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Adamawa: Illegal declaration of result a coup against democracy by APC fascist elements – Timi Frank

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 17, 20230

…Says independence of INEC compromised under Yakubu Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described the illegal declaration of result in the governorship election in Adamawa state as a coup against Nigeria’s democracy by the ruling party fascist elements. Frank also said...

NDLEA seizes 2,265kgs of drugs, arrests 123 suspects in Q1

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 17, 20230

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT command, has seized 2,265.677 kilograms of different drugs between January and March in the territory. The FCT Commander of the agency, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa said...

Osinbajo, Abiodun, Fashola, Others Attend Ajibola’s Eighth-day Prayers

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 17, 20230

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and other dignitaries on Sunday attended the eighth-day fida’u prayers of the late former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bola Ajibola, at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State....

NO GOV. ELECT IN ADAMAWA AS INEC DECLARES Binani’s VICTORY NULL, VOID

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 18, 20230

THE Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the victory of Adamawa state All Progressives Congress candidate earlier declared by the state REC as null and void. In a statement signed by the National Commissioner, Information & Voter Education, Barr. Festus Okoye on the Commission’s official Twitter handle, INEC said, ‘The...

Gagdi: A Speaker for the Nigerian people

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2023April 18, 20230

By Katdapba Y Gobum The entrance of Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi into politics may have been providential. For those who know, it was the progressive mentorship he received from Rt Hon Usman Zumunta Musa, (one time Deputy Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, now late) in the early years...

With Betara as Speaker, Nigeria Will Be Better

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2023April 18, 20230

By Leonard Owie Every four years present Nigerians with the opportunity to elect new leaders to pilot the country’s affairs. However, citizens’ rights are finite. They are not involved in the choice of legislative heads. This is the exclusive right of their representatives. As the 9th National Assembly winds down,...

Aisha Binani declared winner of Adamawa governorship election

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2023April 18, 20230

Binani was declared on Sunday morning by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after defeating the incumbent governor, Umar Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Barrister Hudu Yunusa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state made the declaration following the supplementary election held Saturday. Read Also: Aisha Binani declared...

10th Senate: GPMI makes case for South-South, Sen. Godswill Akpabio

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2023April 16, 20230

Global Peace Movement International,UK, has urged the ruling all Progressives Congress (APC), to consider ceding Senate President of the 10th Senate to the south- south geopolitical zone of the country for fairness and equity. At a press conference in London, the President General, Dr. Mike Uyi, at the end of...

Gunmen shoot ex-Indian lawmaker, brother dead on live TV

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2023April 16, 20230

It was a horrifying moment as a fanatic shooter walked up to a politician and his brother in India and shot them in the head. In the shocking scenes from the state of Uttar Pradesh, Atiq Ahmad, was shot dead live on TV as he stopped to speak to journalists....

How Chinese are funding terrorist groups to gain access to mineral reserves in Nigeria – Report

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2023April 16, 20230

The Times, a British national daily, says Chinese nationals in the mining sector are funding terrorist groups in parts of Nigeria to secure access to the country’s mineral reserves. In an exclusive report published on Saturday, the newspaper said through bribes and illegal transactions, “Beijing could be indirectly funding terror...