Politics

  The Leadership of the National Assembly on Wednesday held a meeting with some Ministers and Heads of agencies from the Executive arm of Government to brainstorm on the impact of Coronavirus pandemic on the Nigerian economy. The meeting specifically touched on the planned review of the 2020 budget and …

For twenty years running, our health sector funding has declined. In many other cases, budgets are padded and looted by lawmakers and public officials with impunity. Some states just looked away in funding health and education sectors preferring instead to be erecting white elephants. Our political elite lived in a …

  By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, March 24, 2020 Sen. Rose Oko, representing Cross River North Senatorial District of Cross River is dead, aged 63. The late Oko, who died last night at a UK hospital, was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment. A close aide of the late …

By Chidi Opara Owerri, March 23, 2020 Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has assigned portfolios to the 23 commissioners that would assist him to run the affairs of the state. Mr C.O.C Akaolisa, from Orsu Local Government Area was assigned the portfolio of Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr …

The Senate Committee on Works has assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State that it will liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to ensure reimbursement of N23.7 billion being owed the state on outstanding certified expenditure in respect of rehabilitation of federal roads in the state. Responding to a …

A coalition of support groups on Thursday threw its weight behind Peremowei Ebebi for the Bayelsa West Senate seat vacated by Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Two Senate seats, Bayelsa Central, previously occupied by Gov Douye Diri and Bayelsa West formerly occupied by Ewhrudjakpo are vacant following their emergence as Governor and …

By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, March 18, 2020 Alhaji Lawal Shuaibu, the Deputy National Chairman, North, All Progressives Congress (APC) whose suspension was lifted by the National Working Committee (NWC) has resumed duties at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. Shuaibu, who was received amidst rousing reception by APC staff, told …

The decision by the Dr Ahmad Lawan-led Ninth Senate to set up a 56-member Constitution Review Committee seems to have raised more questions than it answered. The Committee, headed by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, consists of eight principal officers who are to serve as a steering …

By Ikenna Uwadileke Abuja, March 15, 2020 Former Anambra governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife on Sunday re-echoed the need to zone the 2023 presidency to the South-East “in the interest of fairness and equity”. Ezeife made the call when some youths, under the aegis of Anambra Youth Diaspora Initiative (AYDI), Abuja Branch, …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Seeing the fate that last week befell the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, must thank his stars for escaping a similar treatment weeks’ ago. The suspension for six months slapped on him by the Osun State council of …

– A Keynote Speech By Prof. Greg I. Ibe, PHD, OFR, Enyi Abia At the Great Debate and Dialogue for National Unity organized by Igbo Leadership Development Foundation in collaboration with Gregory University Uturu, World Igbo Summit Group, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies, New Generation Leadership Foundation at …

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Corporate and Allied Matters Act amendment bill, 2020. The passage of the bill by the upper chamber was sequel to a clause-by-clause consideration of the bill in a committee of the whole. The piece of legislation was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya …

Gov Douye Diri on Sunday said the Bayelsa chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being repositioned to regain its dominance in upcoming elections. He noted that the new spirit of unity and consensus building in the PDP has put the party in good stead to win future elections in …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Bayelsa State Chapter has said that the recently sworn-in governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Douye Diri did not win the state’s governorship election and is thus an illegitimate governor, stressing that he “will bear the burden of illegitimacy throughout his tenancy …

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to Governor John Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Segun Dipe, has dismissed the insinuation that his principal was nursing a presidential ambition towards 2023, saying it was a fallacy and a misrepresentation of Fayemi’s personality and …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last Saturday, February 29, 2020, activists from all walks of life gathered at the International Secretariat of the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) located at the Magodo area of Lagos to deliberate on matters of interest to the Yoruba nation. Delegates came from Venezuela, the USA, the …

By Ebere Agozie/Ikenna Uwadileke Abuja, March 2, 2020 The Supreme Court adjourned until Tuesday, hearing in application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to review a judgment on Imo governorship that declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March …

A United States based Imo State Diaspora group, the Imo Diaspora Coalition for Justice and Democracy (IDCJD) has commended US Congressman Chris Smith for his recent statement expressing concern over the Supreme Court of Nigeria and its independence, ability to safeguard the country’s constitution and democracy. In a statement, with …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The South-west security outfit code-named “Amotekun” may have survived threatened abortion, widely-expected still-birth, vicious Fulani attacks and scantily-concealed bellicosity of the Federal Government; it may appear to be well and alive, loved by the mass of Yoruba people home and abroad; and supported by other conscionable …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the passing of a bill seeking to give leaders of federal and state legislatures immunity from prosecution for corruption.” Responding to the development, SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare said: “Providing immunity for presiding officers against crimes of corruption is tantamount to ripping …

By Adekunle Williams Lagos, Feb. 24, 2020 The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams, on Monday said that the successful implementation of ‘Amotekun’ would attract more investments to the six states in South-West. Adams said this while addressing newsmen on the sideline of a one-day Stakeholders’ Forum …

  A group, Patriots of Ijaw Nation (PIN), has warned Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike, to stop a planned protest against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. PIN said in a statement on Sunday in Yenagoa that insider information at its disposal indicated that Governor …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to “restrain and stop Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives and all members of the House from spending an estimated N5.04 billion to buy 400 exotic …

The leadership of the Igbo apex organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu State, on Thursday, joined stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in applauding Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his peace and good governance initiatives and inclusive leadership style, which have entrenched participatory democracy in the state. Speaking during the …