Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he can’t see any outcome from talks between the African delegation and the Russian president. Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting Saturday with a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The meeting in St. Petersburg comes hours after Putin confirmed that Moscow has…
Ms Ijeoma Osamor, a broadcast journalist with DAAR Communications Plc, testified on Friday at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Osamor, who anchors the programme “Democracy Today” on Africa Independent Television (AIT) was subpoenaed as the 7th witness (PW 7) for Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). Obi and LP are petitioners in the…
The office of former President Goodluck Jonathan has punctured the claim by Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, that Jonathan was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud when he served as deputy governor of Bayelsa State. A statement issued on Friday by Wealth Dickson Ominabo, a media officer in the…
Kashim Shettima, vice president, has apologised to the Muslim community for his remark regarding the choice of leaders for the 10th Assembly. Shettima had stated, “Under the current dispensation, the worst incompetent Southern Christian is better than the most puritanical Northern Muslim for the Presidency of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” in…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of eight Special Advisers. A statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information in the Presidency said those appointed and their portfolios are ; Mr. Dele Alake Special Adviser, on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Yau Darazo, as Special Adviser on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs and Mr….
The Speaker of Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Declares Surulere 1 Federal Constituency Seat vacant, following the resignation of Former Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. Femi Gbajabiamila has fully resumed his duty as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.“`
THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LEADERSHIP OF ENUGU WEST GENERAL ASSEMBLY (EWGA) GREATER AWGU CHAPTER LED BY HON. PRINCE HUMPHREY ONYIMA (EBUBE MGBOWO), FORMER SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO THE EX-GOVERNOR OF ENUGU STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, RT. HON. IFEANYI UGWUANYI, CON.
The lawmaker representing Zaria Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Abbas, who was elected in an “openly declare” ballot system was elected by members of the House on Tuesday. He defeated fellow contenders – Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji, who polled three votes each.
The Enugu State Stakeholders Forum (ESSF) has ascribed the failure of the state government’s cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home order to the lack of legitimacy by the new Peter Mbah government that came into being last May 29. In a statement in Enugu today signed by the ESSF’s leader, Professor Joseph Aneke, and the secretary,…
The National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Ugochukwu Nnam on Monday commended Rep. Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gadji for stepping down for Tajudeen Abbass. Chief Nnam who stated this in Abuja noted that their action was in tandem with the Spirit of June 12 which seeks to place national interest above…
