Politics

Senator Shehu Buba Umar representing Bauchi South Senatorial District has stated that he has accepted his dismissal as Mujaddadin of Bauchi by the Bauchi Emirate Council in good faith. In doing so, he emphatically warned Bauchi Emirate to resist any attempt by political actors to drag it into the political arena thereby serving their selfish interests. The development came in …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday rejected a court ruling that reinstated the dissolved Chief Emeke Beke-led Executive Committee in Rivers State. The Deputy National Secretary of the party, Mr. Festus Fuanter, disclosed this to journalists after a closed-door meeting of the NWC in Abuja. Justice Sika Aprioku of the Rivers State High …

The Labour Party has rejected the Secretary-General of the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Olusola Ebiseni, as its candidate in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Obiora Ifoh, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi emerged as the party’s gubernatorial flagbearer in Ondo State …

In a shocking revelation, Senator Sumaila Kawu, who represents Kano South, has revealed that his monthly income package exceeds N21 million, contradicting the latest statement of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). RMAFC Chairman Mohammed Shehu claimed that each senator receives a total salary of N1.06 million and N21 million per month, which translates to N12.72 million per …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 17-member interim committee to run its affairs in Benue State for the next 90 days. The Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, who inaugurated the committee in Abuja, urged the committee to reconcile the aggrieved members and various PDP groups in the state. He also tasked the committee to hold …

In a bid to revolutionize local government administration, the Financial Autonomy Advisory Committee for the 16 local government areas of Taraba State has launched an innovative blueprint. The committee, chaired by Rt. Hon. Peter Diah, aims to create a model of efficiency and innovation that sets new standards for local governance, and paves the way for other states to follow …

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has expressed anger over the refusal of 15 government agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to respond to audit questions raised against them in their 2019 audit report. The committee chairman, Senator Ahmed Aliyu, on Tuesday, disclosed that despite repeated invitations, the agencies had …

The Abia State House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated Mr. Aaron Uzodike as the member of parliament representing Aba North Constituency of the State. Uzodike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) replaces Labour Party member Destiny Nwangwu, who was sacked by the Court of Appeal last year. The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on November 27, 2023, annulled Nwangwu’s victory in …

The State Council on Tuesday issued a “vote of confidence” in President Bola Tinubu. The meeting, the first since Tinubu took office on May 29 last year, was attended by former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan. The duo of former heads of state, Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar, attended the meeting virtually. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Salaries and Allowances of Judicial Officers Bill into law, providing for a 300% pay increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels. The move follows the National Assembly’s approval of the draft law in June. According to Senator Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters in a statement on …