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2023: Parties, Groups May Merge To ‘Battle’ APC

December 1, 2019 8:09 am

• opposition meets to strategise

• Pat Utomi, Obi Ezekwesili, Fawehinmi, others in steering committee

• We’re not averse to merger –PDP

 

Although the next general elections are still four years away, but a script that played out in 2013, giving birth to the All Progressives Congress, which successfully edged out the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two years later is once again being written.

According to some principal actors in the know, the opposition parties, movements and forces are also plotting to come together to become a political party and slug it out with the ruling APC …

Edo

Ize-Iyamu’s Exit: Exodus Imminent In Edo PDP

December 1, 2019 7:57 am
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State 2016 gubernatorial election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has hinted of imminent mass exodus of party leaders and members from the state chapter of the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), where he now belongs. 
He dropped the hint in apparent r‎eaction to the comments of the state chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, who had earlier said that his (Pastor Ize-Iyamu’s) exit from the party would not affect its electoral fortunes in the state.
‎Pastor Ize-Iyamu who gave the hint while chatting with journalists in Benin,
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Pension For Ex-Governors: The Zamfara Example

December 1, 2019 7:56 am
ZAMFARA State House of Assembly recently took a remarkable decision when it repealed the controversial Pension Law that hitherto entitled ex-governors, their deputies, former House Speakers and their deputies outrageous pensions and other entitlements. The House leader, Farouk Musa Dosara, who presented the Bill, urged his colleagues to consider repealing the obnoxious pension law as a matter of urgency and in the best interest of the state and its citizens. According to him, the package in the pension law for erstwhile political office-holders in the state was selfish and without regard to the hardships of serving and retired civil
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Southeast

2023: Southeast Needs To Work Hard For Presidency –Nwaka

December 1, 2019 5:29 am

Senator Emma Nwaka represented Abia North in the short-lived Third Republic. In this interview, the former Abia State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemned what he described as ‘coup’ staged these days by the nation’s election umpire in the name of elections.

He predicted what will happen in 2023 should “the brigandage” go unchecked.  Nwaka who revealed  why Abia North fell to the All Progressive Congress in the 2019 polls, warned governors on the bitter consequences of  playing god. He did not spare Southeast governors over the fate of the zone while hinting on why Enugu airport, Second …

Oil

Revealing Owners Of Oil Firms Is Anti-Corruption Measure

December 1, 2019 3:53 am

The extractive industry in Nigeria is one of the most opaque industries, often shrouded in secrecy. A recent announcement by NEITI that it will make public names of big players in the oil and gas sector may put an end to the opacity by opening a beneficial ownership register. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Waziri Adio, speaks to that in an interview with Nosa James-Igbinadolor 

NEITI announced it will open a beneficial ownership register for the oil and gas industry as soon as mid-December. What exactly does the register entail?

The register is designed to ensure ownership transparency. The quest …

What Is The $30bn Fresh Loan For? Increasing Debt Portfolio

December 1, 2019 3:51 am

President Muhammadu Buhari seeks to increase Nigeria’s total debt portfolio to about $97billion by borrowing about $30billion from external sources to execute critical infrastructure projects. While the argument on the part of government has always been that Nigeria’s debt to GDP ratio remains low, experts are worried that paying back the burgeoning debt is a major concern, as generating enough revenue to meet its budgetary obligations is still a nightmare for the government. 

President Muhammadu Buhari last week returned to the National Assembly to re-present the federal government’s request for a $29.96 billion fresh foreign loan. Buhari, in presenting the …

Abdulrasaq: Kwara Won’t Spare Public Funds Looters

December 1, 2019 3:49 am

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration would not tolerate any attempt to create distractions in attempts to unravel the case of the N5bn alleged to have been shared among former lawmakers in the state.

Abdulrazaq also said no government official would be spared if proven to have committed infractions against the law.

“A few days ago, some former Kwara lawmakers were alleged to have shared N5bn of taxpayers’ money among themselves. This of course followed a pattern of systemic looting of the treasury which has been discovered since we assumed office,” the governor said in a statement …

World AIDS Day: Despite Efforts, Challenges Still Persist

December 1, 2019 3:48 am

Since the first two cases of AIDS, which sent panic, doubt and disbelief to the nation, was diagnosed in Nigeria in 1985 and reported in 1986 in Lagos, the fight by both the Federal Government and donor agencies to bring an end to the epidemic has been intensified, but achievement is still dragging in some aspect. Thirty years after, challenges such as stigmatization, lack of fund, access to drugs and others have not been fully tackled.

The spread of the infection over the past years has a great impact on health, welfare, employment and the criminal justice sectors; affecting all …

Why We Met Sowore — Garba Shehu

December 1, 2019 3:48 am

Presidential spokesperson, Mr Garba Shehu, on Saturday night gave an account of what led to a meeting with detained activist, Omoyele Sowore, and some personalities allegedly to discuss his freedom.

An online medium, Premium Times, had named Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina; Isa Funtua; ThisDay Publisher, Nduka Ogbaibena; and Shehu among a team that went to meet with Sowore at the Department of State Services headquarters in Abuja allegedly on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari to negotiate his release.

The publication said it found out Buhari sent teams to Sowore to pressure him …

Pressure Rises On Malta PM To Resign Over Slain Reporter

November 30, 2019 4:38 pm

Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat came under increasing pressure to resign on Friday as protesters cried foul over the latest twist in the case of slain investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The escalating murder investigation has rocked the tiny Mediterranean island and reached the highest rungs of the country’s politics, with two ministers and Muscat’s chief of staff Keith Schembri stepping down from their posts this week.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Valletta after Muscat refused to give immunity to the main suspect in the 2017 murder, tycoon Yorgen Fenech, to disclose what he knows …

China Bans ‘Fake News’ Created With AI, Bots

November 30, 2019 4:37 pm

China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies to produce “fake news.”

The regulation published Friday by China’s cyberspace authority said that both providers and users of online video news and audio services are “not allowed” to use new technologies such as deep learning and virtual reality to create, distribute and broadcast “fake news.”

“Fake news” has been generalised to mean anything from a mistake to a parody or a deliberate misinterpretation of facts.

The rules come into effect on January 1, 2020.

Failure to follow them could …

Nembe

Panel On Nembe Killings

November 30, 2019 7:02 am

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a six-member panel of enquiry on the violence that rocked Nembe Local Government Area and other parts of the state before and during the November 16 governorship election in the state. At least 20 persons were reportedly killed during the incident while over 93 persons, including bystanders were injured during an aborted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship rally in Nembe on November 13 when they were attacked by thugs. Inaugurating the panel at the Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Seriake Dickson who decried political violence and brigandage said those that were wounded were still receiving …

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