President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated an Executive/Legislative party consultative committee. The committee’s job is principally to smoothen relations between the Executive and Legislature. Delivering his speech at the inauguration, President Buhari admitted that unnecessary squabbles within the party had caused the All Progressives Congress many seats during elections He said the Executive is looking forward to the policies and programs this newly formed synergy will deliver to the Nigerian people. It is not clear how many people make up the committee but it is headed by the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo; members are drawn from the leadership of the…
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The Supreme Court has rejected the request by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate in the last governorship election in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti for the nullification of the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kog State. In a judgment on Monday, a seven-man panel of the court, led by the Chef Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, was unanimous in dismissing the appeal by the SDP and Akpoti, for lacking in merit. In the lead judgment authored and delivered by Justice Uwani Abba Aji, the court said it was unnecessary to disturb the concurrent decisions of…
The Supreme Court has upheld the return of Yahaya Bello as winner of the last governorship election in Kogi State. In a unanimous judgment delivered a moment ago, the court’s seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko, dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the election, Musa Wada. Justice John Okoro authored the lead judgment, which was read by Justice Uwani Abba Aji, in which the court held among others, that the appeal was without merit. The court upheld the concurrent decisions of the trial tribunal and the…
The Lagos State Commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi has tested negative for COVID-19. This was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. According to the statement, the commissioner retook the COVID-19 test yesterday and the result came back negative, hence, he will be returning to his full duties gradually. The statement reads; It is with gratitude to God that I announce the recovery and subsequent negative test for COVID-19 of the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi. Following the mandatory isolation, the Commissioner retook a COVID-19 PCR test which returned negative…
Political observers in Ondo State have been taken aback following the decision of the former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, to return to the camp of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu two months after resigning from the governor’s cabinet. Abegunde, popularly known as Abena within the political circle, had on July 6 vowed to work against his erstwhile boss’s reelection bid in the forthcoming October 10 governorship election in the State. It was gathered that some political and community leaders in the State facilitated the reconciliation between the former SSG and Akeredolu. Abegunde had alleged that the 2016…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has assured him of a peaceful election come September 19. Obaseki, who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this while calling on voters to come out en masse to cast their votes. The Governor made this known when he addressed members of the PDP during a campaign rally in Ovia South West Local Government Area of the State. He called on the party faithful to come out without fear of harassment or intimidation by the opposition. Obaseki said, “President Buhari has assured me…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State has chastised the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, over claim that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s administration has failed the people of the state. Jegede had said that the Akeredolu’s administration failed to prioritize the needs of the people of the state. He also said that the inter-change bridge constructed on Benin-Ore express road by Akeredolu’s administration was unnecessary, considering other vital needs of the people of the state. But the APC said Jegede’s claim showed that he was not familiar with the people of the state and an…
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval for the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, sent to PREMIUM TIMES Monday morning, said the decision was to ensure “synergy and effective ministry supervisory mechanism is put in place to coordinate, monitor and track the progress of Federal Government’s digital transformation initiatives.” Transferring the identity commission to the ministry, according to the statement, will aid the harmonisation of citizens’ data which will aid planning, the economy and security. The commission which is in charge of managing national identity database…
The National Alliance for Development, NADEV, has frowned at what it termed “deceitful efforts” by the 9th National Assembly to kick start another round of review of the 1999 Constitution. NADEV said the review committee led by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege was a “lazy voyage that lacks fundamental connection” with the true wishes and aspirations of over 200 million Nigerians. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Barr. Dotun Hassan, the group called for a National Restructuring Affairs Commission, and National Plebiscite and Referendum Commission. It noted that these commissions would carry Nigerians along in the drafting an…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has condemned the Senate over its call for memoranda on review of the 1999 Constitution. Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the forum’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the N1 billion budgeted for constitution review every four years is a waste of resources and time. Baba-Ahmed on behalf of the forum noted that planned constitution review is of no value to Nigerians, urging them to reject the proposed move due to economic challenges. He asked the National Assembly to jettison “the wasteful idea of…