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Saturday, 10 October 2020 05:21

Buhari’s 2021 Budget proposal contravenes the law - Atiku

PRESS RELEASE Looking at the 2021 Budget Proposal placed before the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 8, 2020, a number of issues, very grave and disturbing arise. I could bring up several of them, but for the sake of its direness and consequence to our economy, permit me to address just one among the very important issues. The budget deficit in the proposal is ₦5.21 trillion. This amount is in excess of 3.5 percent of Nigeria’s 2019 GDP. This is contrary to the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007, which provides in Part II, Section 12, subsection…

Friday, 09 October 2020 04:54

Ondo declares public holiday ahead of gov election

Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has declared Friday (today) work-free for workers in the state. A statement by Mr Donald Ojogo, state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, on Thursday said all workers in the public service would observe the holiday. The statement titled, ‘Ondo Decides: Friday is work-free day,’ explained that the holiday was approved to enable workers have enough time to prepare for the poll. Punch

Thursday, 08 October 2020 05:25

PDP loses two members to APC in House of Reps

Two members of House of Representatives have left opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers, Mr Ephreaim Nwuzi, who represents Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency of Rivers and Mr David Abel, who represents Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna Federal Constituency of Taraba, made their decision known in separate letters to Speaker of the house, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. The letters were read on the floor of the house during plenary on Tuesday. They cited their reasons for defection to be that they consulted with their constituents and they liked the Speaker’s leadership style. Rivers and Taraba States are both regarded…

Wednesday, 07 October 2020 05:33

Seven Edo lawmakers dump APC for PDP

Edo State House of Assembly speaker, Mr Frank Okiye and six other state lawmakers on Tuesday formally dumped All Progressives Congress (APC) for People Democratic Party (PDP). Other lawmakers who dumped APC at plenary alongside the speaker are Messrs Roland Asoro, Ephraim Aluebhosele, Sunday Ojiezele, Henry Okhuarobor, Emma Okoduwa and Marcus Onobun. Okiye, who announced the receipt of the letters from the six members including himself to decamp to the ruling party in the state, attributed their action to the desire to identify with Governor Godwin Obaseki According to him, the division and factions in APC contributed to their joining…

Saturday, 03 October 2020 05:31

Appeal court reverses Diri’s sack as Bayelsa gov

Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the judgment of Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri. A five-member panel of justices presided by Mr Adzira Mshelia on Friday unanimously held that the grounds of the appeal by Diri of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has merit and upheld their submissions. In the lead judgement read by Mr Obande Ogbuinya, the court ruled that candidate of Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) was not lawfully nominated to contest the November 16, 2019 governorship election. The appellate court also ruled that the petition of ANDP, filed…

Saturday, 03 October 2020 05:29

Akeredolu reveals amount his deputy collected monthly from the state’s treasury in addition to salary

Candidate of All Progressives Congress in Ondo State governorship election and incumbent governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, said he gave his deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi, the freedom to operate, but he later betrayed him. The governor said this on a programme on the Ondo State Radiovision Corporation, Thursday in Akure, the state capital. He said, “Agboola (Ajayi) does not want to wait for his time. I made him comfortable; I asked him to represent me at so many places, but some people were warning me; I said they should leave him alone. “No deputy governor has collected what he was collecting…

Friday, 02 October 2020 05:31

Rep member reveals monthly take-home pay

A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives gets, at least, N9.3 million every month as salary and running cost, a member of the House said on Thursday. The actual salary collected by federal lawmakers in Nigeria is a contentious issue and has pitched the population against the lawmakers on many occasions. Speaking at an event to mark Nigeria’s 60th anniversary, Mr Simon Karu representing Kaltungo/Shongom federal constituency, claimed that the monthly take-home pay of each member in the lower legislative chamber is up to N9.3 million. He, however, said many lawmakers share the money to their constituents. “The official salary…

Wednesday, 30 September 2020 04:49

12 days to gov election Buhari requests approval to refund N7bn to Ondo, N141 to four other states

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked National Assembly to approve the refund of N148 billion to Ondo, Bayelsa, Cross River, Osun and Rivers States for federal road projects the five states executed. The president made this known in a letter on Tuesday sent to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and read on the floor of the house. From the breakdown, Ondo State, where the governorship election will hold next week, is to receive N7 billion. Senate had last year approved N10 billion to Kogi State, three days to its governorship election. The approval was criticised by…

Wednesday, 30 September 2020 04:37

Chaos reigns in first Trump-Biden debate

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and the integrity of November’s election in a chaotic first debate on Tuesday marked by personal insults, name calling and Trump’s repeated interruptions. Moderator Chris Wallace never established control of the debate. The two White House contenders talked over each other and lobbed insults in a breathtaking political brawl that made it hard for either to make a point. “Will you shut up, man? This is so unpresidential,” said an exasperated Biden after Trump’s repeated interruptions during the first segment…

Tuesday, 29 September 2020 05:21

E-voting inches nearer as INEC commences testing

Hope for the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in future elections in Nigeria became brighter as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday screened applications from over 40 IT firms bidding to kick start the process. Chairman of INEC, Mr Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during the practical demonstration of the machines by interested companies at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He said the deployment of EVMs was part of efforts to deepen electoral integrity in Nigeria. According to him, INEC had been working on the deployment of technology in voting during elections to replace the current manual system which…

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Tuesday, 29 September 2020 05:13

Former Delta gov dumps APC, returns to PDP

Former governor of Delta State, Mr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has dumped All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Uduaghan returned to PDP on Monday at his Unit 1, Ward 6, Abigborodo in Warri North local government area of the state. APC, earlier this month, lost its last state in the region, Edo, to PDP. The former governor, who is a founding member of PDP, in August 2018 defected to APC and contested for Delta South Senatorial slot in the 2019 election, but lost to Mr James Manager, his PDP rival. He was the state governor for eight…

Tuesday, 29 September 2020 05:12

Togo appoints first female Prime Minister

President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo has named Ms Victoire Tomegah-Dogbe as prime minister, making her the first woman to hold the position in the West African nation. Tomegah-Dogbe replaces Mr Komi Klassou whose government resigned on Friday. Tomegah-Dogbe, 60, has held several ministerial positions since 2008, including that of development minister, and also chief of staff of the president’s office. The change in Togo’s government had been expected since Gnassingbe won re-election in March, extending his 15-year rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup. Ahead of the February election, a fractured…

Monday, 28 September 2020 03:06

Mali transitional govt appoints new prime minister

Mali’s transitional president appointed former minister of foreign affairs, Mr Moctar Ouane, on Sunday as the West African nation’s prime minister days after being sworn into office. The appointment of a civilian prime minister was a major condition imposed by West African regional economic bloc, ECOWAS, on Mali to lift sanctions that were imposed after an Aug. 18 coup. ECOWAS had closed borders to Mali and stopped financial flows to put pressure on the junta to quickly return to a civilian government. Former Defense Minister and retired Colonel Major, Mr Bah N’Daw was inducted Friday as the new transitional president…

Saturday, 26 September 2020 05:45

Will Obaseki who just won re-election on PDP platform return to APC? The gov answered the question after visiting Buhari

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor however told State House correspondents at the end of the meeting that it would be immoral for him to return to All Progressives Congress. Obaseki of Peoples Democratic Party beat Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Buhari’s All Progressives Congress and others to win the last Saturday’s governorship election in his state. He had dumped APC for PDP when the ruling party disqualified him from participating in its primary election. There have been concerns that having won the election on the platform…

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