Month: January 2023

Ninth N’Assembly delivered on Legislative Agenda – Senate President

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said the Ninth National Assembly has delivered on its legislative agenda for Nigerians.   Lawan made this known on Thursday while delivering an address to mark the celebration of his 64th birthday in Abuja.   According to him, the ninth assembly after its inauguration, stated its commitment to working for Nigerians with a robust legislative agenda that covered critical areas in need of immediate intervention.   Prominent amongst such areas were security, economy, revenue generation and collection, education and constitution amendment.   Speaking on…

Muslim Groups And The Struggle For Straight Path By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! All Muslims supplicate to Allah, pray and ask Him Almighty to guide them to the Straight Path, as Noble Qur’an tells us: “Guide us along the Straight Path. The Path of those whom You have…

Why they shoot friends and spare the enemy, by Azu Ishiekwene

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Her funeral rites would have begun on Wednesday, January 11, but were postponed because her family, along with the Nigerian Bar Association, is awaiting an autopsy report. As of the time of writing, the matter had faded from the headlines and a new date was yet to be announced for the burial. Obviously, the autopsy would serve the legal purpose of demanding justice for Bolanle Raheem, given that legal subterfuge can sometimes undermine evidence and change the strongest of cases in favour of injustice. Hopefully, Bolanle’s…

Buhari to lead APC Presidential Campaign Rally in Kwara on Tuesday

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Arrangements have been concluded for the Presidential Campaign Rally of the All Progressive Congress Flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday January 17, 2023. The rally will be led by President Muhammadu Buhari, joined by the Presidential flagbearer of the Party , Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice Presidential Candidate Kashim Shettima, and other members of the Presidential Campaign Council. Also to join the President, who is the Chairman of Presidential Campaign Council at the Rally, are the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Senator…

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,…