Monthly Archives: May 2019

Inauguration: Aerial surveillance in Damaturu, Yobe State

Security has been reinforced in Damaturu with heavy aerial surveillance as arrangements are in top gear for the inauguration of Alhaji Maimala Buni as new governor of Yobe. The inauguration will be conducted indoors at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Damaturu. Meanwhile, roads leading to the Government House had been blocked, as invited guests were thoroughly screened by security ...

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Inauguration: I will be absent because I don’t want to share in Sanwo-Olu’s glory- Ambode

Out-going Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode says he will not be attending the formal inauguration of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, saying the new governor deserves to enjoy his historic day without having him share in the glory with him. Ambode, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Habib Aruna, on Wednesday congratulated Sanwo-Olu, saying his successor should ...

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Asset Declaration: Buhari has no new house, bank accounts within four years- Presidency

Going by the Assets Declaration Forms submitted yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Code of Conduct Bureau, the President has not built any house, opened no new bank accounts and acquired no new shares since he took the last oath of office. It would be recalled that the President submitted his assets declaration forms to the CCB in Abuja ...

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Inauguration: Oyo Gov-elect, Makinde warns NURTW, says he will make life uncomfortable for them

The Governor-elect in Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has sounded a note of warning to the members of the state chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), warning them against violence ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration of new government. He made this statement through his media aide,  Mr. Dotun Oyelade. The Governor-elect was reacting to alleged possible attacks on motor ...

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Just in: APC Deputy National Chairman says Oshiomole is a failure, asks him to resign

Deputy National Chairman, North of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Lawal Shuaibu has asked the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomole to resign so that the party would be restructured. Shuaibu, in a six-page letter addressed to Oshiomole, said the APC chairman has failed to add value to the party and should resign. The letter reads: “It is my honest ...

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Votes Recount: El-Rufai defeats PDP’s Ashiru at tribunal

The Kaduna Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday struck out the motion of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking for recount of votes cast in the governorship elections in the state, for lack of merit. Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Bako, while ruling on the motion, said the tribunal has a timeline of only 180 days within which to complete ...

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All my decisions, policies taken in the best interest of Lagosians, says Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said all the decisions, plans, programmes and policies of his administration in the last four years were taken with the best interest of Lagos in mind and for common good of all residents of the State. Governor Ambode, in a farewell State broadcast to officially mark the end of his administration, said the ...

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INEC sets to convoke national dialogue on electoral matters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set in motion processes for convocation of national dialogue on electoral matters. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu hinted thid this on Tuesday at the opening of the meeting between the INEC management team and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (RECs) of the 36 states and FCT. According to him,  with the conclusion of the ...

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Sanwo-Olu reveals how he will govern Lagos, says he will not abandon Ambode’s projects

The Lagos State governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured people of the state that his administration would be efficient and unique. He made this known to journalists in Ikoyi, Lagos Sanwo-Ollu added that he would be transparent, accessible and be a listening Governor. He said his administration would be opened to ideas from the people who may not “necessarily have their ...

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Budget Delay: Dogara fires back at Buhari, says he should be blamed

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday has said President Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed and for the delay in the passage of the 2019 budgets. When signing the 2019 budget into law, Buhari passed a vote of no confidence on Dogara and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Buhari had blamed the delay in signing 2019 ...

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