Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a tense meeting at the White House on Tuesday. In their first Oval Office encounter, Trump called it a “wonderful marriage” idea, but Carney pushed back, …
Tinubu Submits ₦1.78trn FCT Budget To National Assembly
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a ₦1.78 trillion budget proposal for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the National Assembly. In a letter read by House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Tuesday, Tinubu called on lawmakers to swiftly pass the budget to support major development projects in the capital. …
LP, PDP Lawmakers Dump Parties For APC, PDP
The House of Representatives resumed plenary on May 5 after a lengthy recess, with eight members announcing their defection to new political parties. Six lawmakers from Delta State formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), while two members from Enugu State defected …
Reps Resume, Vow To Focus On Electoral Reforms And Security
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has committed to fast-tracking legislative efforts on critical national issues, including electoral reforms, security, and economic development, as the House resumed plenary on Tuesday. In his opening address, Abbas highlighted that the legislature would focus on key areas such as security, education, …
Delta Speaker, 21 Pdp Lawmakers Join Apc
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Dennis Guwor, and 21 other lawmakers formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, which took place during Tuesday’s plenary session, marks a major political realignment in the state, effectively …
Senate Forms Committee To Monitor Rivers Sole Administrator
The Senate has established an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the formation of the committee during Tuesday’s plenary session. He explained that the move aims to enhance transparency and …
BREAKING: Tinubu Holds First Meeting With Delta Governor After Defection To APC
President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a meeting with Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The governor arrived at the Villa around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, unaccompanied. This marks Governor Oborevwori’s first official meeting with the President since his recent defection from the …
Rivers Crisis: Clamour For Fubara’s Reinstatement Undermining Reconciliation Process – APC
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha has said that the continues protest, rejection of the Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) administration and clamour for the reinstatement of suspended governor Siminalayi Fubara by his (Fubara’s) supporters is undermining the reconciliation process in the ongoing crisis rocking the state. Recall that …
Bala Abu, APC Vice Chairman Under Fire For Unguarded Utterances
A non-governmental organisation, Gwagware Foundation, has described as unfortunate the Utterances made by the Katsina State Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bala Abu, on the Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda and some serving commissioners. The foundation stated that the remarks were “unfortunate, unacceptable, and disrespectful” to the office of the governor, as …
Concerned Northern Forum Exposes Alleged Smear Campaign Against Matawalle
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has exposed what it describes as a politically motivated smear campaign against the Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, allegedly orchestrated by agents loyal to current Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal. In a firm rebuttal issued on Tuesday evening, CNF Secretary Abubakar Suleiman disassociated the …