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Hon. Betara mourns Taraba Reps member-elect, Maihanchi who died today

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2023April 22, 20230

Late member -elect, Maihanchi Leading aspirant for the position of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara representing Biu/Bayo/Shani/Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno state has commiserated with the people and government of Taraba state over the loss of one of its Member-elect, Hon. Ismaila...

Opposition PDP Plotting Hon. Soli’s Speakership To Embarass APC, Group Alleges

NewsDeskNgApr 22, 2023April 22, 20230

Amidst uncertainty over the zoning of the speakership of the 10th Assembly , The All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Group has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the opposition to foist a speaker on the next House of Representatives. Alluding to outcomes of clandestine meetings being held in and...

ADP presents certificate of return to Kogi guber candidate

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2023April 21, 20230

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has presented certificate of return to Dr Julius Elukpo, its candidate for the Nov 18, Kogi governorship election. ADP National Chairman, Mr Yabagi Sani presented the certificate at a ceremony in Abuja on. Sani said that the occasion was continuation of the process that started...

Kano: 13 Kano members-elect collect Certificate of Return

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2023April 21, 20230

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano on Thursday presented Certificate of Return (CoR) to additional 13 members-elect of Kano State House of Assembly. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Amb. Abdu Zango, presented the CoR to the elected members across NNPP and APC at the commission’s headquarters in Kano....

Don’t give room for cabals, reward support groups, Bilesanmi tells Tinubu

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2023April 21, 20230

The G36 Supporting Groups, a body of support groups for Sen. Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition, has urged the President-elect not to give room for cabals in his administration. The Chairman of the group, Dr Samson Bilesanmi, who spoke at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, also urged Tinubu to...

FG suspends Yunusa-Ari, Adamawa REC

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2023April 21, 20230

The federal government has suspended Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa state. Willie Bassey, director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, said in a statement on Thursday, that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the immediate suspension of Yunusa-Ari pending the completion...

10th Assembly: Opposition members-elect denounce purported coalition of 283 members on zoning

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2023April 18, 20230

…say no group of lawmakers met anywhere to take stand Some newly elected House of Reps members from the opposition parties have distanced themselves from the purported zoning arrangement of the All Progressives Congress for the position of Speaker. The lawmakers-elect, under the aegis of The Patriotic Forum, also denied...

Observers Laud Kogi APC Guber Primary As Credible, Fair

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 18, 20230

A group of over 500 independent observers has rated the direct primary elections conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State to be free, fair, and credible. The Coalition of Independent Election Observers which made this known in a report described the exercise as a reference point in...

LP cautions Obi, Otti against attending planned NEC by Abure

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 18, 20230

-says it is contempt of court National Working Committee (NWC) of Labour Party (LP) has urged the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi and Alex Otti, the Governor-elect of Abia State to distance themselves from the planned emergency National Executive Meeting (NEC) summoned by the embattled leadership of Julius...

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...