NNPP Crisis Worsen As Kwankwaso Change Party’s Logo, Constitution The crisis rocking the leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has taken a new twist following a move by the faction of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to amend the party’s constitution and logo. According to a report by Punch, the decision to amend the constitution was confirmed during an interview with the National Auditor of NNPP, Ladipo Johnson. The development is coming three days after the faction of the party under the leadership of Major Agbo expelled the presidential candidate of NNPP for alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of party…
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BREAKING: Cultist Kill Rivers DPO Gunmen suspected to be cultists, on Friday evening, murdered a Divisional Police Officer in Rivers State, Bako Amgbanshin. The gunmen were said to have captured and dismembered Amgbanshin in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state. The miscreants had laid an ambush for him while on an operation with other police officers to raid some criminal hideouts in Ahoada East axis. According to a source who does not want to be mentioned for security reasons, the cultists were armed with about four sophisticated weapons and opened fire on sighting the operatives. He stated, “There…
Panic As Tinubu Sacks Buhari’s Last Minute employees, Appointees Air of uncertainty has enveloped the country’s aviation sector as indications emerged over the probability that President Ahmed Tinubu may restructure the agencies of government which may affect the last minute employments and appointments carried out by the administration. The government of former President Muhammad’s Buhari until the eve of its departure from office still engaged in employment and appointments just like the ministers that served under him. The immediate past minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika was among such ministers whose tenure was almost winding down yet filled the different…
FULL LIST: Tinubu Reverses Dissolution Of Boards Of Agencies President Bola Tinubu has reversed the dissolution of the boards of Council of Legal Education (CLE), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS). Tinubu, who reversed the dissolution, approved the reinstatement of the boards of three public institutions under the Federal Ministry of Justice. City Lawyer exclusively reports that President Tinubu’s decision was sequel to a request for exemption of the boards of some statutory agencies under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Justice. The report stated that in a letter dated…
Tribunal Judgement: Ganduje Thumbs Up Judiciary, Sends Strong Message To PDP, LP The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has commended the presidential election petition tribunal validating the victory of President Bola Tinubu during presidential election conducted in 2023. In a statement personally signed by the APC chairman and made available to newsmen in Abuja, described the judgement as thorough, having addressed all the issues raised by the petitioners and therefore urged the PDP and LP to cooperate with the present administration in it’s effort to address the challenges facing the country. Ganduje described the verdict…
Labour Party Accepts Tribunal Judgement, Says Obi Only ‘Chased A Wild Goose’ The Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) said it has accepted the judgement of the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court which dismissed the petition of its Presidential candidate in the February 25 Presidential election, Peter Obi for lacking in merit. The faction said as “a law abiding party, we accept the verdict, and we are going back to the drawing board to know where we have gone wrong.” The Apapa-led faction said it warned Obi not to pursue any case, saying that this…
BREAKING: Nigerian University Suspends Academic Activities Indefinitely The management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma has announced the indefinite suspension of all academic activities in the University with immediate effect. The University, in a memo issued and signed by its Acting Registrar, Ambrose E. Odiase, said the suspension of academic activities became necessary following an emergency meeting of the University’s Senate in Ekpoma on Monday to appraise the continued protest by students running into days. The management said, “In order to prevent a total breakdown of law and order as well as the need to guarantee the safety of lives and…
Tinubu Not Worried About Tribunal Judgment Because …. – Presidency Ajuri Ngelale, spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, says his principal is not worried about possible outcomes of the judgment of the presidential election tribunal. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Ngelale said Tinubu sees no need to threaten judicial officers regarding the election petition. Earlier on Monday, the tribunal fixed September 6 to deliver judgment on the petitions challenging the victory of Tinubu in the February 25 election. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic…
Tinubu Finally Reacts To Nigeria’s Bloated Civil Service Payroll President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern about Nigeria’s bloated civil service payroll at the national and sub-national levels. The president bore his mind on Monday while speaking at a meeting in the State House, Abuja, with the Global Vice President of Oracle, Mr. Andres Garcia Arroyo. He told his guest that with cutting edge technology, the country would digitize the public service and surgically apply public money for growth. He said: “Each time they give me the payroll number, I get so frightened. Where am I going to get the…
Real Reason I Picked Yar’Adua As My Successor – Obasanjo Opens Up After Many Years Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he picked the late President Musa Yar’Adua as his successor despite knowing he was ill. He said he took the decision because medical advice showed that Yar’Adua, who had a kidney transplant, was fit to act as President. Obasanjo twice led Nigeria; first as military head of state (1976-1979) and later as an elected civilian president (1999-2007). Obasanjo’s deputy, Abubakar Atiku; and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili were among those who fought for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential…