He, however, emphasised the need for the commission to be prudent in their assignment and work towards producing census data that would be credible and reliable. Speaking at the State House in Abuja after receiving a briefing from NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra, the President expressed concern over the delay in …
Read More »APC chairman Adamu challenges Akpabio over list of NASS principal officers
Adamu made these remarks during a meeting with the Progressives Governors’ Forum, led by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State. According to Adamu, the list put forward by Akpabio and Abbas did not originate from the APC’s secretariat. He stated, “On Saturday, I received a courtesy call from the President …
Read More »Photos from the funeral of AIT chairman, Raymond Dokpesi
The final burial ceremony of the founder of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, took place in Agenebode, Edo State today June 22. The ceremony was attended by many politicians including the deputy governor of Edo state, Shuaibu Phillips, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state and others. The media …
Read More »Suspended EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa still in DSS custody one week after
Abdulrasheed Bawa is still in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) one week after he was suspended as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Operatives of SSS picked him up shortly after he was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Daily Trust …
Read More »Ohanaeze youths commend Tinubu’s removal of EFCC chairman Bawa
The youth leader emphasised that Bawa’s name would forever be associated with the dishonorable history of the commission. President Bola Tinubu’s decision to suspend Abdulrasheed Bawa as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been applauded by the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council …
Read More »Bala Mohammed emerges Chairman PDP Governors’ Forum
The party said that Mohammed was elected based on his competence and capability to steer the forum to greater heights. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has been elected as the new Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum.
Read More »Hope Uzodinma elected chairman of APC governors? forum; backs subsidy removal
The governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, has been elected chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). Governor Uzodinma was elected via consensus during a strategic meeting of the PGF on Wednesday, May 31. In attendance at the meeting were Governors Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Yahaya …
Read More »Politician and AIT chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, dies at 71
Politician and founder of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, has died at the age of 71. According to family sources, Dokpesi died in an Abuja hospital where he was receiving medical attention. The media mogul had suffered a stroke shortly after the recent Ramadan fast and had been managing his health …
Read More »EFCC Chairman demanded $2m bribe from me ? Gov Matawalle alleges
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2 million bribe from him. He made the allegation amid the growing rift between him and the anti-graft agency. In a statement released on Wednesday, May …
Read More »Labour Party factional chairman Lamidi Apapa gives condition to meet with Tinubu
The factional chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has listed the condition under which he would honour an invitation from the country’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Apapa, who has faced allegations of being a mole planted by opposition groups to scuttle Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s petition at the …
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