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Buhari stuns APC leaders, says tenure elongation of NWC illegal

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

…Wants those interested in continuity to resign, recontest In an unexpected move on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to extend the tenure of the National Working Committee (NWC) and

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Tenure elongation for APC NEC illegal – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

I am delighted to once again welcome you to this National Executive Committee Meeting of our great party. As we usually do, I hope we will take the opportunity of this gathering to resolve outstanding issues and consolidate our plans towards making APC the strongest defender of the interests of our people. In particular, I […]

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Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, others attend APC caucus meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night led other top government officials elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to a meeting of the party’s national caucus at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Other top government officials who attended the meeting included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the […]

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APC South-South leaders urge Buhari to declares 2019 intentions

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

South-South leaders in the All Progressives Congress (APC), have expressed satisfaction with the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari in his three years in government, urging him to again throw his hat in the ring for the 2019 contest. At a meeting to appraise political actors in Nigeria, the leaders praised Buhari for investing in roads, […]

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2019: ‘Don’t allow Amaechi deceive you, PDP tells South-east

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, weekend accused the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, of trying to deceive the South-east zone to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid in 2019.   Recall that Mr. Amaechi at a convocation lecture of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka last Wednesday urged […]

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2019: Why APC may fail – party chieftain

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2018 0

Berates Oyegun for poor leadership   A chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Chief Perekeme Kpodo, has said that the party will fail in the forthcoming general elections if the reconciliation by the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, fails.   Kpodo, who spoke in an interview on […]

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PDP has solution to Nigeria’s woes, not coalition, says Lamido

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2018 0

Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the only party that can take the country out of its current woes and reposition it towards attaining its potentials rather than a coalition of parties.   Lamido, who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the […]

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Leave Ekweremadu, PDP members alone; face corruption war, PDP tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2018 0

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Federal Government to fight corruption and stop hounding members of the opposition parties in the name of fighting corruption, stressing that the real corrupt people are within the circle of APC government.   The party frowned at the Motion Experte filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel […]

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I had earlier advised Buhari to withdraw police officers from VIPs, says Murray-Bruce

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

A Senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Bayelsa State and founder of the Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce has disclosed that he had earlier advised President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw police officers guarding VIPs in the face of security challenges in the country. He made this disclosure via his official twitter […]

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FG saves N68bn on personnel cost in 2017- Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has revealed that the Federal Government has saved N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017; bringing the aggregate savings by the government on personnel cost since 2007 to date to N288 billion. Adeosun made this disclosure on Wednesday during her presentation of “Status Update on the Implementation of […]

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31 days after, FG rescues 104 Dapchi schoolgirls

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

…5 girls die, 2 still in Boko Haram’s captivity …This is how govt should respond – APC …PDP: No, Presidency stage-managed abduction for 2019 polls Thirty-one days after the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on Wednesday, March 21, 2018,

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Buhari’s misery filled term will help define the 2019 elections

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2018 0

There are many ways to assess the social, political and economic evolution of a country. You can make recourse to hard data, the facts and figures that tell a story of innovation and progress or one of regression and contraction. In this age of the religious reverence of analytics and pedagogy, there is still space, […]

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Buhari approves establishment of National Food Security Council

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2018 0

Days after he announced the intention of the Federal Government to establish a National Food Security Council, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the Council’s membership. The Council, to be chaired by the President, would have as members, the Governors of Kebbi, Taraba, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Delta States and it would be […]

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Election Sequence: CNPP knocks Buhari for withholding assent, urges NASS to veto it

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was ill-advised by the enemies of democracy to withhold assent to the recently passed Electoral Act amendment by the National Assembly, urging the lawmakers to invoke their veto power and sign the amendment into law in the interest of the country. While […]

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CACOL laments recycling of corrupt politicians, says action ruing country’s image

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2018 0

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has kicked against the continuous recycling of corrupt politicians into public offices in the country by the President Muhammadu Buhari led -administration. This the Executive chairman of (CACOL), Debo Adeniran, noted has seen several of the people who siphoned the wealth of the country and subjected it […]

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Court stops NASS from overriding president Buhari’s veto of electoral reform bill 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2018 0

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the National Assembly from going ahead with its planned move to over ride president Muhammadu Buhari veto electoral bill 2018. The court while ruling on the oral application argued before it by Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, held that National Assembly should maintain […]

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Buhari sacks Amnesty boss Boroh, replaces him with Dokubo

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme and Special Adviser on Niger Delta Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) and approved the appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo to replace him. Dokubo is currently, a Director of Research and Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. He holds a PhD in […]

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Election 2019: Buhari rejects amended Electoral Act

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the Amended Electoral Bill sent for his signature by the National Assembly. The bill provides for the Presidential election to come last after National Assembly and Governorship elections. Buhari notified the Senate about his action in a letter dated March 3, 2018, which was read by the President of the […]

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Buhari’s visit opens long feud between Lalong and Sports Minster

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2018 0

The Minister for Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung has descended heavily on Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State for naming a newly commissioned road in Jos after President Muhammadu Buhari. But the Commissioner for Information in the State, Yakubu Dati, said the comment by the minister is a confirmation that he is being used […]

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Benue Killings: Buhari meets with Stakeholders

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with stakeholders in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. This President Buhari’s first visit to the state since the New Year killings which claimed the lives of over 70 people. Details Later…