Defection: APC Queries Saraki, Gives Him 48 Hours To Respond
The All Progressives Congress has queried Senate President Bukola Saraki and given him 48 hours to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for violating the party’s constitution. In a resolution signed by its National Secretary, Mai Maila Buni, the APC accused Dr Saraki of breaching Article 21 of its constitution and engaging in anti-party activities. Among several other allegations, the APC claimed that the Senate President “encouraged and facilitated by providing an enabling environment for the defection of some senators who are members of the APC to the other opposition parties”. It also claimed that Dr
Kwara Governor Abdulfatah Joins PDP With All State Lawmakers, LG Chairmen
Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has officially announced his defection from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He dumped the APC for PDP with all LGA chairmen and members of the House of Assembly few minutes after which the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki also resigned his membership of the ruling APC. Details later..
Senate President, Saraki, Resigns His Membership From APC
I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I have decided to take my leave of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Above were the words of the senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki which he tweeted on his twitter page this evening where he informed Nigerians that he has officially left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He however did not disclose which political Party he is moving to. Details later..
Opinion:Why BEDC Operating License Should Not Be Renewed By FG
By Pastor Olumide Akinrinlola The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) is one of the Nigerian Electricity Distribution Company (discos) whose operating license expires in September this year. It will be the joy of Nigerians under the coverage areas of BEDC in Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Delta etc, if this justifications is considered by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on why BEDC Operating License must not be renewed by federal government in September. Apart from the fact that BEDC is an organisation whose presence is more of social media than physical presence within their coverage areas, there are many other legal
OBJ Refuses Foreign Medical Trip, Goes To Bayelsa For Medical Check Up
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday observed his annual medical tourism in Bayelsa State instead of traveling to his hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, United States where he used to go for medical check-up. The Nation Newspaper reported that the former President said the move was to fulfill a promise he made earlier in February when he inspected medical facilities built by the state Governor, Seriake Dickson. He said the medical standard and state-of-the-art facilities he saw during the tour of hospitals and a diagnostic centre established by Dickson motivated him to take his routine medical checks to Bayelsa. Obasanjo, who
EFCC Quizzes Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu
Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is presently at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja responding to some questions bothering on allegations of corruption. Primum Times reported that Mr Ekweremadu was said to have arrived at the anti-graft agency’s office in Abuja between 9-10:00 a.m and he is yet to be released as at the time of filing this report according to an EFCC staff. “The deputy Senate President is currently at the interrogation room. We have some questions for him bordering on corruption, but we do not know yet when he would be released,
Reject Prison-Yard Democracy, Tambuwal Tells Nigerians
Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called on Nigerians to reject what he describes as “prison-yard democracy, typified by the ignoble meddlesomeness, rascality and high-handedness of some security agencies against democratic institutions” in Nigeria in recent times. According to the governor, “Nigerians must, in strong terms, say no to prison-yard democracy, where the rights of the citizenry are shackled to the caprices of a few, as if we now run a nation of helpless inmates. “If the people of Nigeria are so unfortunate to endure the growling nightmare occasioned by deprivation of most things that a democracy should
Court Stops Imo State Chief Judge From Swearing In New Deputy Governor
Imo State High Court sitting in Owerri has stopped the state Chief Judge from swearing in a new deputy governor following the impeachment of Mr Eze Madumere by the state assembly on Monday (yesterday) by 19 out of the 27 member-assembly. Details later
Police Arrested Kwankwaso Supporters In Kano For Burning Broom
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso's supporters have been arrested by police in Kano for burning broom which is the logo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the defection of the senator from the ruling APC to the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Details later ..
Why Imo Assembly Impeach Deputy Governor
The Imo State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Governor, Mr Eze Madumere. He was impeached on Monday by 19 out of the 27 member-assembly. The Speaker of the House, Acho Ihim, said the impeachment followed the outcome of a report of a 7-man panel which was constituted by the Chief Judge of the state to investigate allegations of gross misconduct. The allegation of gross misconduct was premised on four reasons which included his absence without reasons for a period of three months and a failure to perform constitutional duties like attending state executive and state security council meetings.
