Senator Saraki: Justifies Northern Elders’ Decision On Consensus Presidential Aspirants
The immediate past President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has defined the northern elders’ decision to pick him and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consensus Presidential aspirants in the north as a welcome development. Newsmen report that the Northern Elders Forum led by Ango Abdullahi, on Friday, […]
2023 Poll: Falana Expresses Fears, Says Federal Govt Has Abandoned Anti-graft War
Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has lamented growing insecurity in the country, saying it may affect the smooth conduct of the 2023 election. Falana also posited that events in recent times have indicated that the Federal Government has abandoned its fight against corruption. He expressed fears that the activities of terrorists, bandits, and other […]
Gov. Okowa: I Won’t Impose My Successor On Delta
Governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa said he was not ready to impose a successor on the people but to allow God to choose his successor. Okowa said this yesterday at the 70th birthday and thanksgiving service of Chief Oritsetimeyin Adams which was held at Cathedral Church of St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Sapele, saying the […]
Pope Appoints Key Posts, Including Nun In Development Office
Pope Francis made key appointments in his newly reformed Vatican bureaucracy Saturday, naming new deputies for the doctrine office and confirming the highest-ranked woman in the Holy See as the No. 2 in the development office. The appointments are some of the first since Francis last month issued his long-awaited overhaul of the Vatican Curia, […]
Tour Boat In Mexico Hits Whale Or Whale Shark, 6 Injured
A small Mexican tour boat hit a whale or a whale shark off the Baja California Sur coastal city of La Paz, injuring a half dozen people, authorities said Saturday. The state civil defense office posted a video clip showing the open boat, which had an awning, hit something in the open water. The boat […]
French Vote As Macron Aims To Beat Far-right Le Pen
French voters are heading to the polls to decide whether to give centrist Emmanuel Macron five more years as president or replace him with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. After a divisive election campaign, Ms Le Pen faces an uphill battle with her 44-year-old opponent polling ahead. In order to win they both need to […]
Fighting Insecurity Is Everybody’s Business- Lagos Commissioner Of Police
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Abiodun Alabi, has said that the way out of the security challenges facing the country is for all hands to be on deck. He said security was everybody’s business and should not be left to security agencies alone. He praised the security agencies for doing their best […]
Dogara Refuses Court Judgment, Goes On Appeal
Former speaker of the House of Representatives and present member representing Tafawa Balewa/ Bogoro/Dass federal constituency in the House, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has rejected the court judgment that axed him from the House over his defection from the PDP to the APC and vowed to appeal the judgment. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja […]
Ohanaeze: Nigeria Will Be Better With An Igbo Presidency
The Igbo apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that Nigeria will be better if any of the Igbo candidates from the South-East and the South-South succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. In a press statement disseminated by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Igbo group declared that its members were very committed to Igbo […]
Atiku: I’m Not Part Of The Northern Consensus Arrangement
Former vice-president and leading presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that he was never a party to the northern consensus arrangement. The Technical Committee for the Actualization of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidency in 2023, in a statement by its chairman, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, said the former vice-president did not subject himself to any purported consensus […]
