In a rare sitting on Saturday, the Assembly also sacked the Majority Leader, Hassan Mamman Barguma (Hong Constituency); Deputy Majority Leader, Abubakar Isa (Shelleng Constituency); and Deputy Chief Whip, Abdullahi Nyapak (Verre Constituency). Emmanuel Tsamdu, Deputy Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, has just been impeached, SaharaReporters can report. In a rare sitting on […]
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Police Cut Power Supply To Dino Melaye’s House
As the hide-and-seek game between Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi Central District in the National Assembly, and the Nigerian Police Force continues at his residence in Abuja, SaharaReporters can authoritatively report that the power supply to the lawmaker’s house has been cut off by the security operatives, who have been keeping vigil at the […]
IBB mourns Former President Shehu Shagari
Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR who died today. Shagari died at the National Hospital in Abuja , after a protracted illness. Babangida, one of the military officers that toppled Shagari’s government in December 1983, issued a statement of condolence, […]
‘I’m Not Afraid’ Melaye Speaks From Hiding, Says
“I am a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and if there is any invitation here in Abuja, I am going to honour it, but not Kogi. I have been arraigned seven times in different courts with the Nigerian Police. This will be number eight. I am not afraid of being arraigned or tried […]
INEC Withdraws Certificate of Return From Delta Deputy Speaker
Dr. Muhammed Lecky, the INEC National Commissioner, South-South, issued the Certificate of Return withdrawn from the Deputy Speaker to Emeka Ozegbe, as the elected member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ndokwa East constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has withdrawn the Certificate of Return it issued to the Deputy Speaker of […]
Why Can’t You Flag Off Your Presidential Campaign In Zamfara Or Borno? Fayose Asks Buhari
Ayodele Fayose, immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, has queried President Muhammadu Buhari on the decision to flag off the campaign for his reelection in Akwa Ibom. He also accused the President of making “only phone calls” to the state, which has been the hotbed of killings in recent times. According to Fayose, Buhari should […]
Oshiomhole – “PDP ‘not an option’ in 2019”
Oshiomhole, who spoke on Thursday with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) is not an option. According to him, Nigerians are not ready to vote for PDP again.“PDP is just not an option; particularly when their candidate is […]
Why we are slow in fighting corruption
The president said thiswhen he received representatives of the Federal Capital Territory community, who paid him Christmas homage at his official residence on Tuesday in Abuja. resident Buhari, who apparently was reacting to those allegedly accusing his administration of being too slow in tackling the nation’s challenges, including `endemic corruption’ in the society, said: “It’s not […]
Atiku’s wife, Titi, accuses Buhari
Titi Abubakar, the wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for dragging Nigerians through untold hardship. While addressing national women leaders of coalition of political parties in Abuja on Sunday, December 23, 2018, Titi said Nigeria has worsened in the past three years […]
Agbaje vows to remove Lekki toll gates
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, has vowed to remove the Lekki toll gates if he wins the 2019 governorship election in the state. In a statement released on Sunday, December 23, 2018, the candidate said it’s illegal that residents of the state still have to pay tolls […]