The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Thursday 21st November 2019
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 21/11/19
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Hate speech bill: respect views of Nigerians, Governors tell NASS
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Assembly to hold public hearing on the hate speech bill before it to ensure that views of Nigerians were captured in the passage of the bill. NGF Vice Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal gave the advice while fielding questions from newsmen at the
Bello to get certificate of return
James Azania, Lokoja Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to present the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, with his Certificate of Return today, having won last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Read ALSO: PDP senators reject Bayelsa, Kogi election results INEC in a statement yesterday, in Lokoja, said the presentation of the Certificate
‘Prosecute perpetrators of violence’
An activist and lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, yesterday called for the prosecution of suspected perpetrators of electoral violence in the country. Ajulo made the call in Abuja, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), against the backdrop of reported violence in last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa states. According to
‘Why we sent PDP packing in Bayelsa’
Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Family of late former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, yesterday said it worked assiduously with other stakeholders to end the reign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state because incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson disappointed the people. Speaking under the auspices of Alamcoism Movement (AM), the former governor’s family
Clamour for electronic voting as Senate mulls Electoral Act amendment
Worried by the violence, ballot box snatching and bloodshed that have come to characterise elections in the country, the Senate has initiated fresh moves to address these challenges through a rejig of the Electoral Act, GBADE OGUNWALE reports The consensus opinion among key political stakeholders and the informed public is that until the nation
NCWS demands probe of PDP women leader’s murder
National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), yesterday condemned the alleged murder of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Women Leader, Mrs. Salome Abuh and three others in Ochadamu by some political thugs. NCWS President Dr. Gloria Shoda, in a statement in Abuja, frowned on the killings. She said: “It is bad that in this time in our
Melaye tenders petition with 21 video evidence at INEC
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the Kogi West Senatorial District by-election, Dino Melaye, has presented 21 video clips to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to serve as evidence of electoral violence and malpractices during last Saturday’s election. Melaye, in a petition put together by his solicitors and signed by
Jonathan’s ally: ‘why I left Bayelsa PDP’
By Raymond Mordi A political ally of former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Speaker in the old Rivers State House of Assembly, Chief Claudius Enegesi, said he jumped ship, prior to the recent governorship election in Bayelsa State, to strengthen the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the contest. Speaking after the declaration of
APC condemns post-election violence, killing in Kogi
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday urged all those involved in party politicking to see election as a democratic contest and not a do-or-die affair. The party, in a statement condemning the violence that trailed the election in Kogi State, which has led to the killing of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
PDP senators reject Bayelsa, Kogi election results
Sanni Onogu, Abuja Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate yesterday rejected the outcome of the Bayelsa and Kogi states’ governorship election. The Senators, led by the Minority Leader Enyinnaya Abaribe, announced the caucus’ position at a news conference in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the candidates of the
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