Senate on wednesday resolved to appeal the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abia State, which nullified the controversial section 84 (12) of the amended Electoral Act. This was coming following a motion on Urgent need to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court Umuhia on Suit Number FHC/UM/CS/26/2022. The section requires ministers, head of agencies and other political appointees to resign before participating in primaries, convention and other electoral activities. However, the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, on Friday nullified Section 84(12), saying it was a violation of the provisions of the constitution. The judge specifically…
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The Governor’s of the Rulling All Progressives Congress (APC) have succumb to President Muhammadu Buhari’s dictates over his choice of Addullahi Adamu as National chairman of the party.The governors in a meeting with the President on Wednesday dashed the hopes of all other aspirants including former governor of Zamfara State Abdulaziz Yari who had purchased the nomination forms.This was coming barely 24 hours after Yari warned the president against repeating the same mistake when he imposed former chairman Adams Oshiomhole that has landed the party in the present mess.The governor’s also endorsed former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani as…
***panel Accuses MTN of Tax Evasion The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, (NNPC) limited and its 17 subsidiaries for the umpteenth time failed to appear before the Public Account Committee of the House Representatives to answer to multiple audit queries raised against them by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation The committee is investigating NNPC limited, the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) alongside telecommunication firm, MTN based on the annual audit report of the Auditor General of the Federation, (AGoF) between 2014-2019 financial year and non rendition of audited account by NNPC subsidiaries covering the same period The…
One of the contenders for the position of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, may have been technically disqualified from contesting for the top job of the party on Saturday going by his absence at the screening exercise Findings by our correspondents have revealed that the former governor of Nasarawa State did not take part in the screening exercise organised by the party on Tuesday. The Secretary of the APC National Convention Screening Committee,Emmanuel Otagburuagu, had in a statement on Monday in Abujasaid the aspirants would be screened in two batches at the Katsina State…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) can not afford to repeat it’s past mistakes of handpicking it’s national chairman as was done in the case of Adams Oshiomhole that has created the crisis in the party, former Governor of Zamfara State Abdulazeez Yari has said. Speaking to newsmen after meeting with the Senate caucus of the party to canvass for their support on the insinuation that the President has anointed Abdullahi Adamu, he said, “The President made mistake in the past by anointing Adam’s Oshiomhole single handedly nobody voted for him, he was anointed as the national chairman and you can…
The Senate has indicated that, it will debate the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abia State, which nullified the controversial section 84 (12) of the amended Electoral Act.This was sequel to a point of order raised by Senator George Thompson Sekibo (PDP, Rivers), who drew the attention of his colleagues to the court ruling. The section requires ministers, head of agencies and other political appointees to resign before participating in primaries, convention and other electoral activities.However, the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, on Friday nullified Section 84(12), saying it was a violation of the provisions of the constitution.The…
The minister of Humanitarian Affiairs, disaster Management and Social Development Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq on Tuesday launched the National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)The launch took place during the ministry’s maiden humanitarian Open House at Sheraton Hotel Abuja. The policy which has the blessing of the Federal Government the minister said intends to provide a framework for national responsibility towards prevention and protection of citizens and, in some cases, non-citizens, from incidences of arbitrary and other forms of internal displacement.According to her the policy is also intended to meet the assistance and protection needs of IDPs during displacement, and…
Worried by the state of the Nation’s security challenges and its threats to National unity, People United in Love and Peace (PULP) foundation, has during its unveiling flagged off its maiden outreach in Mararaba, Nasarawa state. PULP which is a non governmental organization was instituted by a group of eminent Nigerians led by Dr. Chuks Victor James. According to a communique signed by its founder Dr. James the foundation asides its empowerment initiatives is poised to seek various means to foster love, unity, peace and progress amongst Nigerians. The outreach exercise included the distribution of cash sums to indigent women followed…
By Ralph Omololu Agbana Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi West), on Monday attributed his performance to God Almighty who made it possible for him to return to the Senate for a third term. He expressed gratitude to the All Progressive Congress (APC) that deemed it fit to cede the party’s ticket to him, the electorate who voted overwhelmingly for him, Governor Yahaya Bello who is the leader of the party, for his Performance in the 9th National Assembly, so far. He spoke during a courtesy visit to him by Bunu Development Association (BDA). The outspoken ranking senator said that Governor…
By Friday Idachaba Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has secured N1 billion from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for the construction of a Senate Building for the institution. Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, dsclosed this while addressing newsmen at the commissioning of various projects executed under his leadership at the Adankolo and Felele campuses of the Institution on Tuesday. He said the development was part of his administration’s efforts to improve upon the basic infrastructure of the University and boost its statutory mandate of providing quality education in the ivory tower. He said that work on the Senate…