Governor Umaru Al-Makura on Thursday expressed confidence that the gale of defections sweeping across various state chapters of the All Progressive Congress (APC), would not reach Nasarawa State. “The gale of defections rocking the APC will not reach Nasarawa; I am very confident of that,” Al-Makura declared in Lafia, duringContinue Reading
Thousands of people are joining the All Progressives Congress, APC, even as Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara announced their departure, to rejoin their old party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress Governors’ Forum made this knownContinue Reading
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday said it had concluded arrangements to host the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly between Aug. 3 and Aug. 5. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mrs Adefunmilayo Tejuoso, made this known in a statement in Lagos.Continue Reading
Amuwo Odofin (Lagos State), Aug. 2, 2018 (NAN) An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker in Lagos State, Mr Adedotun Adegbola, on Thursday said that politicians who defected from the party would not win in the 2019 elections. Adegbola spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline ofContinue Reading
Hajiya Aisha Alhassan, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development says she has not resigned her position as a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Alhassan disclosed this while speaking in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. “Contrary to insinuations especially inContinue Reading
The Federal Government on Thursday said that the 823 million dollars spent on 45.245 km Abuja light rail mass transit, inaugurated by President Mugammadu Buhari on July 22, was justifiable. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who took journalists on a tour of the rail project inContinue Reading
Sen. Abduallhi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West) has attributed the recent developments in the country’s political space to acts of jealousy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements. Adamu said this while addressing All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders at an expanded meeting on Thursday in Lafia. “We do know for a fact that whatContinue Reading
By Mustapha Sumaila The European Union (EU) on Tuesday said no fewer than 11,100 Nigerians, who were among irregular migrants in Libya, had so far returned to the country. Mr Richard Young, the EU Deputy Head of Delegation in Nigeria, made the disclosure at a Public Lecture and Book LaunchContinue Reading
By Martha Azi Rep. Johnbull Shekarau (PDP-Shendam/Mikang) has donated 700 vials of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV), worth N25 million, to Zamko Comprehensive Health Centre, Langtang, Plateau State. Dr. Nyam Azi, Medical Officer of the health centre, an outpost of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) who confirmed this to the NewsContinue Reading
