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  1. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Buhari disguising private UK trip as official ―PDP - Tribune news

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of disguising his private visit to the United Kingdom as official. The party said that it is instructive to note that President Buhari left the country on Monday, April 9, 2018, for London and arrived his destination same...
  2. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Senator Omo-Agege reacts to suspension, disbandment of pro-Buhari group - Dailypost Ng

    Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has reacted to his suspension by the Senate on Thursday. Omo-Agege reacted in a statement by his Senior Legislative Aide, Prince Efe Duku. He said one of the conditions given by the Senate for his recall, the dissolution of the pro-President Muhammadu Buhari group in...
  3. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Electoral Act: Why NASS must override Buhari – Wike - Dailypost Ng

    Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has again urged Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the 2010 Electoral Act Amendment Bill. He said this will guarantee free, fair and credible electoral system. Click here to read more
  4. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Suspension of NEMA directors: Reps summon Osinbajo, Magu, Oyo-Ita - vanguard news

    In a rare display of legislative oversight functions, the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Management, yesterday, summoned Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo over an alleged illegal suspension of six directors at National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. Others summoned...
  5. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Abacha loot: Reps probe proposed payment of $17m to lawyers - vanguard news

    The House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the payment of $16.9 million to lawyers by Attorney-General of the Federation for the recovery of ‘Abacha loot’. The committee is also to investigate the controversy surrounding the engagement of...
  6. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics APC, INEC working to truncate democracy, Secondus tells EU - Punch Ng

    The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has told the international community that the ruling All Progressives Congress government and the Independent National Electoral Commission are working to truncate the country’s democracy. Secondus said though the PDP...
  7. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Offa robbery: Nigeria’s security system sick, say Reps - Punch Ng

    Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday condemned the recent robbery attacks on commercial banks in Offa, Kwara State, saying the incidents were signs that the country’s security system was “sick.” The lawmakers said the situation called for the overhauling of the security system...
  8. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics 2019: APC speaks on sole ticket for President Buhari - Dailypost Ng

    The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said there is no plan for sole candidacy for President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming presidential election. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, said yesterday that other interested members of the party had the right to...
  9. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics What Okowa should do for 2nd term —Mulade - vanguard news

    A Niger Delta activist and House of Assembly hopeful for Warri South-West constituency, Mr Sheriff Mulade, has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to adopt proactive measures for the riverine communities for Deltans to have confidence in his administration, saying that doing so will give the...
  10. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics FG clears air on whereabouts of recovered looted funds - vanguard news

    The Federal Government has made clarification on the confusion trailing the whereabouts of recovered looted funds, insisting that they were being paid into dedicated accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Vanguard reports that discrepancies in the figures released to the media by...
  11. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Ekiti guber: APC, INEC plan to rig, PDP alleges - Tribune news

    The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, on Tuesday, alleged that the All Progressives Congress and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plan to rig the Ekiti State governorship election coming up in July. He made the accusation while...
  12. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Issues from the Buhari Declaration - vanguard Ng

    Hours before he left the country for an official visit to the United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari shocked the nation with his declaration for a second term. The declaration will inevitably stir issues that he is bound to confront as he goes about soliciting the votes of Nigerians for a...
  13. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics 2019: Buratai sets up standing court martial for officers exposed to politicians - vanguard Ng

    As activities for the 2019 general elections gather steam, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-General Tukur Buratai, has ordered the setting up of a standing special court martial to try senior army officers found complicit in favouring political groups and showing partisanship to politicians...
  14. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics APC to hold convention before May 16, writes INEC - Punch Ng

    The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress has written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission on its plans to hold congresses and convention across the country. Investigations according to the source in Abuja on Tuesday showed that the letter was written to the...
  15. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics I earn N950,000 monthly, says Amaechi - Punch Ng

    The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, says it is worrisome that the older generation is refusing to leave the scene for the younger generation. Onaiyekan, who is a former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, said this at the presentation of a book titled...
  16. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Buhari has bungled anti-graft war – Kwara Speaker - Punch Ng

    The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, on Tuesday accused the Federal Government of failing to show the required immediate response after the armed robbery attacks about some banks in Offa in the Offa Local Government Area of the state. Ahmad, a close ally of the Senate...
  17. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Why insecurity persists in Nigeria –Wike - Punch Ng

    The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the nation’s security degenerated “dangerously” because the All Progressives Congress’ Federal Government chose to play politics with the security challenge in Rivers State. The governor also called on professionals to show interest in...
  18. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Abacha loot: FG confirms receipt of $322.5m from Switzerland - Punch news

    The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed the repatriation of the sum of $322.5m to Nigeria by the Swiss Government as part of funds looted by the late former military Head of State, Gen. Sanni Abacha. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, confirmed the release of the fund in a...
  19. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics Buhari, APC should prepare for defeat in 2019 – Accord, PDP - Dailypost Ng

    The Accord Party (AP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state have advised President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prepare for defeat in 2019. They stated this in reaction to Buhari’s declaration that he would run for a second term. Click here to...
  20. Iroka Chinedu

    Politics 2019: Junaid Mohammed reacts to Buhari’s declaration, reveals what’ll happen to Nigeria - Dailypost

    A Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, has said that Nigerians will regret it if they vote President Muhammadu Buhari into office again. Mohammed said it was left for Nigerians whether Buhari will get another term or not. Click here to read more
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