Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, chose the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the Chairman of their campaign council for Edo governorship election because they saw him pocketing dollars. Wike said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot be intimidated by the APC. Wike said this […]
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The National Vice Chairman, (Southeast) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Austin Umahi, has rejected the rumoured zoning of the 2023 presidential ticket of the party to the North. In a statement in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State yesterday, the PDP Vice Chairman pointed out that the decision on zoning of the presidential ticket has not been […]
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The House of Representatives has announced that it will be embarking on annual summer holiday despite COVID-19 holidays. Following the outbreak of the pandemic, the National Assembly has reduced plenary session to once in a week and also had a 5 weeks shut down of legislative activities. In June, the National Assembly again embarked on […]
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Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige has responded to allegation leveled against him by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, James Faleke on the ongoing saga between the Minister and the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Fund (NSITF). Mr. Faleke on Tuesday while contributing to a motion accused Sen. Ngige […]
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The Chairman of Yobe State COVID-19 committee, who is also the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Barde Gubana has warned the Director of Personal Management of the local government that anyone who is not wearing a face mask should be removed from office. Gubana gave the warning during the inauguration of the Chairmen of local government […]
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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu’s seat in the Senate was not declared vacant because it was the right thing to do. Lawan made the comment on Tuesday when he received some leaders of thought from Abia. Kalu was the Senate Chief Whip when a Lagos court sentenced him to […]
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Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has pleaded with Nigerians and those in authority, not to accord Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the same shameless media trial as he (Magu) did with most public officers accused of corruption. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria also said […]
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The House of Representatives has described as “fake news” and “gross misinformation”, the reports that over 50 lawmakers tested positive for coronavirus. There were publications on Tuesday [Not from Daily Post] that over 50 lawmakers allegedly tested positive for COVID-19. But the Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, in a statement Wednesday […]
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The Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has lamented that when he took over the mantle of leadership from former governor, Abdulaziz Yari, he met on ground a daunting task of piecing together a fragmented society bedeviled with unprecedented security situation. According to him, the combined forces of military, police and other security agencies […]
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China opened its new national security office in Hong Kong on Wednesday, turning a hotel near a city-centre park that has been one of the most popular venues for pro-democracy protests, into its new headquarters. The office, in the bustling shopping and commercial district of Causeway Bay, near Victoria Park, will oversee the Hong Kong government’s enforcement of the sweeping national security […]
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