Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has declared that Tinubu-Shettima ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is antithetical to Nigeria’s quest for nation building. The lawmaker who spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at a submit tagged ‘Meet the Church’ organized by the Nigerian National Christians Coalition (NNCC) with the theme; ‘The role of the Church in Nation Building’, was commenting on the controversy that has trailed the same faith ticket, Dogara also said that no people divided among themselves have ever built civilization. According to him, nation building is such a complex and complicated subject so…
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President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday for the last time as Nigeria’s leader. In his farewell speech, he told the global body that his administration was determined to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians would elect their leaders. “As president, I have set the goal that one of the enduring legacies I would leave is to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections. “It is through that mechanism that Nigerians will elect leaders of their choice,” he said. He told the 77th UN General Assembly that in…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday ordered the continuation of the the trial of the media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with alleged six billion Naira laundering, in absence. Justice Mojisola Dada adjourned until November 16 “Make sure you bring your witnesses on that date,” Dada said. She further ruled that his trial was to continue in absentia following futile effort by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest him after jumping bail. The EFCC counsel, Mr Abbas Mohammed, said that the commission had made frantic effort to arrest the defendant but to no avail. “We also wrote letters to our…
Team captain Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Hungary and England. The German Football Federation (DFB) tweeted on Wednesday that the two Bayern Munich players “have been isolated from the team and will depart the hotel. “Due a to a positive coronavirus test within one of the players’ private circles, the medical team conducted a rapid antigen test on the whole national team. “All members of the coaching staff and the team are required to test negative before travelling. Confirmed contacts of both players…
The House of Representatives says it is investigating the structure and accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) business and production sharing contracts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. Rep Hassan Fulata, the Chairman of the ad hoc committee, on Wednesday said his committee was investigating the Joint Venture Business and Production Contract of the NNPC from 1990 till date. Fulata said the probe became imperative as some NNPC accounts did not follow due process. He said his committee had discovered a secret account owned by the NNPC Ltd., alleging that the Federal Government did not follow due process in opening…
Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu), has faulted his inclusion on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list for 2023 poll, as the candidate of Labour Party’s (LP) for Aninri/Awgu/Oji River. Okechukwu, also the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “My attention has been drawn to the list of candidates for the 2023 general election released by INEC wherein my name was published as the Labour Party Candidate for Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency, Enugu state. “I wish to state that I will not be contesting as the candidate of the Labour…
The chairman, Toto local government area of Nasarawa state, Mr Abdullahi Aliyu has said that 17 communities were on Tuesday, submerged by flood following torrential rainfall on Tuesday. Aliyu stated this on Wednesday in Umaisha, Toto LGA, when he visited some of the affected communities to assess the level of of devastation. The council chairman, who was represented by his Deputy, Abubakar kwanaki, said that the visit was to ascertain the level of damage caused by the flood in the affected communities. “We are here to see things for ourselves, the level of damages caused by the flood. “It is…
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed his screening at the plenary on Wednesday. Ariwoola, while responding to questions before his confirmation said the major challenge of the judiciary was inadequate funding of its operations. He said the judiciary must be funded, saying that judges should not been seen as begging. He urged the senate to always give expeditious approval to budgets of the judiciary to enable it discharge its duties. On allegation that some judges wrote a petition against the immediate past CJN, Ariwoola said…
The National Industrial Court ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to go back to work. The Federal Government in a suit, prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment on behalf of the federal overnment had filed the matter before the court by way of referral to resolve the issue of the ongoing strike by ASUU.
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Salihu Dembos as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. In the statement signed by Mr Segun Adeyemi, the minister said the appointment is for tenure of three years in the first instance. Adeyemi is a Special Assistant to the President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture As contained in the statement, “until his appointment, Dembos was the Executive Director, Marketing, of the NTA. “Dembos’ career as a media professional spans over…