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Friday, 12 April 2024 04:53

At cost totaling the 2024 budgets of the 36 states plus FCT, Lagos-Calabar project is ‘highway to fraud, waste’ - Atiku

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has described as wasteful and a highway to fraud the claim by Works Minister Dave Umahi that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will tentatively cost N15.6 trillion. Atiku also knocked Umahi for altering the project’s initial plan after Gilbert Chagoury’s Hitech had been awarded the contract without any competitive bidding. He said, “Umahi had announced that Hitech would fully fund the project, and based on this, there was no competitive bidding. He (Umahi) then said that Hitech could only raise just 6% of the money for…

Thursday, 11 April 2024 04:47

Voters in many countries lose faith in democracy, poll shows

Voters in many countries are suffering a crisis of faith in their democracies and institutions, a survey by a governance watchdog showed, painting a bleak picture in a year in which more than half of the world's population holds elections. With the United States, India, Britain and the European Union going to the polls in 2024, the report published on Thursday by the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) offers a sombre snapshot of the perceived health of many democracies. The results show that voters in 11 of the 19 countries surveyed, which included the U.S. and India,…

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 04:51

The error of electing Tinubu as Nigeria’s president won’t be repeated in 2027 - Northern Elders

Northern Elders Forum has said that the northern region regrets voting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. The elders noted that the mistake of voting for the president who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 outing has taught the north a lesson. The forum recently came hard on the President when it lamented the growing insecurity across the country. The elders said the recent abduction of Kuriga school children in Kaduna indicated that the present goverment has failed to protect Nigerians just few months in office. In a chat with The Guardian…

Tuesday, 09 April 2024 05:00

Edo gets new Deputy Governor, after Shaibu’s impeachment

Sequel to the impeachment of Philip Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State, a new deputy governor has been sworn in. He is Godwins Marvelous Omobayo. Omobayo was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Daniel Okungbowa at the new Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City. The swearing in ceremony was performed in the presence of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Secretary to State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie; State Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi; Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku traditional rulers mainly from Akoko-Edo local government area, and other top government functionaries. Speaking…

Tuesday, 09 April 2024 04:59

‘Misled by his poorly informed aides’, presidency slams Atiku over comments on Lagos-Calabar highway project

The presidency has chided Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, over his recent comments on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. In a statement issued at the weekend by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, Abubakar alleged that the 700-kilometre highway project was awarded to Hitech Construction Company Limited (Hitech) owned by Gilbert Chagoury. The former vice-president said President Bola Tinubu prioritised personal business interest over Nigerians in the handling of the project. He alleged that Chagoury is a business partner of Tinubu. Abubakar said the federal government has not revealed the expenses associated with the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. He added that the…

Monday, 08 April 2024 04:52

Atiku provides reasons why FG’s Lagos-Calabar highway construction is yet another Tinubu’s self-enriching project

Former Vice President Atiku Abubukar has expressed apprehension about the proposed Lagos-Calabar highway project restarted by President Bola Tinubu.In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibeh, Atiku said the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway plan should have commenced from Calabar if it were genuine, and not another project intended to merely cajole the people. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election lamented that the road project looked dubious, with all the hallmarks of a white elephant project. Atiku alleged that the Tinubu administration had again revealed its penchant for shady deals. The statement said, “This…

Sunday, 31 March 2024 04:54

‘A wholly incompetent guy who abandons state to sleep in Abuja’, El-Rufai’s son blasts dad’s successor who spoke about inherited huge debt

A son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has attacked his father’s successor, Uba Sani, over his complaint about the loans burden he inheritted from Mr El-Rufai. Governor Sani said his administration was finding it difficult to pay workers’ salaries because of the repayment of the state’ huge debts. The governor said the administration inherited $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the administration of Mr El-Rufai. Mr Sani lamented that due to the rise in the exchange rate, the state is now paying back almost triple what was borrowed by the previous administration. Reaction In an…

Thursday, 28 March 2024 04:43

LP re-elects Abure as national chairman despite INEC’s absence at convention

Labour Party (LP) has announced that it has reserved its 2027 presidential ticket for the party’s leader, Peter Obi. This decision was made at the party’s National Convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, where the embattled party chairman, Julius Abure, was re-elected alongside seven other party executives, including the National Secretary, Umar Faruk Ibrahim. The communiqué signed by Abure and Ibrahim also stated that Abia State Governor Alex Otti has the right of first refusal for the Abia State Governorship ticket should he decide to seek re-election on the party’s platform. The LP convention, which was held in…

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 04:36

Togo jettisons presidential system, adopts parliamentary govt

Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen “without debate” by lawmakers “for a single six-year term”, and not by the public, according to the new text. The vote comes less than a month before the next legislative elections in Togo, but it is not yet known when the change — which was approved with 89 votes in favour, one against and one abstention — will come into force. Currently,…

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 04:48

From prison to palace: This is the incredible story of the rise of 44-year old Faye to Senegal's presidency

Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef. Everything changed for him when the party's firebrand leader, Ousmane Sonko, who was also detained, was charged with insurrection in July and barred from running in elections to succeed President Macky Sall. That cleared the way for Faye to emerge from the shadow of his former boss and eventually from prison, take over the race and on Monday - the day of his 44th birthday - emerge as victor…

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Monday, 25 March 2024 04:50

Insecurity: Tinubu govt has failed, already - Northern Elders

Northern Elders Forum on Sunday came hard on President Bola Tinubu, saying the growing insecurity across the country indicated that the present goverment has failed to protect Nigerians just few months in office. While declaring that enough is enough, the elders said Kuriga school children abduction is another tragic incident that highlights the growing need for improved security measures. Spokesperson of the forum, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a statement on Sunday, said though the forum welcomed the abducted children back with open arms, there is need ro emphasize the urgent need for proper medical and shock checks as they reintegrate into…

Thursday, 21 March 2024 05:05

NLC, Labour Party battle for party’s control. This is what the antagonists are saying

The supremacy fight between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Labour Party, LP, continued yesterday, with the union picketing the headquarters and secretariats of the party nationwide, insisting the national chairman, Julius Abure, quit office. But the party in a swift reaction, described the forcible entry of NLC members into its headquarters and secretariat as illegal and criminal. Speaking when workers occupied the Labour Party headquarters in Abuja, the Deputy President of NLC Political Commission, Theophilus Ndubuaku, said the picketing was to express workers’ grievances towards Abure’s administration of the party. He said: “Nigeria is not the only country that…

Friday, 15 March 2024 04:46

Northern Senators Forum gets new Chairman after Ningi’s resignation over NASS budget padding allegations

Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has named Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, senator representing Katsina central, as its new chair. Yar’Adua took over the leadership of the forum following the resignation of Abdul Ningi, now suspended senator representing Bauchi central. Ningi resigned from the position after the upper legislative chamber suspended him for three months for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion. In an acceptance speech on Thursday, Yar’Adua said he was humbled by the decision of the forum to name him as its chair. The senator described Ningi as an “elder brother” whom he holds “in high esteem”. “I…

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 04:50

After suspension from Senate, Ningi resigns as chairman of Northern Senators Forum

Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, has resigned as chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF). Ningi’s resignation comes after the senate suspended him for three months over the claim that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion. The lawmaker announced his resignation in a letter dated March 11, 2024, addressed to the secretary of NSF. “I will like to resign my position as Chairman Northern Senators Forum,” the letter reads. “This is of course necessitated by the unfolding events in the National Assembly, the North and the nation at large. “I will like to specially thank members of…

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