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PDP will regain stamina if Tinubu sacks Wike – Atiku’s ex-aide Segun Sowunmi
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, has identified President Bola Tinubu as the major cause of the party’s problem.
Sowunmi said Tinubu has no business appointing Nyesom Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, without consulting with the elders of PDP.
Featuring on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the former spokesman...
Dangote Refinery has resumed the purchase of crude oil from the United States to ramp up refining capacity and production.
According to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday, the cargo conveying two million barrels of WTI Midland crude from Chevron Corp. is due to be delivered to the refinery next month.
The new purchase comes after a three-month hiatus in purchasing crude...
Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator has been arrested in Finland over alleged involvement in terror-related activities.
According to BBC Pidgin, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.
Also, according to The Sun, the Central Criminal Police...
A bill seeking to reduce the tenure of the president and governors to a single tenure of 6 years has been rejected in the House of Representatives.
The bill, sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 others was debated on Thursday before lawmakers rejected it.
The now rejected constitution alteration bill sought to amend 1999 to reduce the tenure of the lawmakers...
The National Economic Council, NEC, has again given a one-week deadline to three states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to submit a report on the establishment of State police in the country.
Recall that NEC had resolved to adopt a comprehensive report from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that would culminate in...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has revealed that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Head of Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad in the state, Moses Lohor and members of his team for attempted murder.
This was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Security, Samuel Ojo, in a...
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Senate breaks into closed door session to discuss removal of CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar
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In a move to discuss the removal of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar at the plenary presided by the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, the Senate has broken into a closed door session.
In a motion, which was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, which was obtained by DAILY POST in...
The Nigerian Senate has removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar from office.
The removal followed the two-thirds majority of Senators required to validate the resolution of the legislative Chamber.
The Senate Leader, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele had sponsored a motion seeking the “invocation of the provision of Section 157(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the institution’s new Vice Chancellor.
Tinubu also approved the removal of Mrs Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, Nnamdi Azikiwe University registrar.
The Council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, includes five other members: Hafiz Oladejo,...
A yet to be identified officer was reportedly killed when unknown gunmen attacked a Police checkpoint in the Ohafia area of Abia State on Wednesday.
It was also gathered that another police officer was injured in the attack.
The Abia State Police Command is yet to comment on the incident, which reportedly occurred at Ugwu Abba Asaga, in Ohafia.
But the Public...