, will be under a 24-hour curfew, according to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. The governor’s order from last Thursday states that the curfew is effective right away throughout the neighborhood. The curfew became necessary as a result of a violent altercation that […]
Continue ReadingEight filling stations in Osun closed for selling gasoline above the set price
06 Jan 2023
Eight gas stations in Osun State were shut down by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Thursday for allegedly selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for more than the government-approved pump price. Mr. Kunle Adeyemo, the state’s NMDPRA coordinator, made this statement following the organization’s routine surveillance of gas stations in Osogbo, […]
Continue ReadingIf the election is based on comedy, Tinubu will win- PDP
06 Jan 2023
The Atiku-Okowa-led Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign has said Thursday’s campaign rally embarked upon by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, in Kano State further exposes the APC candidate’s lack of capacity. Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant, Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, who said this in a statement in Abuja, said […]
Continue ReadingPeter Obi promises to end Hunger, and secure nation
06 Jan 2023
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Mr Peter Obi, on Thursday, assured that he would unify and secure the country if voted into power in the forthcoming election. He also promised to banish poverty, hunger and joblessness if given the mandate to pilot the affairs of the nation. Obi said this during the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s debt to hit N77 trillion by may- DMO
06 Jan 2023
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving behind a debt of N77 trillion. It will be made up of N44.06 trillion total debt stock as of the third quarter of 2022, N22.7 trillion Ways and Means borrowed from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), projected new borrowings of N10.57 captured in the 2023 […]
Continue ReadingSa’adatu Kirfi, commissioner of Bauchi, resigns following the overthrow of her father
05 Jan 2023
Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, the Bauchi State Commissioner for Cooperatives and SMEs Development, has resigned from his position. After her father Muhammadu Bello Kirfi was deposed as the Wazirin Bauchi, she announced her resignation 24 hours later. Alhaji Kirfi was deposed by the Bauchi Emirate Council for reportedly showing Governor Bala Mohammed disrespect. Hajiya Kirfi informed […]
Continue ReadingEx-Minister loses traditional title after insulting the governor of Bauchi
05 Jan 2023
Muhammadu Bello Kirfi, a former minister of special duties, has been cleared for immediate expulsion from the Bauchi Emirate Council for showing disloyalty and disrespect to Bala Mohammed, the state governor. In a letter dated Tuesday and signed by Shehu Mudi Muhammad, the council also revoked the former minister’s right to use the title Wazirin […]
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