The incumbent Kano State Commissioner of Education Hon Sunusi M Kiru may have earned for himself a status that is taller than his physical posture making him a beautiful bride that no one will let go A seeming drama played out recently in the political arena of our ancient city of Kano which was delightful and sensational to watch because of the actors involved wrapped with a unique and noticeable lesson to be learnt which portrayed the man in the middle of the saga as someone useful, exceptional, Intellectually endowed, untiring young man who is making waves due to his…
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By Friday Idachaba Kogi State Government has commenced implementation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme with training of Local Government Review Committees and Desk Officers. The programme, conceived by the Federal Government, 36 states governors and World Bank is aimed at reducing poverty and hardship occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. Secretary to Kogi State Government (SSG) Dr Folashade Arike-Ayoade, declared the programme opened for immediate commencement of implementation on Thursday in Lokoja. The SSG who was represented by Mr Ephraim Amurawaiye, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Yahaya Bello in her office, said that…
As the race to ascend the throne of the Onikoyi of Ikoyi-Ile begins, a former Students Union President at LAUTECH Ogbomoso who is also a certified Town Planner and Sustainable Development Advocate, Prince Adesola Kolawole has expressed his interest to ascend the ancient stool of the Onikoyi. In a letter of expression of interest addressed to the Kingmakers of Ikoyi-Ile, Prince Kolawole noted that as a direct descendant of both Oba Kolawole Adegun I; Oba Aminu Kolawole Adegun II who reigned as Onikoyi between 1952-1973 and as a member of the Kolawole Adegun Royal family of Yowere Compound in Ikoyi-Ile,…
From Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse There is apprehension among aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC) who have lost their Party membership cards as they may be disqualified.Reports from the state indicated that some elected members of the ruling APC seeking re-election in Jigawa state were also among those that were thrown in to confusion over misplaced party’s membership card. Our correspondent in Dutse reports that many of such aspirants were seen trooping into the party secretariat seeking for ways to get new membership cards ahead of the screening The APC in the state however said any member aspiring for elective…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has tendered his resignation. Akpabio’s resignation came against the backdrop of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that cabinet members interested in contesting the 2023 general elections should quit before May 16.The Personal Assistant to the Minister on Media, Jackson Udom, confirmed the resignation to The Nation.He said: “The Minister has resigned. He has submitted his resignation letter to the SGF. We are waiting for him at the ICC, where he is coming to submit his nomination form”.Earlier, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba resigned his appointment.The development made Buhari excited, as he…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has complied with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive as he has resigned his appointment Amaechi resigned his position following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that all cabinet members vying for elective offices in the 2023 elections, should resign before May 16. Buhari’s directive was made known on Wednesday, at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.The resignation of Amaechi was confirmed in a tweet by APC Twitter UK handle.It wrote, “Nigeria’s Minister of #Transportation, HM Chibuike R. Amaechi [@ChibuikeAmaechi] has resigned from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to focus on his Presidential…
The speculations and the game of denials are over as they have given way to bare face admittance that the former President Goodluck Jonathan has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress to actualise his emergency dream of returning to the Aso Villa. Just two days after distancing himself from effort by some groups to railroad him into the 2023 presidential contest Jonathan has finally made up his mind to throw his hat in the ring. The polls are scheduled for next year. Recall that on Moday this week the former President turned down the gift of the presidential expression of…
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive earlier the minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has resigned his appointment. President Buhari had asked cabinet members with political ambition to to give way.The directive came on Wednesday, at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.Following the directive Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Godswill Akpabio, Emeka Nwajuiba, Minister of State for Education, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation have resigned.
At last the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) has jettisoned the zoning arrangement that would have made the presidential contest an exclusive reserve of the South.It rather threw the contest opened for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket.PDP’s position came to the fore during the party’s NEC meeting, Wednesday, in Abuja. The NEC has appointed former President of the Senate, David Mark to Chair the Convention Committee ahead of the party’s National Convention to elect the party’s presidential candidate.
The National Consultative Front (NCFront) in collaboration with the Nigeria Political Summit Group, (NPSG) have put together an Emergency Political Reforms Dialogue on the Constitutional Future of Nigeria. The event which is billed to hold on Thursday at Yar’adua Centre, Abuja received major approval during the week from the support and goodwill of key stakeholders and Eminent Nigerians. A statement issued by the head media and Publicity Dr. Yunusa Tanko said those who gave the historic Confab their support and goodwill during the week are former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, former Secretary General of Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku,…