POLITICS
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Thank you for your help – Maryam Shetty’s reaction to her withdrawal from the nomination
Dr. Maryam Shetty has responded to President Bola Tinubu’s withdrawal of her cabinet appointment. Shetty said she is glad for Tinubu’s unwavering support and appreciates any decision he makes. Shetty also expressed gratitude to Vice President Kashim Shettima for his assistance. On Friday, she claimed she was glad and thankful for whatever choice made by the President in a series…
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Gov. Radda Directs Katsina LGs to Procure 36,100 Bags of Maize for Citizens, Receives NNPP Defectors
To cushion the hardship induced by the removal of fuel subsidy and increase in the pump price of petrol, the Katsina State Government has ordered the purchase of grains for immediate distribution to citizens of the State. Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, in a statement, disclosed that the State Government has directed…
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The Need for More unity and Understanding among NNPP faithfuls have been stressed
The acting chairman NNPP Katsina state Umar Ahmad jibril made the call while briefing News Men in Katsina. Umar Ahmad Tijjani jibril intimate the gathering that, the Occasion was meant to reminded people of the state on the activities of party. He Revealed that following the Resignation of the party chairman and other stakeholders in Katsina, the national Body of…
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‘Uphold INEC’s announcement that I won in 21 states, declare me president’ – Atiku tells tribunal
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Abubakar Atiku, has asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to uphold the declaration of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that he (Atiku) won 21 states in the February 25 presidential election. Atiku made the request on Friday in his final address in support of his joint…
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Katsina State PDP issues disclaimer on formation of LG Caretaker committee
The attention of the Katsina State PDP Caretaker Committee has been drawn to the purported list making the round in media space of a fabled Local Government Caretaker Committee that has not being authorised by the State Caretaker Committee. Kindly note that the power to create Caretaker Committee at Ward and Local Government level is vested on the State Caretaker…
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Opeyemi Bamidele is elected Majority Leader as the Senate names its major offices.
The top officials of the 10th Senate, who were elected by agreement, have been identified, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Senator Ali Ndume of Borno State is the new Chief Whip, and Senator Lola Ashiru of Kwara State is the new Deputy Chief Whip. The Senate Leader is Senator Opeyemi Bamidele of Ekiti State. The Deputy Senate Leader is…
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Ortom denies being nominated for ministerial appointment by Tinubu
Samuel Ortom, the immediate past Governor of Benue State, has denied claims that President Bola Tinubu has nominated him for a ministerial position. Netizens have been spreading rumors that the former governor was among those who made the long-awaited ministerial list. The governor, however, denounced the allegation as false and deceptive in a statement published by his media aide, Terver…
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Atiku’s witness criticizes the US court for ordering Tinubu to forfeit $460,000.
Mike Enahoro-Eba, a star witness for Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last presidential election, faulted the United States of America’s court on Friday evening at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), in which President Bola Tinubu reportedly forfeited $460, 000 dollars for alleged drug offences. The witness, a 17-year lawyer, confirmed that the…
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