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APC Reacts To Calls On Buhari To Resign

APC Reacts To Calls On Buhari To Resign

December 7, 2020 3:54 pm

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the call on President Muhammadu Buhari by a federal lawmaker to resign or be impeached.

On Sunday, Kingsley Chinda, the member representing Obio/Akpor Constituency of Rivers State said Buhari should go.

In his release titled ‘Nigeria saddled with the circus’, Chinda urged on constituents to force their representatives to commence an impeachment process.

In his rejoinder, APC spokesman, Yekini Nabena, noted that the party has no intention of joining issues with the ‘crass statement’.

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Nabena called Chinda, ‘a purported factional leader …

Terrorism Is Africa’s Major Problem – Buhari

Terrorism Is Africa’s Major Problem – Buhari

December 7, 2020 4:31 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the major challenge Africa faces is the threat of terrorist activities and other crimes.

He said the continent must achieve a new trajectory of peace, security and stability.

Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on ‘Silencing the Gun’, held virtually on Sunday.

He urged African leaders to promote the implementation of arms control instruments and embargoes.

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The Nigerian leader said the increasing number of peace agreements and efforts in conflict situations across Africa …

Trump’s Personal Lawyer, Giuliani Tests Positive For COVID-19

December 7, 2020 4:26 am

United State’s President, Donald Trump, on Sunday confirmed that his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani and former Mayor of New York, tested positive for coronavirus.

Trump made the confirmation in a tweet on Sunday.

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He, however, did not state if the 76-year-old, was experiencing symptoms of the virus.

He wrote, ‘@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus.’

‘Get better soon

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Insecurity: Gov Badaru Condemns Those Tackling Buhari

December 7, 2020 3:31 am

The Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has condemned individuals and groups criticising President Muhammad Buhari over the insecurity situation in the country.

The Governor made the condemnation while responding to some comments of Nigerians over the insecurity situation in the country.

Group like Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has continually told President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and allow a more competent hand to pilot the affairs of the nation having failed to better the life of Nigerians since five years ago he took over from Jonathan. They said the President and the commander-in-chief has failed woefully in maintaining the …

Nigeria Can’t Develop With Current The Constitution - Okowa

Nigeria Can’t Develop With Current The Constitution – Okowa

December 7, 2020 3:15 am

Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, the Governor of Delta State, has equivocally stated that the constitution of Nigeria was a major problem to development of the country.

The Former senator and Chairman of South-South Governors Forum made this known on Saturday in Asaba while reiterating his call for restructuring of the country.

Speaking at the launch of a book by Michael Tidi, Warri South Local Government Chairman, Okowa also repeated that the South-South’s region of Nigeria demands for resource control. The governor told the people of the region to stop playing politics with critical issues.

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Hong Kong Freezes Hong Kong’s Activist Bank

Hong Kong Freezes Hong Kong’s Activist Bank

December 7, 2020 3:07 am

Former Hong Kong lawmaker and prop-democracy activist Ted Hui has on Sunday alleged that his local bank accounts appeared to have been frozen after he said he would seek exile in Britain to continue his pro-democratic activities.

In a message sent to Reuters via the social media Whatsapp, Hui said that the bank accounts belonging to him, his wife and his parents in Bank of China Hong Kong, HSBC and Hang Seng Bank were frozen. He stated this without giving any further details.

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Pro-Democracy activists have lamented that conditions have …

Former Uruguayan President Vazquez Is Dead, Says Family

Former Uruguayan President Vazquez Is Dead, Says Family

December 7, 2020 3:05 am

Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez who has been suffering from lung cancer since last year is dead, report says.

He died on Saturday in Montevideo at the age of 80 after suffering from lung cancer, his son said in a tweet on Sunday.

The center-left politician and oncologist who was the president of Uruguay twice in 2005-2010 and 2015-2020 was diagnosed with cancer last year towards the end of his second term. The Broad Front party he belonged to ran the cattle-farming country of 3.4 million people for 15 years up until elections last year.

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Buhari Agrees With Restructuring – Gov el-Rufai

December 6, 2020 2:28 pm

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not opposed to state police and true federalism.

El-Rufai, who was the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee on True Federalism, which submitted its report in 2018, said Buhari is not opposed to restructuring.

The Governor said that it was the National Assembly that has failed to act on the recommendations to make the laws.

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‘Nigeria is the only country in the world that is a federation that has only one police force, we have

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Lawan, Abaribe Trade Words Over Conduct Of 2019 Polls

Lawan, Abaribe Trade Words Over Conduct Of 2019 Polls

December 6, 2020 4:58 am

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, yesterday, traded tackles over the authenticity of votes from the North East during the conduct of the 2019 presidential election.

The duo clashed when the Senate confirmed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second term.

Abaribe, had while making a case for a strong electoral system, questioned how INEC conducted elections in the North East in 2019 with huge turnout of voters and electoral victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite the ongoing insurgency war.

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Insecurity: Government Doing Its Best – Buhari

AfCFTA: Buhari Issues Warning On January 1 Agreement

December 6, 2020 4:34 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must not abuse the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.

The trade deal commences January 1, 2021.

Buhari spoke at the 13th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government held virtually on Saturday.

Represented by Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, Buhari expressed excitement about the start of the agreement.

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The Nigerian leader said it was a fulfillment of the collective dreams of Africa’s founding fathers.

He stressed that any violation …

India Fails To Reach Agreement With Farmers

India Fails To Reach Agreement With Farmers

December 6, 2020 4:23 am

India’s government on Saturday failed to break a deadlock with farmers who are protesting over new agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday to continue talk to end the weeklong protest, the agriculture minister and union leaders said.

Thousands of Indian farmers are demonstrating against the laws, which they say threaten their livelihoods, by camping on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi and blocking highways.

According to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, the new laws are meant to overhaul antiquated procurement procedures and give growers more options to sell their produce.

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US Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Block Georgia Win For Biden

US Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Block Georgia Win For Biden

December 6, 2020 4:19 am

A Federal appeals court has on Saturday rejected a bid by a conservative lawyer to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia despite the fact that Georgia has certified the result. The court also left in place procedures that will make it easier for voters to cast absentee ballots in January when two Senate seats are up for grabs.

U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg, a Trump nominee rejected attorney L. Lin Wood’s arguments and found in a Nov. 20 opinion that the lawyer had no standing to sue.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta also …

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