Confusion Trails APC Tenure Extension for Oyegun, Others
• Extension can only be achieved by constitutional amendment, says Yari • Party may reverse self today • Buhari blames legislative, executive face-off for poor performance Tuesday’s meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ended on a confusing note after the party, in contravention of its constitution, declared that […]
I Rob Because Many People In Government Steal — Suspect
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Shehu Bida and Bello Mallam, who claimed that they went into robbery because there was recession in the country and the “government did not provide any job for people.” The two suspects were arrested in Talba Estate, Bida town in the Bida Local Government […]
FG releases full list of missing schoolgirls, sets up probe panel
The federal government on Tuesday released the names and details of the missing 110 girls following the attack on Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, on February 19. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who disclosed this in a statement, said Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, has convened a committee. He said the […]
Osinbajo: Why Nigeria Dropped on TI Corruption Perception Index
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria dropped in only one of the indices used by Transparency International (TI) in corruption perception for 2017. While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the latest CPI scores Nigeria 28/100 but with a rank of No. 148 out of 180 countries surveyed — a significant 12 places below […]
PDP: Dapchi parents in pains but Buhari feasting in Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of abandoning parents of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls to their fate. The party said while the parents are wailing, the president is “busy feasting” with chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. A total of 110 students of Government Science and Technical College […]
APC National Officer, Yekini Nabena Accuses ‘Sit Tight’ NDDC Board Of Administrative Fraud
A national officer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to redress the injustice and illegality regarding the subsistence of the current Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In an open letter to the president dated February 26, 2018, Nabena, who is a National Ex-Officio […]
APC Extends Oyegun’s Tenure By 12 Months
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of the national working committee (NWC) of the party led by John Oyegun by 12 months. The decision was taken at the national executive council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday. Speaking at the end of the NEC meeting, Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, said the extension […]
Presidential election will hold first, INEC insists
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is standing by its decision to hold the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections on the same day while the governorship and state legislative elections will come next. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja on […]
Shehu Sani: Dapchi Means Lessons Not Learnt In Chibok
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says it is wrong to claim that Boko Haram insurgents have been defeated. Sani said this while reacting to the abduction of 110 students of Government Girls’ Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state. The senator said the abduction proved that the country had not learnt its lesson from the Chibok […]
Stella Oduah in EFCC net over N9.4bn ‘fraud’
Stella Oduah, former minister of aviation, has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an N9.4bn alleged fraud during her tenure. TheCable learnt that she arrived at the EFCC headquarters at 11am to honour a longstanding invitation. The senator representing Anambra north was still being grilled as at 6pm, but it […]
