Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 27th October 2021
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 27th October 2021 on some of the nation newspapers .
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2023: APC leaders, ex-gov’ll defect to PDP soon, says Saraki
The former president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday said a former governor and some bigwigs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would soon defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Saraki said the APC members were currently concluding plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party ahead
COVID-19: Debt burden impacting negatively on investments, says Buhari
President Muhammmadu Buhari has told world leaders that debt burden, worsened by the negative effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, have negative impacts on nation’s investments in humanity. The President said this yesterday at the 5th Edition of Future Investment Initiative Summit holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The President attributed growing social unrest to inequalities
COWLSO 2021: Sanwo-Olu, Akeredolu task women on political participation
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has called for more active participation of women in politics, saying women could make a difference in the nation’s polity. Akeredolu specifically said that men have failed to find solutions to numerous problems bedevilling the country, saying that active participation of
APC chairmanship: Will a dark horse emerge?
It is a crowded race for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but given the intrigues that shaped the recent state congress of the party, it is evident that party faithful will, rather than big names, go for a candidate who will usher visionary and pacesetting leadership. FELIX NWANERI reports The stage
Nasarawa: Anxiety over new cabinet
CHEKE EMMANUEL reports on the waiting game in Nasarawa State over the reconstitution of the state executive council by Governor Abdullahi Sule For any administration to succeed it must appoint technocrats and competent hands without which success would always elude it. This is why Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sulle is diligently searching for competent hands
Twist and turns of Lagos PDP congress
ANAYO EZUGWU reports that the aborted state congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State over different consensus lists has caused more confusion for the party When the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fixed Saturday, October 16 for the conduct of its state congress across nine states of the federation, many political watchers were
Rivers won’t enact judiciary financial autonomy bill –Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike insists the state government will not enact a bill granting the judiciary financial autonomy. According to him, it will be futile to bother the House of Assembly with such a bill since the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has already granted the judiciary independence. Wike, who made this assertion at a
Senate condemns $200m loan to buy nets
The Senate, yesterday, vehemently condemned the proposal by the Federal Ministry of Health, to borrow 200 million dollars under the malaria programme to buy mosquito nets in the 2022 budget. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Gershon Bassey, expressed the displeasure of the apex leg-islative assembly, during the budget
Ohanaeze youths to EFCC: Release Anyim
The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), yesterday condemned the arrest of ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling for his immediate release. Anyim is allegedly being grilled by the anti-corruption agency over alleged fraud. OYC President Igboayaka O.
Embrace self-cleansing, rid legal profession of bad eggs, CJN tells judges, lawyers
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad yesterday told judges and lawyers to go on individual self-cleansing to rid the law profession of bad eggs. The CJN added that judges cannot take the lead with the issuance of reckless ex parte orders while lawyers too cannot take the lead with filing of frivolous
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