Month: March 2022

How defunct CPC Member Humiliated by President By Abba Dukawa

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Against all the odds All Progressive Change Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has conducted smooth convention which has produced new National Working Committee of the party. Therefore ruling governing party Caretaker Committee led by Governor Mala Buni has made great achievements and rescued the party from an imminent collapse by charted a new course.   Despite rancour free convention, but the convention leave unforgettable painful scar in the mind of one block of legacy party CPC members for being accorded with undeserved reward for loyalty and humiliation by President. Since the…

Buhari asks Senate to confirm INEC REC-nominee, four others as NURC Commissioners

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The Senate, on Tuesday, received a formal from President Muhammadu Buhari, to confirm four nominees as Executive Commissioners of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission.       The request was contained in a letter dated March 24, 2022, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.       The letter was entitled, “Request for confirmation of appointment of four Executive Commissioners for Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission”.       It read in part, “In accordance with the provision of Section 11(3) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021,…

APC disappointed naysayers with successful conduct of convention – Lawan ….. Says opposition lawmakers have better prospects in ruling party

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, said that the success recorded by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during its National Convention over the weekend, was a huge disappointment for naysayers who expected the party to fail.     This was just as he stated that lawmakers belonging to the opposition party in the upper chamber have better prospects by becoming members of the APC.     Lawan made this known in his remarks while congratulating Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Abubakar Kyari, respectively, on their emergence as National…

Diaspora Engagement: IOM lauds NIDCOM as Africa’s Trailblazer

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For the African continent to move to become a driving force on the global stage, it is important to tap into the enormous resources of its diaspora , both within and outside the continent ,and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission is at the forefront in this regard.   Mr Tunde Omoyeni, Regional Project Coordinator, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) stated this when he led the Namibian delegation on Study Tour of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) in Abuja.   Mr Omoyeni added that it will go along way if, engagement…

Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Senate asks Military to bombard terrorist enclaves

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The Senate has called on the Army and Airforce to, as a matter of urgency, bombard terrorist enclaves with a view to restoring peace and stability in the country.   The call was made on Tuesday amid resolutions reached, following a point of order raised on “the continuing attacks on Communities and public facilities in Kaduna State.”   The point of order was raised by Senator Uba Sani (Kaduna Central).   The lawmaker, noted that terrorists have in recent times stepped up attacks on some communities and public facilities in…

Gov Sani Bello harps on leadership qualities

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has charged leaders to evolve pragmatic ways to enshrine a process of leadership that is targeted towards the interest of the majority of people.   Governor Sani Bello gave the charge at the sensitization programme for stakeholders in the North Central Zone with the theme: “promoting peace and national development through equitable distribution of socio-economic amenities and infrastructural facilities nationwide” organized by the Federal Character Commission held at the Conference Hall of Nicon Luxury, Abuja. The Governor who was represented by Secretary to the…

Senate receives Buhari’s request to reposition Secondary Education

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The Senate has received the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari.   The bill was accompanied with a letter which was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday.   President Buhari, in the letter explained that the request for the passage of the bill was made pursuant to Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.   According to him, the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission Bill 2021, seek…

COAS visits scene of kaduna-abuja train attack … Orders troops to intensity Search and Rescue Operations, Hunt down terrorists

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS)Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, today 29 March 2022 visited the scene of Kaduna – Abuja train attack. The COAS, who was accompanied by some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, on arrival at scene, assessed the security situation around the general area of the attack and inspected the attacked train, as well as the rail track to evaluate the degree of damage.     He ordered the troops of the NA and other security agencies to intensify…

2023 ZONING: We’ll come out with An acceptable position to all – Ortom

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Chairman of the PDP Zoning Committee and Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that the committee will come out with an acceptable position for all.   The Governor who briefed journalists at the end of their second meeting which lasted for more that three hours at the Benue State lodge, Asokoro, Abuja disclosed that “the meeting was peaceful without any tension.”   In his words, “The meeting is yet to be concluded. We have adjourned till Tuesday next week the same time, same venue. And untill we conclude the…

I have no reason to resign PDP Zoning Committee Chair – Ortom

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that he had no reason to resign as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zoning Committee ahead of the 2023 general elections.   He has maintained his resolve to complete the assignment without blemish saying “I have no reason to resign”.   The Governor was reacting to a news item credited to a faceless Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) led by one Yerima Shettima who had accused Governor Ortom of compromising his position for receiving his Rivers state counterpart, Governor Nyesom…