Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Tambuwal Set For 2023 Presidential Race
ABUJA – A head of the 2023 presidential election, the newly elected Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Monday, January 27, 2020, met with the party’s state chairmen. The meeting, Sunday Independent learnt, was held at the Sokoto State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. Although
Atiku, CUPP, Others Knock FG Over U.S Travel Ban
AKINWUNMI KING, INNOCENT OWEH, SAMUEL OGIDAN, GBENGA FATUROTI LAGOS/ABUJA/ OSOGBO – The recent travel ban placed on Nigeria and five other countries by the United States (U.S) Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is generating reactions from Nigerians, who described the development as worrisome. Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Dismissed Lecturer Assumes Office As Commissioner In Ogun
ABEOKUTA – Sidi Osho, the Ogun State Education Commissioner-designate, has assumed office without taking the mandatory oaths of office, allegiance or secrecy. Sunday Independent gathered that Osho, who was dismissed at the state-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye in 2016, assumed office on Monday, January 27. She was said to have moved round the ministry
Nigeria Saved N24b Through TSA –FG
MINNA – The Federal Government says it has saved well over N24 billion through the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, who disclosed this in a lecture at the 37th Founders’ Day and 29th Convocation of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna in
Akeredolu Meets Rival Group As Tinubu Intervenes In Ondo Politics
There was palpable suspense in the political circles of Ondo State, especially among members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday as Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu met with members of the Unity Group. The Unity Group led by former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, has been the main internal opposition within the APC. It
Academic Controversies As Blots On Abiodun’s Administration
ABEOKUTA – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State was sworn in, just like many other colleagues of his, on May 29, 2019, as the fifth executive governor of the Gateway State with a promise to hit the ground running. But, it took the governor almost seven months to form his cabinet, within which period the
Niger State And The Burden Of Insecurity
Minna – Niger State is one of the few states, including Kaduna, Plateau and Kogi States in the news lately, not for rare achievements or developmental breakthroughs but for being in the throes of armed bandits or grappling with security challenges causing untimely deaths of hundreds of innocent citizens, and as well destructing their entire
TI Corruption Index And Nigeria’s Poor Rating
MICHAEL JEGEDE ABUJA – On January 23, 2020, Transparency International (TI), the well-respected global corruption watchdog, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, released its 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) showing Nigeria as one of the countries that performed poorly and received low ratings. Of the 180 countries surveyed and captured in the TI
Better Days Ahead As Uzodimma Raises Imo Workers’ Hope
OWERRI – It was indeed a political comedy in Nigeria from the days of party primaries across Nigeria particularly political parties that have significant presence nationwide. The outcome of party primaries and how they were grossly challenged by opposing political camps showed lack of internal democracy in the perceived dominant political parties. During general elections
Nigeria Will Be Better Under Igbo President – Ibeabuchi
Dr. Geoffrey Ibeabuchi, a Psychological Therapist who lives in the United States of America (USA), but home for a holiday, said that a deeper meaning should be given to the Supreme Court judgment on Imo governorship election. He linked the judgement to 2023 Presidential election in this interview with CHRISTIAN NWOKOCHA. Excerpts: As a psychological
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