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Dogara Shocks the Entire Nation, Explains Why He Dumped APC for PDP

30Jan

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Dogara Shocks the Entire Nation, Explains Why He Dumped APC for PDP

Dogara Shocks the Entire Nation, Explains Why He Dumped APC for PDP Nigeria’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has revealed what made him leave the party. The Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying he had to go back to the party under whose platform he was elected to the House. Dogara announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a letter he read on the floor on yesterday with two others, Edward Pwajok (Plateau) and Ahmed Yerima (Bauchi) saying PDP has rebranded with an articulated a clear programme to rescue Nigeria. Prior to his formal announcement, Dogara had returned to PDP and secured the House of Representative ticket to represent Bogoro/Das/Tafawa Balewa ...

So Sad! Groom, Brother, Sister Dies in Fatal Accident En Route Wedding Venue [Photos]

24Jan

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So Sad! Groom, Brother, Sister Dies in Fatal Accident En Route Wedding Venue [Photos]

So Sad! Groom, Brother, Sister Dies in Fatal Accident En Route Wedding Venue [Photos] In what can be considered as a tragic incident over the weekend, a groom identified as Sadi Muhammad Sheme , his sister, younger brother and one other died in ghastly motor accident on wedding day. They were reportedly on their way to Funtia, Katsina state on Saturday evening, January 19. According to online reports, the victims were on their way home from a wedding when the accident happened. For the past few weeks, there have been series of tragic news on brides and groom dieing on their wedding days or a day before. Just in December, a bride identified as Fawziya Tataru died a day before her wedding day in Bauchi. Fawziya, a Quantity Survey graduate of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Unive...

Days after Their Wedding & Honeymoon, Unhappy Bride Runs Away With Husband Money, Properties

26Oct

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Days after Their Wedding & Honeymoon, Unhappy Bride Runs Away With Husband Money, Properties

Days after Their Wedding & Honeymoon, Unhappy Bride Runs Away With Husband Money, Properties A bride who appeared looking gloomy on her wedding day as she got married to an older man has allegedly carted away with his money and properties.According to reports, the man who got married to his younger bride is now lamenting a few days after the wedding that his wife ran away with his money and properties.Details of the couple have not been ascertained online but it was gathered that the lady and her older husband got along during their honeymoon as photos of them kissing got online.However, a reliable source confirmed that the husband is currently grieving as his new bride ran away with his money and some properties. Days after Their Wedding & Honeymoon, Unhappy Bride Run...

Yakubu Dogara Opens Up On How He Was Asked To Beg For a Ticket in APC

14Sep

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Yakubu Dogara Opens Up On How He Was Asked To Beg For a Ticket in APC

Yakubu Dogara Opens Up On How He Was Asked To Beg For a Ticket in APC Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has revealed that he was asked to beg for a ticket in APC. Yakubu Dogara made this known when he received some of his supporters at his Abuja residence on Thursday. The supporters who urged him to dump the ruling APC also presented a PDP nomination form to the speaker. Dogara said; “Truly, I have decided that I will not seek election again. They said they will give me ticket in APC but that I must go and beg for it. I said I do not need the ticket. In politics, I have never gone to anybody’s house to beg for ticket. “My ticket is my people. I have assured them that even if I run under zero party, my people will vote for me. So long as it is Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa...

President Buhari Says He Is Not Afraid Of Free and Fair Elections Come 2019

3Sep

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President Buhari Says He Is Not Afraid Of Free and Fair Elections Come 2019

President Buhari Says He Is Not Afraid Of Free and Fair Elections Come 2019 President Buhari who spoke at an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in China today, Sunday September 2nd, said that as a beneficiary of free and fair elections, he is not afraid of a credible process in 2019. The Nigerian President who told the Nigerian community that his government has succeeded in curtailing Boko Haram insurgents in the country and that the terrorist group no longer controls any part of the country, claimed that with the recent elections in Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi States, the the country had made progress relative to elections conducted in the past years. President Buhari who pledged that Nigerians eligible to vote in the next general elections will be allowed to ...

