Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured that the ninth National Assembly will give maximum support to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to achieve a better, prosperous and secured Nigeria for the good of the citizens. Lawan gave the assurance on Tuesday while on a tour of his native home, Gashua at a Town Hall…
Another Recipe for Crisis in Edo APC
There may be more trouble ahead for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State if the governor, Godwin Obaseki goes ahead to hound party members who asserted themselves during the 2019 primary elections. The governor, receiving the report of the party’s reconciliation committee which looked into the bad blood generated by the outcome…
Obaseki’s Visit, Govt. Panel on Edo Market Fire, Misplaced Priority, Says PDP
Major opposition party in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided the state government for being so quick to visit and set up a panel to probe the mid-night fire that destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular Uwelu auto spare parts market in Benin-City, the state capital on Tuesday, describing…
Borno Donates Sambisa for RUGA
Borno State Government has donated some parts of the Sambisa forest, previously occupied by Boko Haram terrorists for the implementation of the controversial Rural Grazing Area, RUGA, programme. Babagana Umara, governor of the state said the donation was made to encourage farming and herding activities across the state. The governor assured that his government would…
Oshiomhole, Obaseki Blame Media, Interested Parties for Feud, as Healing Process Begins
After months of proxy war and trading of political tackles by their respective supporters, the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and his estranged godfather and predecessor in office, Adams Oshiomhole appear set to sheathe their swords and be brothers again. In their reconciliatory moves, however, the media, as usual, became the whipping boy…
Obasanjo Eulogises Oyegun at 80, acknowledges contribution to success of his Govt.
As political associates across party lines, family, friends, and well-wishers joined the immediate past national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun to celebrate his 80th birthday Monday in Benin-City, Edo State capital, Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has described his life as one of “tireless, selfless, and patriotic service to the…
Much Ado About “Bow and Go”
The screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate has come and gone but the dust it raised may take some time to settle. The announcement of ministerial nominations is always greeted with public excitement. And the case was not different this time round too, for obvious reasons. The President needs ministers to help him in…
Buhari’s Yes Chamber?
There are concerns that despite assurances of leaders of the ninth National Assembly the legislature may be too submissive to the executive that it may shirk its traditional role of keeping the government on its toes As soon as the leadership of the 9th Senate was inaugurated on June 11, Ahmed Lawan, the newly elected…
Who Rule Bayelsa, Kogi Next?
Aspirants warm-up for the November 16, election to Government Houses in Bayelsa and Kogi States. The race for who replaces Seriake Dickson as governor of Bayelsa State in the November 16 offseason gubernatorial election is gathering momentum. So far six aspirants have bought the nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at N21million each.…
Edo Legislative Drama: We are Vindicated – Idahagbon, convener, Edo Peoples Movement
Henry Idahagbon, convener of Edo People’s Movement, EPM, and former attorney-general and commissioner for justice in the state, reacts to the House of Representatives resolutions on the crisis that has rendered the troubled Edo State House of Assembly comatose. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, he explains the implications of the National Assembly taking…
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