Day: May 10, 2018

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted on the restructuring of Nigeria’s governance system with devolution of powers, the opening up of the economy for private sector participation, the encouragement of commercial agriculture, more inclusiveness of the youth and women in governance, the pursuit of justice and equity, among other solutions towards the attainment of the collective aspiration of Nigerians for a more productive, self sufficient, better secured and happier society. The presidential hopeful in the forthcoming 2019 elections, disclosed this on Wednesday at an interactive session with a cross…

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The Senate on Thursday stated that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris should stop holding on to the straw on why he refused to comply with the invitation of the Senate for him to come and explain what the Police are doing on the spate of killings across the country. In a statement by its spokesman, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the crux of the matter that informed the invitation is the ceaseless spate of killings across the country and that matters concerning the arrest of…

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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has kicked against the extension of the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) to states and local government areas. The president, NMA, Dr. Francis Faduyile, who disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos, urged the federal government to ignore the strike action by JOHESU, adding that it is not only an aberration that will add no value to clinical/patients’ care, it will certainly worsen morbidity and mortality indices in Nigeria. Faduyile said, “We oppose vehemently, any adjustment in…

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The family of a trader, Mrs. Comfort Sunday, who was allegedly killed by a police man, Corporal Museliu Aremu, on September 16, 2015, at Ijegun area, Lagos, has slammed a N1 billion suit on the Attorney-General of the Federation, and five others. The family is demanding sum as compensation for the tragic incident. The applicants in the suit are: Mr. Godwin Sunday Udoh, her husband, Mary Godwin Sunday Udoh, Blessing Godwin Sunday Udoh, Abraham Godwin Sunday Udoh, and Elijah Godwin Sunday Udoh, who are children of the deceased. Joined as…

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…Says CNM Has Adopted ADC As Political Party Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday declared that the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (C.N.M) has officially adopted a new political party, African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a platform to enable its members achieve their dreams of changing the current state of governance in Nigeria. The former president made the disclosure while addressing a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. Flanked by one of his former aide, Dr. Gbolade Oshinowo and the former State Secretary to the Government (SSG) of Oyo…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday denied knowledge of a letter allegedly written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to ex-American President, George Bush, over a $1.7 million Potomac, Washington house which a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, purchased in 2003. The anti-graft agency disowned the said letter through one if its forensic investigators, Chidi Chukwuka, at the continued trial of the former governor over an alleged fraud of N2.9 billion. According to Chukwuka the alleged letter between Obasanjo and Bush was none of the anti-graft…

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The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, yesterday pulled out from Ekiti state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race. He alleged that the processes leading to the rescheduled governorship primary of Ekiti All Progressives Congress (APC) holding on Saturday was designed to favour one of the 33 aspirants. The former federal lawmaker also premised his withdrawal on the inability of other aspirants to reach a consensus on presenting and supporting one among themselves in the shadow election. He announced his withdrawal from the race…

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A group operating under the auspices of Okadigbo Vanguard, comprising social activist, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), artisans, among other at the weekend said it has constituted teams to intensify its awareness campaign of the need for Cross river residents to participate in ongoing voters registration exercise and collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC). The Coordinator General of Okadigbo vanguard, Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba,the state Director General for due process and price intelligence bureau who disclosed this to journalists in Calabar said the group launched the House to House Campaign teams in…

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Barely three days after the primary election of the Ekiti state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in which Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s deputy Professor Kolapo Olusola emerged the winner, the former national publicity secretary of the party, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye have dumped the party. Adeyeye who was also former Minister of State for Works said he was quitting the party to pursue his governorship ambition to develop the state. He disclosed that quite a number of political parties have been wooing him since he lost the PDP primary to Fayose’s…

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