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A prominent Islamic group with headquarters in Osun, Jamatu Ta’anwunil Muslimeen, has waded into the crisis between former Governor of the state Rauf Aregbesola and his leader and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. The Grand Mufty of Iwoland and Ameer of the organization, Sheikh Daud Imran Molaasan urged followers of both Tinubu and Aregbesola to desist from causing further rift between them. Imran made this call in live video on Facebook where he appealed to Tinubu and Aregbesola to sheath their swords and come together for the sake of innocent people that will be affected if things go…
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Some protesters have stormed the Federal Capital Territory to demand from President Muhammadu Buhari his assent to the Electoral Bill. The protests, which have members drawn from various civil society groups is taking place at the Unity Fountain, Abuja. Many placards asking the president to sign the bill into law are being displayed with many of them adding that the only way out of Nigeria’s political situation is a credible electoral culture. Addressing the gathering, Mrs. Helen said the Nigerian president had promised to sign the bill into law, wondering what could be the reason for the delay. She said,…
Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has commended former Secretary to the Government in Osun, Moshood Adeoti and former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff for exercising their democratic rights by challenging incumbent Governor, Gboyega Oyetola. Both had contested against Oyetola during last Saturday’s governorship primaries of the All Progressive Congress. Oyetola was declared the winner of the primaries. “Governor Oyetola submitted himself to the people and people-power has prevailed. His commitment to democracy, non-violent elections, nation-building, loyalty to party and party supremacy are particularly remarkable. Alhaji Moshood Adeoti and Hon. Lasun Yusuff who also contested at…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to nations, institutions and bodies, both private and public, to return Nigeria’s artefacts in their possession. Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the Nigerian leader made the appeal in the aftermath of the return of two important Nigerian artefacts from Britain. The president welcomed the official handover, on Saturday, of the Okwukor and the Head of an Oba of Benin bronzes, to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II. They were repatriated from the University of Cambridge and University of Aberdeen, respectively, in the United Kingdom, after 125…
The hardship experienced by motorists in Abuja due to the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol in the nation’s capital for about two weeks is gradually easing off. The queues in most filling stations on the Kubwa Express way have reduced. Some retail outlets in Maitama, Wuse, Gwarimpa, and Wuye Districts, had relatively lower queues. Other fuel stations were, however, not open and were not selling the product at all. A taxi driver, Hassan Aliyu, he had been on the queue at the filling station for about 30 minutes but was yet to buy the product.…
A group of All Progressives Congress members, under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders Forum (CASF), have said it would have even wished for a shift in the national convention of the party. The group said this would enable all aggrieved parties within the APC to mend fences. This group stated this while expressing satisfaction with the postponement of the party’s national convention. The CASF Executive Secretary, Dr. Abdulkadir Suleiman, in a statement on Monday in Abuja applauded the decision of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), describing it was a “right step in the right direction.” Suleiman…
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has explained why the whole stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) in the state endorsed the National Chairmanship aspiration of Sen. Umaru Al-Makura. Sule gave the explanation when he paid a solidarity visit to the office of his predecessor, Al-Makura, on Monday in Abuja. The governor, who is also an Engineer, said that the purpose of visiting the former governor was to show solidarity for his aspiration towards becoming the National Chairman of the APC. Sule stated that Al-Makura represents the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), leading to the merger of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 6,082,639 Nigerians has done fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as at 7 a.m., Monday. Feb. 21. The commission, in an update on the CVR Quarter 3, Week 7 released on Monday in Abuja, also disclosed that 3,329,204 Nigerians completed their registration as at the time of the update. It noted that 1,373,240 registrants did online while 1,955,964 did physical registration, of which 28,711 of the figure were Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). It noted that the gender distribution shows that 1,675,318 of those that completed their registration were male…