Month: December 2018
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We Have All It Takes To Win 2019 Elections – Saraki
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has reiterated that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state have all it takes to win next year’s general elections. Saraki who is the national leader of the PDP said the party will not only sweep the elections in Kwara state…
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Of Veto Power and Rogue Lawmakers
By Dan Onmeje Nigerians narrowly escaped being scammed. Regardless of their perception of him, they have President Muhammadu Buhari to thank for the lucky escape. For the fourth time, he refused to sign the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018, which detailed review would reveal to contain enough hidden clauses to create a new class of overlords…
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Olonishakin: A strategist and a reinvigorated Nigerian Armed Forces
By James Albert When I learnt few days ago that In recognition of his successes towards ending terrorism in Nigeria and the Lake Chad basin, the Coalition for Governance and Leadership in Nigeria will present the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin, with the 2018 African Man of the Year award, ‘at last”…
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Electoral Act Amended Bill, Group Backs Buhari
The Africa Civil Rights Congress has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the amended Electoral Act saying there should be a limit to which selfish personal interests should be allowed to push the country to the brink. President Buhari declined assent for the bill citing among other reasons the confusion…
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Saraki Pledges Continued Support For Family Of Late Sheikh Al- Korowy
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has assured the family of the late Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abdullahi Kudus Al- Korowy of his continued support. Saraki made the pledge on Saturday when he paid a condolence visit to the Oke- Apomu, Ilorin family residence of the late scholar. Saraki who prayed Allah…
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2019: 16 years of PDP in power was disastrous – Group fires back at Atiku
The People’s Rights Assembly [PRA], a group has fired back at the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his claimed that the best Nigeria enjoyed was under the PDP government. PRA was reacting to the claim by Atiku in Ibadan earlier in the week at the South-West zonal…
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Coalition Urges EFCC To Arraign Oshiomhole Over Corruption Allegation
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under aegis of the Coalition for Democratic Watchdog of Nigeria has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Mallam Daudu Lawal, the Governorship aspirant from Zamfara state over allegations of…
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Kwara Market Women Reject FG’s Tradermoni
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Market women at two major markets; Mandate Ultral modern market, Adewole and Ipata market in Ilorin, Kwara state have rejected the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, Tradermoni. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected in Ilorin on Friday to launch the programme. But, the market women, it was gathered have turned down…
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2019: Kwara Govt Proposes A Budget Of N157.5 Billion
By Steve Oni, Ikirin Kwara state government has proposed a budget of N157, 504, 952, 561 for the 2019 fiscal year. The state gpvernor, Abdulfarah Ahmed, while presenting the budget proposal to the state House of Assembly on Thursday said with N1, 461, 612,762, the proposal is one percent higher than that of 2018. Ahmed…
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2019: PDP National Chairman Urges Nigerians To Vote Atiku
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has urged Nigerians to massively vote for the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in order to rescue the nation from hunger. He stated this in Ilorin on Wednesday at the palace of the Emir of Ilorin,…