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71 Reps Move To Revert To Parliamentary System Of Govt As Bill Passes 1st Reading
THE House of Representatives, yesterday, moved to change Nigeria’s Presidential system to parliamentary system to save cost of governance, with a bill to that effect scaling first reading.The bill, which was promoted by 71…
We no longer have Mike Tyson, Mickey Mouse or Charles Taylor on voter register- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the voter register has been cleansed such that fake identities like Mike Tyson and Mickey Mouse no longer exist therein.The Director for Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole…
Approve FOI in Lagos, Agbaje dares APC
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has challenged the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state to domesticate the Freedom of Information Act which was signed…
2019: INEC clarifies position on IDP voting
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said the commission’s decision to allow Internally Displaced Persons vote in 2019 is restricted to Nigerians living within our borders.He said…
2019 presidency: Donald Duke’s running mate quits race
Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has stepped down as the running mate of the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Mr. Donald Duke, The PUNCH has learnt.Junaid, who is one of the fiercest critics of…
Cambridge university ACS to host panel discussion for Ezekwesili, Buhari, Atiku
Cambridge University African Caribbean Society (CUACS) and the Cambridge Union are set to host a panel discussion for five presidential candidates ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 elections. Tagged ‘2019 Nigerian…
I’m sentimentally attached to women, says Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), says he he is not talking politics when he says he has a soft spot for women. Abubakar said this during an interactive session with PDP women…
Don’t Use Other People’s Children As Thugs – Sultan Tells Politicians
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has cautioned politicians against using other people’s children as political thugs. He spoke yesterday at the flag-off of senatorial districts…
Iyanya, Jide Kosoko, Jimi Jatt, Amokachi declare support for Buhari
Some prominent Nigerian Celebrities on Wednesday pledged their support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The celebrities including former Nigerian football stars, Daniel Amokachi, Peter Rufai,…
2019 Elections: I’ll reward loyalty this time — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured his supporters that their handwork and loyalty would be adequately rewarded. Buhari gave the assurance in Abuja while delivering a speech at the inauguration of his…
I set up Nigeria’s first pension commission… get it out of your blocked brains that I just appeared…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the All Progressives (APC) Candidate for Lagos Guber election, says people should get it out of their blocked brains that he came out from nowhere. The former commissioner of establishment, training, and…
Lagos 2019: Yoruba group queue behind PDP’s Jimi Agbaje
The Yoruba Self Determination Advancement Forum has said the group will liase with other ethnic nationalities in Lagos State to rescue the state from what it described as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu hegemony ahead of the 2019…
2019: IDPs in Niger, Chad to vote, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has concluded a stakeholders validation conference on the framework for Internally Displaced Persons IDPs with a resolution to make special provisions for IDPs outside Nigeria to…
Shame To Stingy People – Father Mbaka Attacks Peter Obi Again Despite Apology
This surely has to have terminated the reputation of the catholic institution in Nigeria, the fact that Father Francis Mbaka has remained a catholic priest despite all the atrocities he has created and mixing religion and…
Business Community Threatened Not to Donate to My Campaign – Jimi Agbaje
•Says Tinubu, APC paying lip service to democracy The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Wednesday, said the ‘powers-that-be’ in the state had been threatening the…
APC ‘ll Pay Dearly in Oyo for Defrauding Me, Shittu Threatens
The Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has threatened to work against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, at the February elections. Shittu who lost in…
Court okays nullified Rivers APC congresses
An Appeal panel in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday, struck out the three appeals by factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ojukaye Flag Amachree, challenging the October 10 judgment of a High…
You couldn’t run without godfather influence, Agbaje tells Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, has said that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Jide Sanwo-Olu, would not have been contesting for the Lagos seat if not for the…
Yemi Osinbajo can represent Muhammadu Buhari at presidential debate – Itse Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), on Wednesday said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo can represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential debate…
Akinwunmi Ambode is my politician of the year – Gov. Shettima
Kashim Shettima, Borno governor, has described Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos, as his politician of the year. He said the governor’s acceptance of the Lagos governorship primary of the All Progressives…
2019: Olusegun Obasanjo irrelevant, confused – Presidency
The Presidency has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s declaration that he would support his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 presidential election, as a sign of confusion not worthy of…
North will vote for Buhari in 2019, says Ebute, ex-senate president
Ameh Ebute, a former senate president, says the northern part of the country will vote massively for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Ebute said this in response to the has replied the claim of Ango Abdullahi,…
I Will Increase Ogun Internal Revenue To N12bn Monthly When Elected Governor – Dapo Abiodun
Dapo Abiodun, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state has pledged to increase the state’s internally generated revenue by 50% monthly when elected governor of the state which translates…
APC reps back Buhari on electoral bill, vow to block attempt to override him
The house of representatives members in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to withhold assent to the electoral act amendment bill. The federal lawmakers also…