APC will decide where presidency will be zoned to - 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the decision All Progressives Congress (APC) will choose where the presidency would be drafted in 2023.

He added that the Caretaker Committee of APC will present their report to him before the current month's over which imprint's the finish of their residency.

Buhari said the report will show when the show of the gathering would be coordinated.

INEC thinks online voting, better security for facilities

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it was dealing with a venture to permit the electorate to cast a ballot on the web and decongest crowds at polling stations across the country.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed this on Thursday on Channels Television's morning meal program, Sunrise Daily.

He, be that as it may, didn't give a particular time period concerning when web-based democratic would be executed.

Gani Adams: No going back on agitation for Yoruba nation

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has pronounced that there is no backpedaling on tumults for a Yoruba country state.

Adams denounced a few lawmakers in the South West locale of stifling Yoruba interest with their political desire for 2023, he, notwithstanding, pledged that regardless of the jokes of those childish government officials, it would not prevent secessionists from fomentation.

Adams revealed this while addressing writers on Monday at the current year's Odun Aje Festival, held at Orile Agege, Lagos.

Ex-DSS director: De-proscribing IPOB as terror group will pave way for dialogue

A previous Director of the Department of State Services, Mike Ejiofor, says the de-banishment of the Indigenous People of Biafra as a psychological oppressor association will make ready for exchange and genial answer for the emergency immersing the South-Eastern piece of the country.

Ejiofor expressed this in a select meeting with newsmen on Monday.

He likewise said individuals of the zone followed IPOB's sit-at-home request presumably on the grounds that they dreaded being up to speed in a crossfire between state security specialists and agents of IPOB's Eastern Security Network.

Newsmen had before detailed that business exercises halted on Monday in Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Abia, and the Ebonyi States as occupants abandoned public spots in consistence with IPOB's sit-at-home request.

According To Osita Chidoka: It’s embarrassing Ahmed Gulak’s murder occurred in South-East

Previous Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, has denounced the slaughtering of previous official helper, Ahmed Gulak, depicting the homicide in the South-Eastern piece of the country as a shame.

Newsmen had before announced that Gulak was killed on Sunday, while on his approach to Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, Imo State.

Chidoka, in his assertion on Monday, sympathized with the group of the expired.

His assertion read, "I visited the group of late Ahmed Gulak today. I communicated my sympathies to the spouses, children, and siblings at his home in Abuja.

Abia governor calls for strengthening of Igbo apprenticeship scheme

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has presented a defense for the sustenance of the Igbo apprenticeship framework which he said is superior to what is being educated at the different worldwide Schools of Business.

Ikpeazu put forth the defense in Aba while talking at the Aba Business and Leadership Summit and Awards 2021 with the subject:

Lagos governor commissions new Oshodi transport terminal

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed the multimillion naira transport terminal at Oshodi that will likewise serve travelers utilizing the Murtala Mohammed International Airport.

The Mafoluku Bus Terminal was worked by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in a joint effort with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), administrators of the air terminal.

The terminal is a passage station that will serve Mafoluku, Oshodi, and Ajao Estate environs, giving transport associations fundamentally to Oshodi Transport Interchange, Ikeja Bus Terminal, Mile 2, and different pieces of Lagos.

Anambra election: I have the best answer for neediness, joblessness – APC aspirant

An All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election, Dr. Amobi Nwokafor, has promised to reposition the state if elected Governor.

The aspirant for Governor told reporters in Abuja that he will concentrate on eradicating poverty and unemployment in the state, stressing that he had prepared himself with the requisite leadership vision and skill to lead Anambra State.

Anambra election: INEC loses 50% of non-sensitive materials in fire attacks

Half of the non-delicate materials for the November 6 Anambra governorship political race have been lost, following assaults on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office by hooligans.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, revealed this in an assertion in Abuja on Monday.

Okoye said three workplaces of the commission were assaulted in Anambra, Imo, and Enugu State.

Nyesom Wike: Babangida Aliyu is a mole in PDP

The legislative leader of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has charged previous Niger lead representative, Babangida Aliyu, of being a "mole" in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In April, Aliyu had said lead representatives in the north neutralized previous President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 political race since he reneged on their deal to avoid looking for another term.

Talking on Monday at the public authority house in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, Wike said it is lamentable the PDP actually permits the previous Niger lead representative to stay an individual from its most elevated dynamic body after he openly confessed to neutralizing Jonathan.

Senate urges NEMA to provide relief materials for Benue windstorm victims

The Senate on Wednesday called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently mobilize resources and materials to rehabilitate several communities in Benue State recently hit by a devastating windstorm that destroyed hundreds of buildings and left many residents homeless.

