Category: Politics News

Chris Anyanwu

2015: Anyanwu battles to save APGA

In her determination to ensure that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Imo State Chapter does not fizzle out before the 2015 general elections, Senator Chris Anyanwu, representing Owerri Zone in the National Assembly, has put in place a machinery to galvanize party members together. Towards this end, the remaining members of APGA and her [...]

ACE blasts govt over orphanages

Alliance for Credible Election (ACE) yesterday blasted government over the negligence of orphanage homes. This is coming on the heel of recent happenings in Abia and some other states in the eastern parts of the country, where baby factories were discovered. ACE General Secretary, Emma Ezeazu said this yesterday while briefing journalists in Abuja. He [...]

Flooding: Senate wants early preparation

The Senate has mandated its Committees on Water Resources, Environment, Marine Transport and Special Duties to embark immediately on establishing government’s preparedness to contain threats of impending flooding affecting parts of the country. The resolution of the senate to so do was reached upon consideration of a motion on Thursday titled: “Emergency Preparedness for 2013 [...]

State of emergency: S/East PDP commends Jonathan

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Zone, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, saying the action signals a new and decisive showdown against Boko Haram. In a letter of solidarity to his North East counterpart, PDP National Vice Chairman, Colonel Austin Akobundu (rtd.), [...]

AMINU TAMBUWAL

Reps pass N260bn FCT budget

The House of Representatives yesterday approved the Federal Capital Territory 2013 Appropriation Bill of N259,649,520,705. Details of the Bill as passed indicated that the sum of N99,182,071,303 is earmarked for recurrent non-debt expenditure, while the sum of 160,467,449,402 was earmarked for capital expenditure. Curiously, nothing was voted for capital expenditure for the FCT Procurement department, [...]

ACN urges NASS to study emergency rule proclamation

In what appeared a u – turn, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday urged members of the National Assembly to carefully study the proclamation by President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa before endorsing it. The ACN which on Wednesday urged members of the National Assembly to reject [...]

Prosecute govs on wrong projects – Akpabio

Prosecute govs on wrong projects – Akpabio

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state, has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to prosecute governors, that site projects near their homes without consideration for access to raw materials. Akpabio, who stated this at the ICPC Governors Forum in Abuja on incidences of good governance and the fight against [...]

APGA slams INEC over Umeh

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) yesterday declared support for the state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, saying it is a welcome development and evidence that the president listens to the yearning of Nigerians. The APGA faction led by Maxi Okwu ,also said in Abuja that the Independent [...]

Vincent Ogbulafor

I’m ignorant of my offence – Ogbulafor

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, yesterday told an Abuja High Court that he was ignorant of the allegations in the charge preferred against him. Ogbulafor, who was a minister of Special Duties during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, denied knowledge of the allegation of award [...]

David Mark

PDP senators back Jonathan on state of emergency

Senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday gave their approval for the declaration of State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan. The approval of the PDP senators followed what they described as the ‘intensifying spate of killings and violence’ threatening the continued unity of the [...]