Day: January 11, 2023

Corruption: Nigerian Youths asks Buhari to sack Emefiele

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Some Nigerian youths have held protests at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) located in Central Business District demanding the removal of the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele from office.     The youths who besieged the apex bank headquarters on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, called for the resignation of Emefiele, over what they described as his refusal to appear before security operatives for questioning.   The placard-carrying protesters alleged that the CBN Governor is a threat to national security, demanding that he must resign or be sacked…

APC PCC releases revised campaign calendar

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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has released the revised campaign calendar of the party’s presidential candidate ahead of the February 25th elections.   The review came after a crucial and strategic meeting among the presidential flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his running mate, Senator Kashim Shetimma, members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and the Campaign Council in Abuja on Monday night in Abuja.   A copy of the revised timetable showed that President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to attend rallies in Kwara State on January…

Tinubu asks Atiku to reveal his health status

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The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Party APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged the Presidential candidate of Peoples Democracy Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to come clean over two issues clouding his campaign: his health status and his scandalous confession of how he colluded with his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to fleece the Nigerian treasury, using the special purpose vehicles after he became Vice-President in 1999.   APC PCC in a release signed by Bayo Onanuga ,Director, Media & Publicity said;”If Atiku has some modicum of…

Ahmad Lawan: The Doyen of Nigerian Parliament @64 By Ola Awoniyi

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Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the Distinguished Senator representing Yobe North Senatorial District of Yobe State, turns 64 on 12th January, 2023. Within those almost six and a half decades, he has seen it all, especially in public service. In just about five months from now, he will conclude his tenure as the 14th President of the Nigerian Senate and sixth consecutive session in the National Assembly.   Lawan has been around for so long in Abuja that it is easy to assume he was never elsewhere. Yet, his earliest work experience…

AIG orders intensive stop and search operation in FCT

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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 7, AIG Kayode Egbetokun has ordered Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command to intensify stop and search operation.   AIG Egbetokun gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during his familiarization visit to the command.   He however warned the personnel against any form of extortion in the course of the operation.   The AIG said they should engage local communities to ensure proper security in the FCT.   AIG Egbetokun called on the personnel to work together to restore…

JUST IN: INEC releases list of 93.4 million Registered Voters

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has made available the total number of Registered Voters for the elections to the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria.   The Registered Voters list was handed over to the representatives of all the political parties by INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu at a meeting with political parties held at the Commission’s Conference Hall, Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.   A closer look at the Registered Voters list shows that out of the 93, 469, 008 persons who are on the register,…

CP Sadiq Abubakar restates commitment to policing mandate,as AIG Zone 7 visits FCT command

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The Commissioner of Police in charge of FCT command, CP Sadiq Idris Abubakar has pledged his unalloyed dedication of and that of the command’s personnel to ensuring that the impact of the policies and operational directives of the AIG in charge of Zone 7, and by extension the IGP Usman Alkali Baba, is vigorously pursued within the Command for the achievement of the policing mandate of the Nigeria Police Force. CP Sadiq Idris Abubakar stated this in his welcome address delivered when the AIG in- charge of Zone 7, AIG.…

NASS: Senator Orji Kalu rate best lawmaker amongst Abia lawmakers with 25 Bills

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By Michael Agbaji     Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been rated the best lawmaker from Abia State with twenty five legislative bills standing in his name.   Senator Orji Uzor Kalu a first time Senator from Abia State who made his pioneer entry to the Senate in 2019 and he has sponsors 25 bills the highest in recent time amongst other Senators from the South Eastern state.   This reports was verified on Tuesday by OrderPaper.ng Nigeria’s parliamentary multimedia platform, Kalu a new comer Senator has…

ORTOM: How Not To Retire

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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is reported to have told his inner circle to start campaigning for Peter Obi of the Labour Party, as against his Party’s Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. This is not coming as a surprise but rather coming too late for him, at a time when Atiku has taken over the Nigerian votes while Ortom’s Gubernatorial candidate in the Benue election is facing a very stiff battle the “Yes Father” movement of the APC, for Father Alia is blowing with rage. Father Hyacinth…

Between Ahmad Lawan And the President Of The Senate: Moment of Truth By Mon-Charles Egbo

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“There comes a midnight hour when everyone has to throw away his mask”…..Soren Kierkegaard.   In an attempt to fairly interrogate the above quote, one needs to find out first, what happens when the mask is discarded and why it has to be at midnight hour. Figuratively, the midnight hour represents a transition time or the end of an era and equally the beginning of another. It is that crucial moment of quiet introspection when one is driven by firm convictions towards unusual decisions and actions. And similarly, because a…