The PDP has claimed another crucial victory over the APC in Zamfara state – Ibrahim Tukur, the candidate’s party in the Bakura constituency by-election defeated the APC’s candidate, Bello Dankande – However, the APC had earlier pulled out of the election after the first ballot was declared inconclusive. Ibrahim Tukur, …
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Feelers from the presidency on Wednesday showed that President Muhammadu Buhari may not honour the invitation by the House of Representatives to appear before it over the rising spate of insecurity in the country. A presidency source told Daily Independent the planned meeting is “not on the president’s itinerary”. Also, …
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All 50 states and the District of Columbia have now certified their presidential results, according to CNN’s tally, as the Electoral College process moves forward with the meeting of electors on Monday. West Virginia became the final state to certify its presidential election results Wednesday, formally declaring that President Donald …
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HOW BUHARI, APC NEC AGREED WITH OSINBAJO’S COUNSEL TO ADOPT STATE PARTY EXCOS AS CARETAKERS* It was the intervention of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at yesterday’s APC National Executive Committee meeting that saved the day and produced the consensus upon which the ongoing reorganization of the party is …
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The incumbent president Akuffo Ado has won the presidential election to serve a second term Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected after a tightly contested election on Monday. Mr Akufo-Addo obtained 51.6% of the vote, compared with 47.4% won by his main rival, ex-President John Mahama, official results showed. …
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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, presented to the State House of Assembly, the 2021 Budget estimates of One Hundred and Sixty Nine Billion, Eight Hundred and Forty Five Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand, Five Hundred Naira (N169,845,758,500.00), for consideration and passage. Presenting the budget proposal …
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended its earlier plan for a briefing by President Muhammadu Buhari, after it became clear the president would no longer honour the House’s invitation. At plenary Wednesday, the House failed to mention an item on its order paper to admit Mr Buhari into the …
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FAYEMI TO RECEIVE NHRC LEADERSHIP AWARD Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi will on Thursday receive The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s Leadership Award on Human Rights as part of activities marking the Human Rights Day, as well as kick starting activities for the Commission’s silver jubilee anniversary celebration. The …
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The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has said that the National assembly of Nigeria has no consitutional powers to summon the President, Muhammadu Buhari. In a shocking statement issued on Wednesday, Malami stated that the president cannot be summoned to give account of operational use of the armed forces. …
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Rashidi Ladoja visit APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Ikoyi Bourdillon Lagos home. YESTERDAY
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