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BUHARI ADDRESSES NEW LAWMAKERS, INAUGURATES TRANSITION COMMITTEE TODAY

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, will today address newly elected lawmakers of the Nigerian National Assembly. The President elect will also officially inaugurate members of his transition committee. The Director Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed this to newsmen. According to him, “Yes, the President-elect will inaugurate his transition committee tomorrow (today). He is scheduled to ... Read More »

Kebbi State House of Assembly Impeach Speaker, Re-appoints Former Speaker Who Was Controversially Impeached

The Kebbi State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Hassan Shalla and re-appointed former Speaker Habib Jega, who was hitherto controversially impeached. The impeachment proceeding against Speaker Shalla was carried out in the absence of him and his deputy. The impeachment was chaired by a member, Abubakar Sabo, representing Birnin Kebbi North constituency. Speaker Hassan Shalla, was impeached for ... Read More »

Amaechi Defends RISIEC, Says LG Polls Can Hold

The governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has supported the decision of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) to hold local government elections in May 2015, noting that the decision is in accordance with the law. The Rivers State Governor made this known while speaking with the press men at the State Government House in Port Harcourt. Governor Amaechi ... Read More »

GBAJABIAMILA TURNS ORIENTATION GATHERING OF THE NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATORS TO SPEAKERSHIP CAMPAIGN GROUND

By Kola Popson The current Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who has just been reelected into the House on the platform of All Progressive Congress, is reported to have turned the orientation gathering of the newly elected federal legislators to a campaign ground towards the actualization of his speakership ambition. The orientation programme is an ... Read More »

FORMERS NSC CHAIRMAN, ELEGBELEYE, PIUS ANYIM AND THEIR DIRTY SECRET

BY Kola Popson As the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan gradually winds down, some of those opportunists of the administration, who had enriched their pockets and enjoyed flamboyant and extravagant lives during their stay in Abuja are the likes of the former Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, and the current Secretary to the Government ... Read More »

MAMA TARABA REJECTS ELECTION; TO RECLAIM MANDATE THROUGH TRIBUNAL

Speech Delivered By Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, The Gubernatorial Candidate Of The APC, Taraba State On 26/04/2015 Gentlemen of the Press: As you are aware, the final result of the Taraba State 2015 Gubernatorial Election have just been announced. The candidate of the PDP, Arch. Darius Ishaku was declared winner of the election with 329,318 votes while my total votes ... Read More »

APGA Alex Otti refuses to concede as Agents refused to sign results

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has rejected the result of the Abia State governorship election concluded early this morning, after a supplementary poll. The Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner with a total of 264,713 votes to beat Otti, who garnered who got 180,882 votes, thus losing with ... Read More »