Politics

S/ South group threatens to shut NASS over planned impeachment of Akpabio

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 March 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana A socio- political group, South- South Rebirth has threatened to shut down the Assembly at the insistence of a planned impeachment of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. According to the group, the incessant calls for the impeachment of Akpabio, at every prompting

Editorial News

EDITORIAL: Time to review federal character principles

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

Recently, some leaders of the Southern region filed a N50 billion suit at the Federal High Court to challenge President Muhammad Buhari’s alleged violation of the Federal Character Principles of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through marginalization in appointments made by his administration since 2015. The 10 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs)-led suit sought the […]

Interviews

Buhari’s government filled with hypocrites, deceivers –Pearce

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

Dr. Adetokunbo Pearce, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, and former publicity secretary of the Segun Adewale led Lagos faction of the party under the Sen Ali Modu Sheriff’s then PDP. In this interview with INIOBONG IWOK, Pearce talks about the state of the party in Lagos State, the forth […]

News Politics

Taraba gov raises alarm over influx of Boko Haram members

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2016 0

Jalingo— Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, yesterday, raised alarm over influx of Boko Haram members into the state. According to him, the influx has made the state relatively unsafe, following recent attacks which gave rise to internally-displaced persons, IDPs. The governor, who raised the alarm while playing host to senators in his office in […]