Politics

Oshiomhole said he wouldn’t mind the continuation of crisis in APC if it would lead to electoral victories for the party in future elections.

The APC Chairman stated this while hosting Kano State chapter of the party led by the state Governor, Umar Ganduje in Abuja.

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According to Oshiomhole: “On my part, the victories we recorded especially in this rerun election is

A call made by Nasir El-rufai, while pushing for the resignation of former President, Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 has resurfaced on social media.

El-Rufai, now the Kaduna State Governor, had on July 23, 2012, supported the call for Jonathan’s resignation, suggesting that the then President was useless to the people of Nigeria.

The tweet resurfacing may not be unconnected to a similar call made by Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who yesterday, demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari resigned his position if he can no longer protect Nigerians.

El-Rufai had said, ”Nothing wrong with asking a president to resign,

The presidency has denied claims that President Muhammadu Buhari is unaware of the insecurity challenge in the country

A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said it was compelled to react to a mischievous slant being given by both the traditional and social media to the comments of President Muhammadu Buhari on the security challenges in some parts of the country.

Adesina said, Buhari On Monday, while hosting Eminent and Respected Citizens of Niger State at State House, Abuja was quoted as saying “I was taken aback by what is happening in the

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has promised to increase pensioners’ benefit from ₦3, 000 to ₦30, 000 monthly.
El-Rufai made the increment while stating that pensioners take home was unacceptable and very poor.

In a statement signed by his spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai promised that the proposed increase will be tabled before the State Executive Council meeting.

He assured that payment will commence once the state Executive Council approves the new increase.

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The governor said although the new minimum pensions will increase the wage bill of Kaduna

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against any attempt to politicize or trivialize demands by Nigerians for his resignation due to his evident failure to guarantee security of lives and property in the country.

PDP stated that the Buhari-led Presidency must accept this apolitical verdict, which transcends ethnic, political and religious boundaries, especially after Buhari admitted failure by expressing “surprise” at the level of insecurity across the nation under its watch.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party stated that the fact that the Presidency resorted to hauling insults, hate