Politics

BILL FOR CREATION OF ADADA STATE PASSES FIRST READING IN SENATE

BILL FOR CREATION OF ADADA STATE PASSES FIRST READING IN  SENATE A bill for the creation of Adada State, Tuesday, passed first reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Okechukwu Ezea. The bill, cited as “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2024 (SB. 482)”, seeks to amend …

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OVER 71,000 NIGERIANS OBTAINED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP IN TWO DECADES

OVER 71,000 NIGERIANS OBTAINED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP IN TWO DECADES Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has said that over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship between 2005 and 2024. IRCC is a department of the government of Canada responsible for matters relating to immigration to the North American country, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The number places Nigeria in the 10th position …

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KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: WHY ADO BAYERO MAY NOT RECLAIM HIS THRONE

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: WHY ADO BAYERO MAY NOT RECLAIM HIS THRONE The appointed Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II and the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, arecboth laying claim to the throne of Kano Emirate. Since May, Emir Sanusi II has assumed duty at the main palace, while the deposed Emir Ado Bayero, leads from the royal house in Nasarawa, …

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VETERAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTANT, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, MAY RIDE ON BUHARI’S BACK TO CONTEST 2027 ELECTION

VETERAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTANT, ATIKU ABUBAKAR MAY RIDE ON BUHARI’S BACK TO CONTEST 2027 PRESIDENCY Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, may ride on the wing of the current hardship, occasioned by the removal of subsidy on petrol and other harsh economic policies of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to stand as a major contender for the presidency in …

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NEPOTISM: LIKE BUHARI, LIKE TINUBU

NEPOTISM: LIKE BUHARI, LIKE TINUBU Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, a fortnight ago, approved the appointment of Katsina State born Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Yakubu and Edo State born Ms. Patience Oniha, who was appointed Director-General of DMO on July 1, 2017 by …

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LOOT RECOVERED UNDER BUHARI RETURNED TO OWNERS – OBONO-OBLA

LOOT RECOVERED UNDER BUHARI RETURNED TO OWNERS – OBONO-OBLA A former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has alleged that the loot recovered by his panel under former President Muhammadu Buhari were returned to the looters. He added that the Buhari administration failed to fight corruption, supposedly the bedrock of people’s trust …

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TINUBU NOT PERTURBED BY NORTHERN GANG UP AGAINST HIM AHEAD OF 2027 – PRESIDENCY SOURCES

TINUBU NOT PERTURBED BY NORTHERN GANG UP AGAINST HIM AHEAD 2027 – PRESIDENCY SOURCES There have been surreptitious moves by some political figures working on possible alignments ahead of the 2027 Presidential election to scuttle possible second term ambition of President Bola Tinubu. Some politicians, especially those that lost out during the election and the appointments that followed, have somehow …

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NORTHERN NIGERIA: EXPLOSIVE WAITING FOR DETONATION – SALISU LUKMAN

NORTHERN NIGERIA: EXPLOSIVE WAITING FOR DETONATION – SALIHU LUKMAN A former Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Salisu Lukman, has described the current situation in Northern Nigeria as an explotion waiting for detonation. In an open letter, Lukman blamed Northern politicians as responsible for the word of the North. He wrote: “The living reality in Northern Nigeria is very …

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KANO’S GAME OF THRONE: HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF

KANO’S GAME OF THRONE: HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF “If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labour, the labour passes away but the good remains.”—- Cicero With the unfolding events in the history of Kano Emirate Council, the name of His Excellency, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf will be laced on …

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