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2019 General Elections Eroded Past Electoral Gains - Jega

2019 General Elections Eroded Past Electoral Gains – Jega

October 24, 2019 1:06 am

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday said that the 2019 general elections were a setback to the “positive gains the country had recorded in its electoral process.”

He made the submission while delivering a keynote address titled, “Electoral process in Nigeria: Safeguarding the people’s will for democracy to thrive” at a conference organised by the management of Tell magazine to mark 20 years of democracy in Nigeria.

Agreeing that there had been ‘incremental positive changes’ to the country’s electoral system since 2011, Jega, however, pleaded that all hands must be on deck to …

PDP Claims Loyalty Of 70% Registered Voters In Kogi State

PDP Claims Loyalty Of 70% Registered Voters In Kogi State

October 23, 2019 5:24 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that it has the support of more than 70 percent of registered voters in 18 local governments in Kogi.

The party made the claim on Wednesday in a statement ahead of its official campaign flag-off in Lokoja on Friday.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said in the statement that the party expected a landslide victory in the Nov. 16 governorship election.

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“Since we kicked off our grassroots campaigns in the last few weeks, the PDP has continued to …

Hausa Community In Delta Demands Security ID Cards

Hausa Community In Delta Demands Security ID Cards

October 23, 2019 5:09 pm

The Hausa community in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, have requested for identity cards as a step towards curbing security challenges in the area.

They made the request at a community stakeholders’ meeting convened by the leadership of the youths in the area.

The meeting came on the heels of the invasion of Azagba Mixed Secondary School in Issele-Azagba in neighbouring Aniocha North Local Government Area by gunmen who unsuccessfully attempted to kidnap five teachers.

Two persons reportedly died in the attack.

At the Ibusa meeting, stakeholders frowned at the perpetuation of crime under any guise, …

Public Officials Must Patronise Nigerian Hospitals – Obi

Public Officials Must Patronise Nigerian Hospitals – Obi

October 23, 2019 4:49 pm

Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential general election and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has said political office holders in Nigeria should visit hospitals in the country for their personal health needs instead of going abroad for medical tourism and encouraging capital flight.

Obi made the call while speaking during the installation of the 13th President of Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, (ONICCIMA) at Patterson Hall, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha.

Using himself as an example, he said he visits local hospitals like Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha for …

Sudan Seeks Support To Build ‘Youth’ Economy - Elbadawi

Sudan Seeks Support To Build ‘Youth’ Economy – Elbadawi

October 23, 2019 3:59 pm

Hoping to succeed where earlier Arab Spring revolutions have struggled, the new government of Sudan is seeking support to build a youth-focused economy through fundamental reforms and a new safety net, its finance minister says.

In an interview with AFP in Washington, Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi voiced hope that Sudan by year-end will see the end of one of its biggest impediments — its continued classification by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Sudan’s month-and-a-half-old government is seeking to start a new course for the African country after demonstrators, driven initially to the streets by high food …

FG Is Aware Of Xenophobic Attack In South Africa – Dabiri

FG Is Aware Of Xenophobic Attack In South Africa – Dabiri

October 23, 2019 3:20 pm

The Chairperson/CEO,  Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government through its representatives in South Africa is atop the latest attacks on Nigerians in that country.

Nigerians and other foreign nationals residing in South Africa again suffered another round of xenophobic attacks on Tuesday.

Three Nigerians, alongside other foreigners, were reportedly injured in the attacks which took place in different locations in Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province.

Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement by Head of Media Unit, NIDCOM, Abdul-Rahman Balogun, stated that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and South Africa will ensure implementation of the …

National Assembly To Pass 2020 Appropriation Bill In Dec

National Assembly To Pass 2020 Appropriation Bill In Dec

October 23, 2019 3:12 pm

The Chairman of the National Assembly, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, said that the assembly would ensure the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of ₦10.33 trillion in December.

Lawan who is also the President of the Senate said this at the two-day Joint National Budget Hearing on the 2020 Appropriation Bill in the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct. 8, presented the budget proposal to a joint session of the national assembly with a call on the legislators to change the present budget cycle to January-December.

“We have set between the two chambers; and we …

Rochas Earmarks ₦1Billion For Out Of School Children

Rochas Earmarks ₦1Billion For Out Of School Children

October 23, 2019 2:59 pm

The Rochas Foundation has revealed that it has earmarked about ₦1billion to return out of school children to the classrooms, in a partnership with the Federal Ministry of Education.

The Foundation says that since its establishment in 1998, it has aided in the education of over 20,000 orphans and other underprivileged Nigerians.

Director-General Ucy Okorocha told reporters in Abuja that over 5,737 students are in various schools across the country run by the Foundation.

Okorocha said the Foundation has also established a college where African children from less privileged backgrounds can enjoy free and qualitative education at no cost …

Igbo Community Living In Kogi Backs Bello Re-Election Bid

Igbo Community Living In Kogi Backs Bello Re-Election Bid

October 23, 2019 2:36 pm

The Igbo People in the central senatorial district of Kogi State have after their emergency meeting have unanimously endorsed Governor Yahaya Bello for the second term in office.

The socio-cultural organisation in its resolution said it had no alternative but to give massive support for the re-election of the governor because he had achieved so much in his first term

Speaking with our correspondent on phone, the president-general of the group, Chief Joseph Anikwe, said aside from the transformation of the state which the governor had carried out, he had also done well in the area of security.

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Britain Awaiting EU Response To Request For Delay – Johnson

Britain Awaiting EU Response To Request For Delay – Johnson

October 23, 2019 2:23 pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is waiting for a response from Brussels to Britain’s request for a Brexit delay before he decides his next steps.

Questioned by lawmakers, Johnson stressed that the request for a delay was “from parliament” and not from him.

He insisted that he still wants Britain to leave the European Union on Oct. 31.

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“We cannot now know what the EU will do in response to the request from parliament.

“We are awaiting their response.

“I don’t think the people of …

Buhari’s Integrity Will Not Help 2023 Aspirants - Dahuwa

Buhari’s Integrity Will Not Help 2023 Aspirants – Dahuwa

October 23, 2019 2:03 pm

A Bauchi State aspirant to the vacant All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretary and chieftain of the party, Dr. Samaila Dahuwa, has warned that banking on the integrity of President Muhammadu Buhari will not help any aspirant in the 2023 general elections.

Dahuwa, who is seeking to replace the former national secretary and now governor of Yobe State, told newsmen at the national secretariat of the party, that for fairness and equity, Bauchi State should be given the vacant position to position the party for victory in future elections.

Expressing fears over post Buhari’s administration in the party, the aspirant …

Femi: We Must Hold Budget Defence Behind Closed Doors

Femi: We Must Hold Budget Defence Behind Closed Doors

October 23, 2019 12:48 pm
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has defended the decisions of some committees in the green chamber to hold budget defence behind closed doors.
Since the budget defence started about three weeks ago, some committees like North East Development Commission (NEDC), Niger Delta Affairs, Power, Foreign Affairs and Basic Education have been sending out journalists invited to cover the defence during the 2020 budget breakdown of various Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs).
But the Speaker, while speaking with journalists after making a surprise appearance at the budget defence of the House Committee on Agriculture, insisted that
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