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By Kamil Opeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) says the party’s candidate in the Nov. 11 Imo State Governorship election, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu remains the party National Secretary. The party made the clarification in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Friday. Ologunagba said that the attention of the NWC of PDP had been drawn to a statement by a group mischievously purporting that the NWC had relieved Anyanwu of his elected position as national secretary. “The NWC states in very clear terms that the claim by the group is completely…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Ondo State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings against Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Deputy Governor of the state. Olusegun Odusola, the Chief Judge of the state High Court, had declined the Assembly’s request to set up a seven-man panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against Aiyedatiwa. The CJ was said to have cited a subsisting court’s ex-parte order restraining him from carrying out the directive of the Assembly. Speaking on the matter on Friday, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mr. Olatunji Oshati, said the House would abide by the order of the court,…

By Kamil Opeyemi The All Progressives Congress (APC), has postponed the flag-off of its Bayelsa Governorship Campaign earlier scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14, in Yenagoa. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that a new date would be communicated to the public in due course. Recall that an Abuja High Court recently disqualified Timipre Sylva, the APC candidate, from contesting the Nov. 11 governorship race. Justice Donatus Okorowo, while delivering the judgement, held that Sylva had been sworn in twice and ruled Bayelsa for five years as governor.…

By Kamil Opeyemi The ICPC says it is set to begin Phase 6 tracking of the constituency and executive projects valued at N500 billion, which started in 2019 in 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday that the exercise would have teams tracking 1,932 projects. She explained that the focal states for the exercise included Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, Plateau, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Taraba, Gombe and Yobe. Others, according to her, are Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto,…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has set up two joint security task forces to ensure the safety and security of residents of the FCT. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Haruna Garba, made this known while briefing journalists on the outcome of the FCT Security Council meeting in Abuja on Friday. Garba said that one of them was a Joint Task Force, consisting of all security agencies in the FCT, on “one chance” activities. The other, he said, is a Joint Task Force to curtail the activities of armed robbers, kidnappers…

By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Bayo Onanuga, the former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday in Abuja. The president also approved the appointment of Ms Delu Bulus Yakubu as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. “It is part of efforts to prioritize effective and efficient working synergy between the Presidency and Federal Ministries through the…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Friday confirned that President Bola Tinubu has approved the pulling out of FCT Administration from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Wike, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja, said that the development would take Abuja capital city to where it was supposed to be. He lamented that FCT was littered with prokects, adding that the projects were being awarded without the requisite financial backing. Wike said that part of the problem was the inclusion of FCTA into the TSA, however describing it as a…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Governorship Candidate of PDP in Lagos State, Dr Abdulazeez Adediran (a.k.a. Jandor), has filed an appeal to challenge the judgment of Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal which upheld the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He filed the appeal before the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal. Adediran filed the suit together with his party, PDP Adediran said in the 34-ground appeal dated Oct. 13, that it was to express his dissatisfaction with the verdict of the tribunal. He claimed that miscarriage of laws characterised the judgment, and prayed the Court of Appeal to set aside…

By Kamil Opeyemi Popular Nigerian music producer Samklef has taken to social media to react after famous singer Davido blasts him for posting the video of his twins with Chioma in the USA. NPOReports had earlier reported how the clip of Davido and Chioma surfaced online with their newly born twins. In the clip, Davido’s dad arrives the hospital with his luxury car Bentley, as he captures the moment at the Atlanta Hospital in the USA. However, it was reported that Davido expressed his utmost displeasure over the way Samklef posted the video without his permission, dragged him so hard,…

By Kamil Opeyemi Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, the Coroner, who is investigating the death of Afrobeat musician, Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad, has on Friday summoned Abdulazeez Fashola, a.k.a. Naira Marley, Owodunni Ibrahim a.k.a Primeboy, and music promoter Owodunni Eletu, a.k.a. Sam Larry. NPO Reports that the Lagos State government had set up the inquest following the outrage which followed his death. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, had written requesting for the inquest. The Coroner’s court, sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, directed the three suspects to appear before it on October 25, 2023, to testify about…