Politics

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the federal constituencies and senatorial districts.

The green chamber made the call following a motion by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu on Wednesday.

Elumelu in his motion said INEC had failed to comply with section 73 subsections a and b of the 1999 Constitution.

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He noted that INEC is yet to review the existing constituencies and senatorial districts since the return of democracy, despite the constitution providing that INEC should make such reviews every 10 …

Interesting times are ahead as the 2023 presidency draws nearer, the fate of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu currently hangs in the balance, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday stepped up his probe.

Investigations have revealed that in late 2020 the EFCC wrote the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, asking the body to avail it with more information on Tinubu’s asset declaration.

Recall that Tinubu was governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007.

New EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who was then Zonal Head of the commission in …

Morocco has announced that its decision to put a hold on its contacts with the German embassy in the country over its stance on Western Sahara which is presently causing so many controversies.

The country’s foreign affairs ministry made this know and cited ‘deep disagreements concerning crucial issues,’ although it refused to provide explanations.

A senior Moroccan diplomat cited Germany’s reaction to the US decision in December to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara as a reason for the suspension of relations, Reuters news agency reported.

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The diplomat also cited Germany’s …

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, accused the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), of trying to distract the programmes he has planned for primary schools in the state with some of their demands.

Governor Obaseki also alleged that a segment of the leadership of the union has been politicized, vowed that his administration would not negotiate with them.

He made the vow during a stakeholders’ forum, organized by the State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), with the theme, ‘Improving collaboration in the provision of basic education.

He said there is no going back in his quest …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and other prominent Nigerians will on Saturday be among the first set of Nigerians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television.

They are expected to receive the first dose of the vaccine on Saturday, March 6.

The Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this on Monday at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.

Africa Daily News had earlier reported that four million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 …

The officials of the Department of State Service. (DSS) on Monday demanded a meeting with the leadership of Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN).

The General Secretary of the AUFCDN, Ahmed Alaramma, made this disclosure at a press briefing at Labour House, Abuja, on Monday, where he noted the President of the Association, Mohammed Tahir, is with the DSS.

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Alaramma also alleged that the military personnel were intimidating members and a task force of the union, advising the …

Experts from the united nations have alleged that at least three participants in UN-led Libya peace talks were bribed for votes, this was according to a report for the Security Council of the world body.

Interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah was selected early this month during Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) talks launched in Tunisia in November, the United Nations’ latest bid to salvage the country from a decade of conflict and fragmentation.

In a report set to be presented to the Security Council in March, UN experts found that during the Tunisia talks, two participants ‘offered bribes of …

Ex-US President Donald Trump has hinted that he will possibly be seeking revenge on fellow Republicans who voted to impeach him last month, and this was followed up on Friday, when he endorsed an ex-aide against an Ohio congressman.

Trump threw his ‘complete and total‘ support behind Max Miller, a 2020 deputy campaign manager and White House advisor challenging Representative Anthony Gonzalez, one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

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In a statement released over the weekend, Trump shocked …

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday argued that despite the recent outcry on the huge sum of money allocated for the renovation of the National Assembly, Nigerians stand to gain from it in so many ways.

Africa Daily News had earlier reported that there was an outcry over the N37 billion allegedly approved for the renovation of the National Assembly, with many Nigerians describing it as a misplacement of priority.

However, Fashola said maintenance of public infrastructures is a veritable tool to boost any economy.

Speaking on a public accountability programme on Bond FM in …