politics

Disaffected National Assembly members also plotting defection. Horsetrading over the zoning of the presidential ticket and national chairmanship of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is threatening to wreak more havoc on the party, The Nation learnt on Saturday. Following reports that the chairmanship has been allocated to the …

…SAYS NGF WAITING ON SUPREME COURT TO RESOLVE VAT DISPUTE …PREDICTS VICTORY FOR APC IN 2023 The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said there is need to channel borrowed funds to regenerative ventures to strengthen the nation’s economy and generate more jobs for the citizens. Dr. Fayemi said …

The Emir of Argungu, HRH Sumaila Mera on Sunday conferred the traditional title of Kakakin Kebbi (Cultural Ambassador of Kebbi) on the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Newsextra24 reports that the turbaning which took place at the forecourt of the Palace of the Emir in Argungu town, …

Rashidi Ladoja, governor of Oyo State between 2003 and 2007, has said that his very good brother and colleague in Lagos, Bola Tinubu, would preside over Nigeria better than it is if he is elected to govern Nigeria. The Osi Olubadan, who made this known in an interview with Sunday …

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has expressed disappointment over the recent statements made by Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu on the issue of zoning of the 2023 presidency, saying the governor has no right to threaten anybody Akeredolu, who is the Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum had said any …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria will remain one indivisible nation despite its problems. The VP said even with the security, economic, religious and ethnic challenges, the collective vision of a united, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria abides. He spoke on Sunday at the 61st Independence Anniversary service and the 45th-anniversary …

As the 2023 polls draw near, the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has perfected a strategy to impose her younger brother, Mr Mohammed Halilu Modi, as the next Governor of Adamawa State, Newsextra24 has gathered. Newsextra24 learnt that the First Lady’s machination which has torn the Adamawa chapter …

THE imbroglio trailing the job of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zoning Committee led by the Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, will soon be resolved, Newsextra24 can authoritatively reveal. A party source privy to the deadlock at the Enugu meeting last week over the zoning arrangement being pushed by the …

Herders Still Graze Openly In States With Prohibition Law • It’s Police’s Responsibility To Enforce Law, Says Abia Commissioner • Bring Violators To Book Or Be Seen As Toothless Bulldogs, DAWN Charges Southern Governors • Implementation Must Be Scientific, SAN Advises As more southern states move to stem the herders-farmers …

Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Saturday, disclosed what the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government needs to address the country’s infrastructural deficit. Emefiele disclosed that the Buhari-led Federal Government needs US$100 billion annually to address the nation’s infrastructure deficit. The CBN governor disclosed this at …