National Assembly Joint Committee Approves N143bn Budget for INEC

28Aug

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National Assembly Joint Committee Approves N143bn Budget for INEC

National Assembly Joint Committee Approves N143bn Budget for INEC The National Assembly Joint Committee after a 30-minute closed-door meeting in Senate Committee Room 117 on Monday, approved N143 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in line with the proposal of President Buhari for the funding of the 2019 general elections. The National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters Chairman Senator Suleiman Nazif (Bauchi North) who addressed newsmen after the meeting, said the committee which had met four rimes within two weeks after exhaustive deliberations okayed N143 billion as election funds for the electoral body. According to Senator Nazif “INEC is expected to re-present the N143bn as requested by Mr. President. INEC has an opportunity to repriorit...

After Trekking 800m to His House, Buhari Boasts on How He Will 2019 Election by Slide

25Aug

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After Trekking 800m to His House, Buhari Boasts on How He Will 2019 Election by Slide

After Trekking 800m to His House, Buhari Boasts on How He Will 2019 Election by Slide President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday boasted that the All Progressives Congress will win the 2019 presidential election. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, while receiving the representatives of the 34 chairmen of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria. Buhari said the string of victory recorded by the APC in bye-elections in Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi States was sufficient proof that 2019 elections would be won by the party. He said; “Coming against the backdrop of the victory in Ekiti governorship election, the string of victory by our party, the APC, is a clear indication ...

“We’ll Amend Constitution To Make Buhari Life President” – APC Candidate Says,

11Aug

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“We’ll Amend Constitution To Make Buhari Life President” – APC Candidate Says,

Bauchi Bye-Election: “We’ll Amend Constitution To Make Buhari Life President” – APC Candidate Says Honourable Lawal Yahaya-Gumau, representing Toro federal constituency in the House of Representatives, has declared that if elected into the Senate, the Nigerian constitution will be amended to make President Muhammadu Buhari president for life. Gumau, who made this known at a campaign on Friday, is running for the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat in today’s by-election in the state. He said, “I, Lawal-Yahaya Gumau, want you to know that the mandate that will be given to me on Saturday is to go and protect Buhari’s interest in the Senate. This is the only mandate that I will be going to the Senate with, having fulfilled every other mandate to the best of my ability while in the Ho...

Trouble in Paradise as New Faction Of APC Emerges In Abuja

5Jul

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Trouble in Paradise as New Faction Of APC Emerges In Abuja

BREAKING: Trouble in Paradise as New Faction Of APC Emerges In Abuja A new faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged in Abuja, Channels Television has reported. The new faction is named Reformed-APC (R-APC) with Buba Galadima appointed as the Chairman and made up of aggrieved members of the APC, mostly from the National Assembly. Briefing journalists after their meeting at the Sheraton Hotels in Abuja on Wednesday, the chairman, Galadima, said the new faction was formed due to the failure of the APC. They described APC as “severely underperforming and unable to meet its potentials for good governance.” “We are sad to report that after more than three years of governance, our hopes have been betrayed, our expectations completely dashed. The APC has run a rudderless, ...

Bauchi Deputy Governor, Nuhu Gidado, Resigns

24May

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Bauchi Deputy Governor, Nuhu Gidado, Resigns

BREAKING: Bauchi Deputy Governor, Nuhu Gidado, Resigns The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned. In a letter sent to the state governor, Muhammed Abubakar, Mr Gidado explained that his decision was based on his commitment to serve for only a single term as deputy governor of the state. “Ordinarily, I should have remained up to the end of the tenure, but, with the currently dampened spirit and waning zeal as it relates to my official engagements, my continued stay will not be fair and truthful to you as my brother and leader,” he wrote. He reminded the governor that during their meeting on April 19th, he had informed him that he was thinking about stepping aside. He thanked the governor and the people of the state for the opportunity to serve as deputy governor ...