The upper house during the plenary session also asked the relevant government agencies to support the reconstruction of all affected public buildings, while inviting the relevant government agencies to visit the Senate district of Benue to educate the population on measures to protect themselves and their families.

These resolutions followed the adoption of a proposal sponsored by Senator Abba Moro (Benue Sud), who expressed his grief at the scale of the lives, public and private property caused by the stormy wind that hit the communities of Ogbadibo and Okpokwu u.

Senate probes $20 million safe schools fund kicked off by ex-President Jonathan

The Nigerian Senate has mandated its committees on Basic and Tertiary Education to investigate allegations of abuse of $20 million meant to implement the Safe Schools Initiative of the Federal Government.

It was introduced by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2014.

President Jonathan had committed about $10 million in government funds to match the initial $10 million provided by Nigerian business leaders, making a total of $20 million for the Safe Schools Initiative.

APC: Why Comrade Oshiomhole-led NWC was sacked

All Progressives Congress (APC) explained why his National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Adams Oshiomhole was fired.

The party said in documents submitted to the Supreme Court in Abuja by its lawyer Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) that the NWC robbery led by Oshiomhole was reported in need of an end to various internal crises that attacked the party base.

In a counter-declaration against the lawsuit filed by: FHC / ABJ / CS / 736/2020 Kalu Agu, who said he was a member of the party in the state of Abia, the APC said that the crisis that marked his affairs was over. An Interim / Extraordinary Planning Committee of the Convention was immediately formed, chaired by the Governor of the State of Yobe Mai Mala Buni.

Peter Obi: Nigeria needs wealth creators as leaders

The Democratic People’s Party, PDP, candidate for vice president in the 2019 general elections Peter Obi said Nigeria needs wealth creators as leaders if the country is to achieve integrated economic growth.

Obi explained that Nigeria manages what can be described as a “consumer economy,” which has encouraged states, organizations and agencies to always depend on the federal government in revenue sharing.

Obi called when he spoke about the event that marked Anaedoonline’s 2nd Anniversary Conference. He said that if wealth makers were elected to political leadership positions at all levels of government, the various sectors of the economy would come to life with sustainable growth and development.

What Magu is going through is hurting the country more than him - Peter Obi

Former Anambra Gov. Peter Obi shared his thoughts on the ongoing investigation of the suspended interim chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Peter Obi, who spoke in an interview with The Sun, said that torturing Ibrahim Magu is doing more harm to the country than he is. He also asked the federal government to focus on reviving the economy.

“Our Priority Is To Create More Jobs In The Country” – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 23rd July, 2019, in Abuja said that the priority of his administration “is to create as many jobs as possible.”

Speaking at an audience with the National Executive Council of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers led by its President, Comrade John Adaji, at the State House, President Buhari said in the last four years, the Federal Government deployed limited resources to job-creating sectors like agriculture and mining.

Nigeria Can’t Have Quality Elections Without Vice Chancellors ― INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again stressed its commitment to sustaining its partnership with University Vice Chancellors and other Academics in the country, saying their inclusion in the electoral process is vital to the sustenance of democracy in the country.

Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement Tuesday night in Abuja said the commission’s Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the commitment at the Post 2019 General Election Review Retreat with Collation and Returning Officers in Lagos.

Pray For Buhari To Succeed, APC Leaders Begs Nigerians

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Galadima, has called on party faithful and Nigerians to pray and support President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders to succeed.

Buhari Galadima made the call on Tuesday in Lafia at a meeting with party officials of the area, saying prayers and support were necessary to enable the president take the country to the next level.

He said that sustained prayers by the adherents of the two major religions in the state and Nigeria at large would assist the president and other leaders to move the country forward.

President Buhari, Atiku, sign second 2019 National Peace Accord

President Buhari and the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, joined other candidates to sign the second 2019 National Peace Accord in Abuja today Wednesday, February 13th.

The event which was attended by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, the secretary-general of the Commonwealth; Patricia Scotland, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah, Abdulsalami Abubakar, the chairman of the National Peace Committee and other members of the National Peace Committee (NPC).

New minimum wage: Reps ignore Buhari, govs, approve N30,000

The House of Representatives has approved the sum of N30,000 as the new national minimum wage.

The approval followed the adoption of the report by the ad hoc committee set up on the New Minimum Wage Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.

Buhari had in the executive bill sought the approval of N27,000 as against the N30,000 agreed upon by stakeholders.

The committee held a public hearing on the bill, where the Federal Government and state governors insisted on the N27,000 proposed in the bill but the Organised Labour and the Organised Private Sector insisted on N30,000.