Senator representing Imo East and a member of the Labour Party (LP), Ezenwa Onyewuchi,has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Onyewuchi’s defection letter was read on the floor of the Red chamber by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday. Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo and chair of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), was in the chamber when the letter was read.
Today, on the floor of the House of Representatives, Hon. Salman Idris, the Member representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency, officially announced his defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made during a session in the Green Chamber, where the letter of defection was read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This write-up has become necessary as it now seems every day belongs to the thief. You are aware of the popular saying that “Every day is for the thief but one day is for the owner of the house.” When will the owner of the house step in to save our democracy from the hands of insatiable looters? It is ironic how some judges make witnesses swear in court with either a Bible or a Qur’an to tell the truth, while they themselves go behind…
Chief Lateef Fagbemi SAN, the federation’s attorney general, became born again, after having previously supported the Nigerian governors in their attempt to deny local governments (LGs) financial autonomy. Insofar as the brief is good, lawyers, you know, can represent anybody, even rapists and killers. This time, the minister of justice and learned Silk has a different perspective on the subject of LG autonomy. Or, to put it another way, he works for the Nigerian president, who appointed him as the head of the federation’s no1 legal officer. He went…
The Ministry of Police Affairs under the supervision of two Ministers, Senator Ibrahim Geidam and Hajiya Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim along with the able technocrat, Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo as Permanent Secretary have refocused not only the policy framework of the Ministry , but operations in it’s entirety with a view to delivering on the national security mandate of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration. Under the erudite political and administrative heads, and under the guise of the roles and mandates a lot of vision , transformation and road…
The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Africa’s richest businessman Aliko Dangote, and oil marketers to refrain from making public accusations against each other, through the media. This directive is contained in a press statement issued by the House of Representatives Joint Petroleum Committee on Monday while reacting to the alleged non-availability of crude oils for refineries operating in the country. Recall that NMDPRA Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed highlighted concerns over the consistency and standardisation of the output of Aliko Dangote’s…
The Katsina State Government has introduced “Iddah Period Law”, to enable female civil servants to stay home for four months and ten days should they lose their husbands. Islamically, Iddah Period is observed when a woman loses her husband. The Katsina State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Falalu Bawale disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. According to him, the introduction of the new law came after the State House of Assembly passed a motion, seeking the state government to look into the issue of Iddah Period…
Senator Kamala Harris, Vice president of the United States has officially announced her intention to run for the Democratic Party presidential nominee after president Joe Biden to the chagrin of political spectators, pulled out from the race and endorsed her as his successor. She confirmed her readiness to run for the number one seat in a statement on Sunday night. “I am running to be President of the United States. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside our Commander-in-Chief, my friend, President Joe Biden — one…
Senior Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, also known as Owomowomo 1, has denied selling miracle soap to his church members or anyone else. It will be recalled recently that Pastor Abel Damina of Power City International in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, allegedly claimed that a certain man of God was selling soap for $1,000 each, which is equivalent to one million, four hundred thousand Naira. Although Pastor Damina did not mention the name of this man of God, the…
An old friend reviewed the ways of this government and said he thought Bola Tinubu should be afraid of the Greeks. “Yes, especially if they come with gifts,” I added to my friend’s warning. He smiled; I nodded. In that short conversation, we had just gone through the mythical Trojan War, the Greek story of a siege, a gift, a city and its destruction. For ten years, the Greeks and the Trojans fought a war which you and I would describe today as senseless. A Trojan prince eloped with the…