by Ranti Joseph The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, February 11, approved a National Policy on Staple Crops Processing Zones for the agriculture sector and a bill for the National Agency for the Great Green Wall for the environment sector. The National Policy on Staple Crops Processing Zones is an instrument to guide the development, management,... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, of working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been holding secret meetings in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and other unnamed cities to rig the forthcoming general elections. They were accused of... Read More
by Ranti Joseph All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River on Thursday, February 12, enjoined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to lead the arrest and prosecution of persons purchasing permanent voter cards (PVCs) from members of the electorate in the state. APC said relevant law enforcement agencies must rise up to the task of... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The United Nations, the European Union and the African Union, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the electoral process to respect the constitutional limits set for elections in the country. Delegations from the three bodies who were in the country to meet with the presidential candidates of the... Read More
by Janet Johnson The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has on Wednesday approved eight draft bills in line with the transport sector reforms, geared at making it private sector driven. The establishment of new federal agencies and authorities in the transport sector will be as a result of some of the bills. The transport minister, Idris... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Esogban of Benin Kingdom and chairman Benin Forum, an umbrella body of all Binis in Nigeria and the Diaspora, David Edebiri on Tuesday, February 10 has declared that despite the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Binis will not vote for President Goodluck Jonathan. Edebiri... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has suspended its Chairman, Sam Inokoba, over alleged financial impropriety. Inokoba was suspended by members of the State Working Committee on Wednesday for alleged misconduct and diversion of N40million largesse provided for the party by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. It was... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Major General Tamubomiebi Dibi, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Lagos, on Wednesday has said that it was an mischievous allegation that armed soldiers were at the Bourdillon home of Senator Bola Tinubu. Dibi said that it was a figment of imagination of anyone to contemplate that armed soldiers had been deployed... Read More
by Ranti Joseph All Progressives Congress (APC) have been barred from campaigning by a reformed militants in Delta State, led by Goddey Smith, aka Bounanawei, King of the Forest in the riverine Burutu Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that the militants chased away a senatorial candidate of the party, Temisan Omatseye... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The plaintiffs, Tunde Samuel, Junaidu Mohammed, Rasak Adeogun and Yahaya Ezeemoo Ndu, who filed one of the suits before a Federal High Court, Abuja to challenge the eligibility of President Goodluck Jonathan to seek re-election in the March 28 presidential election have withdrawn the case. Justice Ahmed Mohammed on Wednesday struck out... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku on Tuesday, February 10 in Abuja, denied reports in the media alleging that he accused President Jonathan of being the sponsor of Boko Haram. Maku, while addressing newsmen said the reports were false and an attempt to discredit Jonathan by using his ardent supporters to make... Read More
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