Politics

Certainly one of Mamman Daura’s sons, Mohammed, has stated his father is hale and coronary heart. Earlier this week, studies emerged that Daura, who’s a nephew and shut confidant of President Muhammadu Buhari, was flown overseas for medical care. However Mohammed, talking with ThisDay, claimed the tales have been fabricated. He additionally insisted his father doesn’t have renal issues or …

Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, on Friday gave an replace on the N-Energy programme as Batch C will start quickly. She spoke at an occasion in commemoration of the ministry’s first 12 months anniversary in Abuja. Farouq introduced that as on the final rely, 109, 823 beneficiaries from Batch A and B have arrange companies of their communities. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Chairman, Governing Council of the College of Lagos (UNILAG), Wale Babalakin and the Vice Chancellor, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to step apart. Ben Goong, Director of Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Schooling, mentioned this in an announcement on Friday. Babalakin and Ogundipe have been directed to recuse themselves from obligation “pending the result of the Particular …

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), on Friday, launched the ultimate record of candidates for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State. The governorship election slated for October 10, 2020. Festus Okoye, the Nationwide Commissioner and Chairman, Data and Voter Schooling Committee, in an announcement, in Abuja, mentioned that 4 political events that earlier made legitimate nominations have substituted their …

The Superior Nigeria Democratic Social gathering, ANDP, the political celebration on whose petition the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal sacked Governor Douye Diri, has distanced itself from the election petition. A faction of the celebration has emerged, saying it has no hand within the petition filed by King George, its governorship candidate. The faction is led by the Nationwide Publicity …

Forward of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the Division of State Providers (DSS) has invited some prime leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, within the state. The key service invited Tony Adun, aka Kabaka and 9 different leaders APC for a peace assembly on Saturday.. The assembly billed for 11am, will maintain on the headquarters of …

The governorship candidate of the Accord Get together within the upcoming election in Edo State, Godday Idahosa,has dumped his social gathering for the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP). Idahosa introduced his defection on Friday on the Ogbona Ward eight and 9 marketing campaign floor in Uhiele, Esan West Native Authorities Space of the state. In response to NAN, he stated …

Former Minister of Data, Prince Tony Momoh has revealed how the All Progressives Congress, APC, misplaced the ‘laurel’ following the struggle between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole. In line with him, the APC misplaced what it was preventing for when the Governor decamped to the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, with the State’s purse and his complete political …

An estranged political affiliate of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nationwide Chairman of defunct Reformed All Progressives Congress, rAPC, Alhaji Buba Galadima, has stated that the one achievement of the present administration is that they’ve lastly stopped blaming the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, for the woes of the nation. Galadima, who was one of many spokespersons of the PDP …

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has condemned Thursday’s incident on the Home of Meeting. He declared that the motion of the lawmakers was a coup and treasonable. The governor famous that the inauguration of the lawmakers was an “unlawful assault on our democracy.” Obaseki acknowledged that former nationwide chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, was bent on …

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, within the September 19, 2020 election, has reacted to his endorsement by President Muhammadu Buhari. The APC governorship candidate assured that the social gathering was united, sturdy, and prepared for victory on the coming election. DAILY POST reported earlier that President Buhari endorsed Ize-Iyamu because the social gathering’s …

The Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) has referred to as on Adams Oshiomhole, a former Nationwide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to point out to the general public his major school-leaving certificates. Dan Orbih, Chairman of PDP’s marketing campaign council in Edo State, mentioned Oshiomhole ought to current his major college certificates to show that he went to …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, has faulted the assembly between President Muhammadu Buhari and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, within the state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. PDP’s Publicity Secretary within the state, Chris Osa Nehikhare mentioned the assembly between Buhari and Ize-Iyamu was ill-advised and will dent the picture of the …

The Edo State Home of Meeting beneath the management of the brand new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror with seventeen members of the seventh Meeting had their first sitting right now. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror in his comment ordered the closure of all financial institution accounts and directed the chief to remain away from the home actions. Particulars …

The Nationwide Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) has constituted a physique to conduct the State Congress elections scheduled to carry on August 8, 2020. An announcement signed and launched by retired Colonel Austin Akobundu, the Nationwide Organizing Secretary indicated that Talib Tebite would function the chairman of the electoral committee, whereas Obioma Echeta was appointed secretary. …

Hon. Washington Osa Osifo, member representing Uhunmwonde constituency in Edo State Home of Meeting has mentioned the motion of the honourable members in suspending the previous Speaker and Deputy on Thursday was on account of the approval of their petition to President Muhammadu Buhari who directed the Lawyer Common of the Federation that there ought to be a correct Home …

Coronavirus circumstances in Africa have surpassed 1 million. The Africa Centre of Illness Management (CDC) gave the replace on Friday. CDC confirmed that the continent has recorded 22,066 deaths. South Africa is the worst-affected nation. It’s the fifth worst-hit on the earth with greater than half one million circumstances and over 9,000 deaths. John Nkengasong, head of the Africa CDC, …

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo governorship candidate on Friday. Ize-Iyamu was led to the State Home, Abuja, by APC Caretaker Chairman and Yobe Governor, Mai Malla Buni. On the entourage was Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The election will probably be held on September 19.

Chuks Ibegbu, the spokesman of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reacted to the latest place of a Northern chief, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on zoning Nigeria Presidency to the Southeast geopolitical zone. Recall that Tanko Yakasai, a former Presidential Adviser, had advocated for an Igbo Presidency in 2023. Yakasai mentioned the Southeast ought to attain out to different …

President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for subsequent month’s elections in Edo State. This was revealed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, Mai Malla Buni, on Friday. Buni acknowledged this whereas briefing State Home correspondents after presenting Ize-Iyamu to Buhari. Ize-Iyamu had in the course of the assembly …