Senate, on Wednesday, sacked Senator Mohamed Ali Ndume (Borno South) as Chief Whip. When l Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during plenary, put it to voice vote, members of the APC Senate Caucus endorsed Ndume’s removal as Senate Chief Whip. Ndume was immediately replaced by Tahir Mungono (Borno North). This comes amid the Senator’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Also, in a letter addressed to the Senate Caucus by the national leadership of the ruling APC, the party asked Ndume to resign his membership of the APC and join any opposition party of his choice. The letter was jointly…
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Senate, on Wednesday, sacked Senator Mohamed Ali Ndume (Borno South) as Chief Whip. When l Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during plenary, put it to voice vote, members of the APC Senate Caucus endorsed Ndume’s removal as Senate Chief Whip. Ndume was immediately replaced by Tahir Mungono (Borno North). This comes amid the Senator’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Also, in a letter addressed to the Senate Caucus by the national leadership of the ruling APC, the party asked Ndume to resign his membership of the APC and join any opposition party of his choice. The letter was jointly…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of the second class emirs of Gaya, Karaye and Rano Emirates. Director General, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, announced this in a statement in Kano. The statement listed the newly appointed emirs asAlhaji Muhammad Maharaz Karaye as Emir of Karaye, who until his appointment was District Head of Rogo; and Alhaji Muhammad Isa Umar as the emir of Rano, who until his appointment was the district head of Bunkure. Deposed emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir Gaya, was also reinstated as emir of…
. ..declares Shaibu’s removal by Assembly illegal . Judge orders IGP to immediately restore his security aides Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, reinstated Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Shaibu was impeached some months ago by the Edo State House of Assembly. The Court presided over by Hon Justice James Omotosho held that the removal of the Plaintiff, Shaibu from office as Deputy Governor of Edo State and the subsequent appointment of Omobayo Godwin as his replacement by the Governor of Edo State was illegal, unconstitutional, null and…
BY ABDULMALIK ABBAS Alhaji Yahaha Adoza Bello came into political limelight when he became the Governor of Kogi state under a most unanticipated circumstances following the sudden death of Prince Abubakar Audu who was coasting home to victory as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2016. Yahaya Bello’s emergence as replacement for Prince Audu was akin to the invocation of Doctrine of Necessity because some schools of thoughts had posisted that Prince Audu’s running mate Rt Hon James Faleke should ordinarily and automatically assumed the governorship candidatacy . But that was not to be as the…
Ondo State Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Mr Segun Oyegbolu has resigned from office. Oyebolu’s resignation will take effect from July 30, 2024. It was learnt that Oyegbolu took the decision to resign after the emergence of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye (OBA) as the new Party Leader and flagbearer of the SDP in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. According to the letter sighted by our correspondent, Oyegbolu believes continuing with his current position as state SDP Chairman could potentially bring distraction and hinder the plans and activities of the new team. The Letter reads, “I wish to express…
The Ogun State Head of Service, Kehinde Onasanya has called on the Penpushing Media team to sustain the standard of its outfit for more efficiency, professionalism and productivity, adding that the organisation has evolved as an authentic brand in journalism. Onasanya made the call when he visited the corporate headquarters of the establishment located in Leme axis of Moshood Abiola way, Ogun State Capital, alongside two Permanent Secretaries, including Waheed Adesina of the Ministry of Information and Austin Oyesanwe of Bureau of Politics and Administration. He acknowledged the doggedness and resilience of the founder, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, which had transformed…
•Bauchi fixes LG poll for August 19, Kogi election holds October 19 •Jigawa, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Katsina, Kebbi, Benue set for exercise No fewer than 13 states have fixed dates for Local Government elections in the aftermath of last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement which prohibited federal allocation to council being administered by caretaker committees. The states that have commenced council poll preparations include Kaduna, Kogi, Bauchi, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Benue, Rivers, Jigawa, Imo, Kebbi, Abia, and Anambra states. On Tuesday, the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission scheduled the council poll for October 19, 2024. The Supreme Court had declared it…
…as NLC alleges plan to decentralise talks . Lawmaker confirms deregulation proposals already before Reps committee Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to paralyse activities throughout the country for one month to protest plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the national minimum wage. NLC’s threat came as Nigerians await a new national minimum wage after months of negotiations between Organised Labour, the Federal Government, and the Organised Private Sector. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the position of the Labour known while speaking on the sidelines of the 67th Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association Annual General Meeting in Lagos. According to…
. Oil theft, serious threat, Nigeria’s survival at stake – NNPCL GMD . We’ll clear South-South of vandalism, criminality within three months, CDS vows …as IGP seeks cooperation of security agencies, all Nigerians to win battle President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, directed all the heads of security forces and intelligence agencies in the country to swoop on those stealing crude oil in the Niger Delta region. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, disclosed this to journalists after a four-hour closed-door meeting with Defence Chiefs and other heads of security forces. The presidential order is coming against…