Politics

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja told state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that only members with solid base from the grassroots to national level will represent the party in elective positions. Receiving state chairmen of the party led by the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, at State House, …

The Senate on Thursday made history with the passage of N10.59 trillion budget for the year 2020 in keeping with its major legislative agenda of returning the country’s budget cycle to a more predictable one as well as stabilizing the economy. The passage of the annual 2020 budget before the …

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu, to 12 years’ imprisonment for N7.2 billion fraud and money laundering. The court convicted Kalu,  now a senator,  on all the 39 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes  Commission, EFCC, …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Dec. 4, 2019 The Senate Joint Committee on Navy, Marine Transport and Finance on Wednesday, has asked the Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA) Mr Dakuku Peterside, to appear before it unfailingly on Thursday. The committee is investigating the N263.89 billion illegal security …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgment has ordered the Federal Government to “recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly, and directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN to …

By Sandra Umeh Lagos, Dec. 2, 2019 A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned until Dec. 5, judgment in a N7.2 billion fraud case against former Gov. Orji Kalu of Abia. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted Kalu and a former Commissioner for Finance in the …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The saying, usually, is: Who bells the cat? The story is told that rats met one day and the agenda was how to put a halt to the havoc the cat was wreaking in the rats’ midst. Suggestions after suggestions were considered before the rats, in …

By Thompson Yamput Jos; Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja Lt-Gen. Jeremiah Useni, the Governorship Candidate of  the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau in the 2019 elections, on Friday instructed his lawyers to proceed to the Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the victory of …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 If a writer does not generate hostility, he is dead – Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, Nobel Laureate in Literature (2001). In any man that keeps silent in the face of tyranny, the man dies – Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate in Literature (1986). Those who vote (in …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Nov. 28, 2019 Sen. Godiya Akwashiki, Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs has said that the Senate would not have anything to do with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Caretaker Committee because it was not a legal entity. Akwashiki said this while briefing …

The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the consideration and passage of the 2019/2020 budget estimates for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and read on the floor …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Nov. 26, 2019 The Presidency has described as “false and irresponsible’’ reports that former president Goodluck Jonathan was blackmailed to support the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC), in recent Bayelsa State governorship election. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the Senior Special Assistant to …

By Chimezie Anaso Awka, Nov. 24, 2019 A businessman, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has declared his ambition for the 2021 governorship election in Anambra State under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ozigbo made the declaration at a meeting with members of the party in Amesi Ward, Aguata on Sunday. …

The new word I put in the Dictionary recurs: Buharigging. It simply means deploying every apparatus of state – military, police, the secret service and the electoral commission – to manipulate an election. It is a word for an “anything goes” election where the figures of the agents of the …

Washington, Nov. 25, 2019 Former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg launched a video ad Sunday to formally announce his campaign for president in the 2020 U.S. election. The minute-long campaign ad portrayed the 77-year-old media mogul as “jobs creator, leader, problem solver.” The announcer said in the ad …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Recent events must have Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders thinking which of Ali Modu Sherriff (aka PDP’s undertaker), and the incumbent, Uche Secondus (aka “Se ko dun”: Cook PDP well and let it taste well in APC’s mouth), is more of a pain in the ass. …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that the Senate under the leadership of current Senate President, Ahmed Lawan will join forces with the executive arm of government to wage serious and sustained war against obligors of Asset Management Corporation of …

The results of the Saturday November 16 2019 off-season polls in Kogi and Bayelsa States, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have, as expected, been mired in controversy. The two elections were marred by violence as projected by many analysts in the run-up to the elections. According …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Nov. 21, 2019 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Nov. 30 for the conduct of supplementary and re-run elections for Kogi West Senatorial District and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency respectively. In a statement, Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday said the Senate is yet to receive any formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu. Lawan made the disclosure when a delegation of the Presidential Advisory …

Gov. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State, has on behalf of his wife, Suzette, the Government and people of Rivers State felicitated with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, on the occasion of his 62nd Birthday. Governor Wike described the former President as a selfless leader and a beacon of light …

By Christian Ogbonna Yenagoa, Nov. 21, 2019 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, presented Certificate of Return to Bayelsa Governor-elect, Mr David Lyon and his deputy, Sen. Degi Eremienyo. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Rivers, Bayelsa and Edo, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, presented the certificates at a ceremony …

Niger Delta Youth Coalition for Peace and Progress (NDYCPP) has urged the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Gov Seriake Dickson to emulate ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and concede defeat. Mr Henry Nabena, Bayelsa chapter Chairman gave the advice on Tuesday in an interview in reaction to the just concluded …

By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Nov 19, 2019 Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday inaugurated a 41-member Transition Committee in readiness for the inauguration of the incoming administration in the state. Chief David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Nov. 16 governorship election and is slated to …