By Dr Omo Odigie ‘Calm’, ‘humble’, ‘calculated’ and ‘goal-focused’ are words that are appropriate to define the personality of Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, the APC’s frontline aspirant for Edo Governorship. If he were to be in any other major political party, they would adopt his candidacy effortlessly as their consensus choice. Notwithstanding, the APC, as […]
From Our Correspondent Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, impeached their Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1). Eighteen out of 26 members removed Oluomo during the plenary, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South) in Abeokuta. The embattled speaker was not at the plenary but the Clerk and the […]
From Our Correspondent A socio-cultural group, “Assembly of Edo Patriots” (AEP) says it will fund the nomination of ex-Federal Permanent Secretary, Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, for Edo Gubernatorial race on the platform of the APC. The group, in a statement on Tuesday in Benin City said Umakhihe was best qualified as APC candidate. This is because of […]
Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on Monday, directed the army to ensure that the forthcoming elections were conducted in a peaceful atmosphere. Hassan gave the directive while addressing the Tanzania People’s Defense Force army commanders in Dar-es-Salaam. She said the army should prepare for any challenges that may arise during the forthcoming elections. Tanzania will […]
From Our Correspondent An appeal has gone to Gov. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State to make history by appointing the first woman to fill the vacant Deputy Governor’s position. The National Coordinator of “Nothing Without Women”, a renowned socio-political group, Alhaja (Hon) F. I Gidado, made the call during an interaction with newsmen, on Monday, […]
*** De Renaissance Patriots Cry Out Indigenes of Lagos State are gradually wising up and ostensibly opening their eyes. They are beginning to realise that, since the return of democracy in 1999, non-indigenes have been depriving them of opportunities to govern their state as guaranteed by the Constitution. They are now crying out against the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in DR Congo, late on Friday, announced disqualification of 82 candidates in the national and provincial legislative elections. CENI accused the candidates of fraud, corruption, vandalism of electoral materials and incitement to violence. It also axed them for alleged illegal detention of electrical voting devices on the polling day […]
Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has warned government Ministries, Agencies, Embassies, High Commissions and Diaspora groups to beware of phoney diaspora groups. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NIDCOM’s Director of Media and Public Relations, gave the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Balogun stated that the phoney groups have apparent sinister and ulterior […]
From Our Correspondent The 10th House of Representatives considered and treated 1615 different legislative matters between July and December. Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abba, announced this during a plenary, shortly before the House adjourned for New Year break, on Saturday, in Abuja. Abbas said the matters comprised of 962 bills, 500 motions, and 153 […]
From Our Correspondent The Deputy National Chairman South of Consolidated APC Grassroots Movement (CAGraM), Dr Stephen Agbi, has commiserated with the family of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu over his death. TheNewsZenith reports that Akeredolu died in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 67, after a protracted illness. In a press statement, on Thursday, […]