Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has explained why he had closed-door discussions with some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) including the caretaker committee chairman.
The Nation had exclusively reported how Fani-Kayode met with the Chairman of APC Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni as well as Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello at Buni’s guest house in Abuja.
Fani-Kayode, in a statement on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, noted that the discussions were just based on the state of the nation, pressing national issues, party politics, and the way forward.
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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, justified the decision of his administration to construct a rail line linking Nigeria with the Niger Republic despite criticisms and disapproval that trailed the announcement of the plan.
The president said connecting Niger Republic through rail would, among other benefits, foster trans-Sahara trade and contribute to the expected gains in the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
Buhari gave the justification while virtually presiding over the ground-breaking for the commencement of the rail line from the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday pledged total commitment towards ensuring that all funds approved by the National Assembly to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic are properly utilized by the federal government.
This is just as the upper chamber also expressed concern over inter-ethnic and inter-tribal conflicts in some parts of the country, saying leaders must unite against criminality and divisive forces.
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The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, who spoke while welcoming his colleagues from Christmas break, stressed the need for the legislative arm to ensure that the special funds appropriated by …
The Northern Governors’ Forum says the current system of open grazing, operated by herders in the country, is no longer sustainable.
The forum made this known in a statement issued by its chairman and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong.
According to the communique, the northern governors will aggressively sensitise herdsmen on the need to adopt new methods of herding by ranching or other acceptable modern methods.
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It said that the northern governors would engage elders and youths in discussions, to seek solutions to security challenges in the north.
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Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has demanded an investigation into the reported gang rape of a teenage girl by four young men in Obi Local Government Area of the State.
The Governor, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase condemned the incident.
Ortom described the act as barbaric, dehumanising and unfortunate.
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He opined that the arrest and prosecution of the culprits after investigation will serve as deterrent to persons who engage in the defilement of minors and other crimes.
The Governor urged the Chairman …
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the Senate to confirm the new Service Chiefs as ambassadors.
Buhari’s appeal was contained in a letter sent to the Senate and was read by the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan.
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A statement by Lawan’s spokesman, Ezrel Tabiowo said the letter was dated January 27, 2021.
…According to Tabiowo: ‘The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs.’
‘The request which was contained in a letter dated
The recurring incidents of herders, farmers’ clashes in some parts of the country will receive the attention of the Senate as it reconvenes from its Christmas break this week.
This was disclosed by the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, who spoke to newsmen on Monday. He also opined that the issues should be resolved through dialogue locally without the involvement of the federal government.
The Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ajayi Borrofice, disclosed that a motion to discuss the herders, farmers’ clashes would be moved at Senate plenary either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
He said: ‘There would be hopefully tomorrow or …
US Ex-President Donald Trump’s legal team argued Monday on the eve of his impeachment trial that the case is constitutionally flawed and it was ‘absurd’ to hold the former president responsible for the US Capitol riot.
But in a preview of their prosecuting arguments, Democrats declared that Trump committed the “most grievous constitutional crime” in the 232-year history of the American presidency when he incited supporters to storm Congress on January 6.
The House of Representatives impeached Trump for a historic second time last month over his role in the deadly siege by his supporters, and his trial begins Tuesday …
Dozens of supporters of Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko clashed with police in the capital Dakar on Monday in the aftermath of the rape allegation leveled on the politician by a beautician.
Sonko finished third in the 2019 election, which saw President Macky Sall win a second term in office, and is considered a future presidential contender in the West African state.
But controversy has dogged the politician since early this month when Senegalese media reported that an employee of a beauty salon had filed rape charges against him.
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Some Nigerian youths have taken to social media to threaten to embark on a fresh protest over the decision of the Lagos Judicial Panel to return the Lekki tollgate to its owners (LCC).
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate had, on Saturday, approved the reopening of the tollgate.
The decision was taken by the chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, and four other members of the panel.
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The chairman was backed by Segun Awosanya …
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s government over the cryptocurrency ban by the apex bank.
Recall that CBN ordered banks and financial institutions in Nigeria to close the accounts of cryptocurrency traders.
CBN in its circular signed by Director of Banking Supervision, Bello Hassan, directed financial institutions to halt any transactions in crypto or to facilitate payments for crypto exchanges.
Reacting to the development, which Nigerians have greatly criticised, Moghalu in an interview on Channels Tv Sunday Politics, said the move was as though the Buhari-led administration is …
Haitian authorities on Sunday disclosed that they had foiled an attempt to murder President Jovenel Moise and overthrow the government, as a dispute over when his term ends rages on.
The plot was an ‘attempted coup d’etat‘, according to Justice Minister Rockefeller Vincent, with authorities saying at least 23 people have been arrested, including a top judge and an official from the national police.
‘I thank my head of security at the palace. The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life,” Moise said. “That plan was aborted.’
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