Elisha Abbo Dumps PDP For APC
Senator Elisha Abbo has announced his defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senator who is representing Adamawa North in the Senate announced his defection in a letter addressed to the House. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter during Wednesday’s plenary session. In the letter, […]
The Best Student In 2019 WASSCE Dies Of Cancer,Baggs Hall Of Fame
Seventeen-year-old Chisom Chukwuneke who was the best candidate in the 2019 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in her school has died after a battle with blood cancer. “Forever in our hearts! Only a moment you stayed, but what an imprint you left in our Hall of Fame,” her school, Graceland College in Enugu […]
Covid-19: Boris Johnson Faces Political Test Over New Tier System
Back to the future. Next week England will return to the tier system, where the country is carved up into different categories. Areas where there are higher levels of coronavirus will be under tighter restrictions. Parts of the country where it is less prevalent will have looser limits. It is the same model that didn’t […]
US Election:Trump To Commence Transition To Biden
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat. The General Services Administration (GSA) said it was acknowledging Mr Biden as […]
#EndSARS: UK Parliament Debates Possible Sanctions Against Nigerian Officials Involved in Lekki Shooting
The UK parliament on Monday debated a petition seeking to impose sanctions on Nigerian Government officials involved in the killing of peaceful protesters in Lekki on October 20. For more than an hour, Members of Parliament condemned the violence that erupted at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos and insisted that Nigerian officials should not […]
NEF: Buhari Not Nigerias Messiah
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has hit out at the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, describing it as one that is more interested in power than governance. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Director of Publicity of the Forum said years after President Buhari assumed power, it became clear to him that Buhari was not the country’s messiah. Baba-Ahmed […]
Court Commences Trial Of Ex-Pensions Boss In Absentia
The Federal High Court in Abuja has commenced the trial of former chairman of the Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, for alleged money laundering. Maina and his company, were, however, absent for the hearing, likewise his counsel. Meanwhile, Justice Okon Abang, closed the first and second defendant’s rights to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses. more […]
Buhari Seek Senate’s Approval Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking approval for the confirmation of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu for a second term in office as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter on Tuesday at the resumption of legislative proceedings after a one month recess. More to […]
Federal Agency Allows Formal Biden Presidential Transition To Begin
General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy made the determination after Trump efforts to subvert the vote failed across battleground states, most recently in Michigan Pressure is increasing on President Donald Trump’s administration to authorize a formal transition process for President-elect Joe Biden as an increasing number of Republicans, national security experts and business leaders say […]
Fashola Boast Of Party Winning Electoral Votes Come 2023
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, said that the All Progressives Congress , APC will retain power in 2023 if all promises made to Nigerians are kept. Fashola made this known to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, reiterating that the opposition party’s line thought is not better than APC. According to the former governor […]
