Category: Politics

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Senate President, yesterday opened up on the siege to his Abuja residence by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and security agencies,  Tuesday, saying  he was seriously afraid of the nation’s democracy. Ekweremadu described the action of the security personnel as sad, a dangerous development, unfortunate and uncalled for and warned that Nigeria’s democracy was seriously on the decline, just as he said that the whole world expects Nigeria to lead in democracy in Africa, adding that as a country, there was…

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Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday dismissed the objection of his nomination as chairman, Assets Management Company of Nigeria by three Lagos Senators saying he “will not join issues with them.” President Muhamadu Buhari had recently nominated Banire as AMCON chairman, with Oluremi Tinubu, Olamilekan Solomon and Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos State in the Senate, kicking against his confirmation. But Banire, Convener, United Action for Change, in a statement said he does “not desperately need a political job to survive.” “I am blessed with so many alternative contact…

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Senator Dino Melaye was yesterday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo over allegation that he attempted to kill himself by jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to Lokoja to face criminal trial. Melaye was, in the charge endorsed by the Inspector General of Police, alleged to have escaped from custody, after he broke the glass on the second window of a Police bus, using his left elbow and jumped into a white Toyota Hilux with number plates Kaduna MKA 603GY. According to the Police, his action…

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In a majority decision by 22 out of 30 members of t Benue State House of Assembly, Speaker of the House, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange and all principal officers of the House were, yesterday removed from office. They were sacked at an emergency sitting of the House presided over by a Speaker Pro-tempore, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Minority Leader Mr. Sule Audu, representing Agatu state constituency. Moving the motion for the removal of the principal officers, Richard Ujege of Konshisha state constituency, accused the removed…

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Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, alongside other members of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday fought with their emotions over the departure of 36 members of their party to other political parties. Gbajabiamila had always, prior to now, basked in the euphoria of welcoming defectors from other political parties especially the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP without citing any court judgments or relevant sections of the constitution to that effect. But after losing 37 members, four of whom from Oyo State went to ADC, 33…

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Senator Buruji Kashamu and three others have been expelled from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the National Executive Committee of the party for hobnobbing with the opposition. Those expelled with Buruji, who represents Ogun East in the Senate are Semiu Sodipo, Bayo Adebayo and Segun Seriki. They were alleged to have worked with the opposition in Ekiti State to deny the PDP victory in the election. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said “the party took disciplinary action against its members who have been hobnobbing with…

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Election of Kayode Fayemi as Ekiti State Governor has been attributed by the Nigeria Labour Congress to the failure of the outgoing administration in the state to pay workers’ salaries and benefits. The congress therefore admonished the incoming administration to settle workers salaries and pension immediately it was sworn in. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, in a congratulatory message to Fayemi in Abuja on Saturday, stated that Fayemi’s election was a reflection of the popular wishes of the people and their appreciation of the work he started when he was…

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The Presidency has called on Nigerians to discountenance the leadership of the socio-cultural organization, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), who it said were merely shedding crocodile tears having lost grip on free resources of state. The Presidency in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday said it considers a communiqué issued by the “ethnic and sectional groups” who recently assembled in Abuja as selfish and only aimed at keeping Nigerians incensed. The Presidency said it considers the communique as the shedding of crocodile tears…

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Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State, has said that he was still a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was impressed with the intervention of the national leadership of the party. He said that he was prepared to give the party the benefit of the doubt. Ortom made his new position known while speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and other members of the APC National Working Committee, at the party National Secretariat, in Abuja,…

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Irate youths yesterday, hauled stones at the Commissioner of Police (CP), David Aderemi and some of his officers in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital . The police helmsman sustained various degrees of injuries on his head as a result of the incident, which took place at Gadan Boboji and Tudunwada areas of the state capital. An eyewitness account explained that the situation would have been worse but for the swift reaction of the officers, who he said, gave him cover, stating that residents of the area have began to seek…

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