Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers from Nigeria’s South-East have threatened to boycott the party’s national convention if the position of National Woman Leader is withdrawn from the zone. Rep. Ikenga-Imo Ugochinyere, speaking on behalf of the group, said in Abuja on Sunday that the legislators would issue a formal disclaimer and stay away from the convention…
Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned the newly appointed head of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Mainasara Umar, not to allow political or personal interests to undermine his role. At his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, the Chief Justice said the tribunal chairmanship demanded “sound judgement, unshakable independence and moral…
Alhaji Kabiru Marafa, a former four-term member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, the party announced on Tuesday. Marafa, who served the Wurno/Rabah Federal Constituency from 2003 until 2019, was received by APC State Chairman Alhaji Isah Sadiq-Achida, along with hundreds of supporters, including…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has visited the family of the late Sheikh Dahiru Usman-Bauchi in Bauchi to offer his condolences. According to a statement by the Sultanate Council’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Aminu Haliru-Gidadawa, the Sultan was received by Bauchi State Governor Bala Muhammad and the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu….
Donald Trump has been sworn in as U.S. president after taking the oath of office in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington. Trump swore the oath in a grand ceremony attended by his family, former U.S. presidents and dignitaries from the United States and abroad. “The Golden Age of America begins right…
