Barrister Adewole Adebayo a member of International Bar Association, IBA, who is aspiring to contest for the 2023 presidential election on the platform of Mega Party Movement, MPM, a political force being put together by the leaders of National Consultative Front, NCFron has said a new Nigeria is possible with collective effort. Prince Adewole stated this in Abuja during a condolence visit to former governor of Anambra state chief Chukwuemka Ezeife who lost his wife Mrs Njideka Ezeife recently.According to him, Nigeria is blessed with both human and natural resources, however leadership has been the bane of the counterHe said…
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As the 2023 general election draws closer a group under the aegis of Coalition for New Nigeria (CNN) has vowed to build a better Nigeria by producing a credible coalition candidate that would be acceptable to Nigerians. The coalition is made up of chairmen of Political Parties who have been meeting since 2016 searching for a better Nigeria for all. The National acting Chairman of the group High Chief Petter Ameh made the disclosure over the weekend said their first main objective is the quest to have a Nigeria where everybody’s life is protected both the poor, the rich, the…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse Association of young politicians under the prompting of the Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar has embarked on massive campaign against politics of hatred bigotry and selfishness. The chairman of the association and member representing Hadejia in the state house of Assembly, Honourable Abubakar Sadik Jallo in his speech delivered when they paid a courtesy visit to Hadejia Emirate community group known as “Hadejia Ina Mafita” headquarter in Hadejia town, said the “association is a group of young politicians elected and appointed under the guidance and support of governor AbubakarHe said they resolved to come…
From Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse Jigawa state has received the sum of N13 billion world bank grand, for emerging best performing among 36 states on the State Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Sustainability (SFTAS) project initiated by the federal government in collaboration with World Bank Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar of the state made the disclosure while receiving a State Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Sustainability (SFTAS) monitoring team from the federal ministry of finance.He said the state had received the sum of N13 billion grand in two installments for being best performing state on the project. He explained that the state won the…
Former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Moh Lukman, has called on all patriotic Nigerians to support a new group of eminent Nigerians working to ensure credible leaders emerge in 2023 general elections. An association of ‘about one hundred eminent businessmen, political, media and civil society leaders, including 14 current governors, 13 former governors as well as three former senate presidents’ under the aegis of The 2022 Committee, recently announced their presence in Nigerian politics. Reacting to the development through a statement released to newsmen on Thursday…
Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, has warned Nigerians against choice of leaders based on their religion, tribe and other sentimental considerations, Adamu gave the warning when The Nigeria Agenda (TNA) team paid an Advocacy visit to him in his palace on Thursday in Bauchi, saying choosing leaders on these basis leads to poor development. He cautioned against allowing tribal and religious sentiment to influence the choice of leaders in the country. The Emir urged leaders to be honest, sincere and just while carrying out their responsibilities. He also commended the efforts of TNA team for advocating the Nigeria Agenda…
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the platform of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has joined the Ekiti state governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Kayode Fayemi to celebrate his 57th birthday anniversary. In a statement signed Wednesday in Abuja by the Forum’s Chairman and Kebbi state governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, acknowledged and commended Fayemi’s leadership, vision and commitment to a united prosperous Nigeria, under the leadership of APC. The APC governors, however reaffirmed their collective commitment to implement programmes that would strengthen the capacities of their progressive states to create jobs, reduce inequality and diminish poverty…
***As Senator Lau replaces Bwacha as senate minority leader The senator representing Rivers East Senator George Thompson Sekibo on Tuesday demanded that president of the senate declare the seat of former deputy minority leader senator Emmanuel Bwacha representing Taraba South vacant for defecting against the provisions of the Constitution Seikibo’s demand was coming almost immediately after Bwacha announced his defection from the opposition party to the ruling APC The Rivers East Senator came with a counter point of order to oppose Bwacha’s defection citing the provisions of Section 68 (g)(h) and subsection 2 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The lawmaker,…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday met with heads of regulatory agencies in education sector to stem the tide in a brewing tension acasioned by an alleged plan raise the registration fees in some tertiary Institutions. The agencies that graced the meeting were the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission(NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education(NCCE), Professor Paulinus Chijoke Okwelle and Hajia Bilkisu Salihijo Ahmad representing the National Board for Technical Education( NBTE). In his opening remarks, the Senate President told his guests that he convened the meeting as…
***Kabba in Kogi to get one The Senate on has passed a Bill that seeks to increase the number of Nigerian Law School campuses in the country from 7 to 13 Kabba in Kogi State home of the sponsor is to get one of the law schools The Bill, entitled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Legal Education (Consolidation, etc) Act by establishing the campuses for the Nigerian Law School, and for other related matters” was sponsored by Kogi West Senator Smart Adeyemi. The passage of the Bill followed the adoption of the recommendation of the Senate Committee…