From Our Correspondent, Abuja Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), physically attended the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) proceedings on Tuesday in Abuja. This is as parties set to adopt their final written addresses. TheNewsZenith reports that adopting final addresses is the precursor to fixing a date for judgement […]
From Our Correspondent, Abuja Immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, told the Senate screening him for a ministerial role, said his passion for the country propelled him to accept the nomination. The process commenced on Monday after David Umahi, deputy majority leader, moved a motion to that effect. The Senate wasted […]
Sen. Abubakar Kyari, APC National Deputy Chairman, has announced the resignation of Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary respectively. Kyari made the announcement while speaking with newsmen at the end of the party’s National Working Committee’s (NWC) emergency closed-door meeting he presided over, on Monday in Abuja. […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja A new set of Senate Committees, and their respective heads, have emerged in the Upper chamber of the 10th National Assembly. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the new committee, during the plenary on Tuesday, in Abuja. Akpabio named the committees as Appropriations, Establishment, Ethics and Public Petitions and Public Accounts […]
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says he will foster collaboration between the Northern Governors’ Forum and the Federal Government in solving the security challenges in the Northeast. Yahaya spoke with State House correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The governor attributed sustained peace in Gombe to […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from prosecuting the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The NewsZenith reports that INEC had suspended Yunusa-Ari for declaring Aisha Dahiru, APC candidate, as winner of the governorship election on March 18. Justice Donatus Okorowo gave the […]
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, wrote to the National Assembly informing members of the appointment of new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Service Chiefs. In the letter, addressed to the Speaker and read at Plenary, the President urged for speedy confirmation of the Service Chiefs and the CDS in accordance with extant laws. The […]
From Our Correspondent in Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received more than 200 people who decamped from various political parties into its fold in Andoni Local Government of Rivers State. The NewsZenith reports that Mr Victor Ere, Chairman of PDP in the local government, welcomed the defectors at Ngo, the Council’s headquarters […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has advocated for a review of salaries for workers in the country. Abbas said this in statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi on Monday in Abuja. He said it is imperative to take look at what an average worker would […]
The new President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the 10th Senate would work to renew the hope of Nigerians via people-oriented legislation. Akpabio made this pledge shortly after his election as President of the 10th Senate, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the Senate would also ensure improved revenue stream and proper oversight of MDAs […]