Politics Archives - Page 414 of 482

Oct

07

2022

Police vow to sanction officer that carried handbag for Atiku’s wife

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Nigeria, Opinion, Police, Politics, Titi Atiku

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said a police officer attached to Titi Abubakar will be sanctioned for carrying her bag. The officer was pictured carrying a handbag at the commissioning office Titi opened for her husband’s 2023 campaign. Titi is the wife of Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi stated that officers are not expected to go against professional ethics. Adejobi responded to a Twitter user @Fifi_Ify who said the officer was turned into a maid. “When a private citizen can turn our uniform force member into her…

Oct

07

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Rivers govt withdraws criminal charges against Rotimi Amaechi, Tonye Cole

NewsChibuike Amaechi, Court, Nigeria, Politics, Rivers State

Rivers State Government has withdrawn the criminal charges against the former governor, Rotimi Amaechi, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Tonye Cole, and five others. When the matter resumed for ruling on the legality of the use of a private lawyer to prosecute the matter rather than the attorney general of the state, counsel to Rivers State government informed the court of their decision to withdraw the suit. However, the defense counsel argued that withdrawing the suit at this point was an abuse of the court process and asked the court to dismiss the criminal…

Oct

06

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Federal Government issues fresh loan to 1.4million Nigerians

Business, Economy, Metro, PoliticsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Federal Government said it has targeted over 1.4m Nigerian for the second phase of the government Empowerment and Enterprises Program, GEEP, loan. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Faruk, stated this on Thursday at the official flag-off of the program in Dutse, the state capital of the state. Represented by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, said, the program is in line with the Federal Government’s effort to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty. According to him “when President Muhammadu Buhari took over the mantle of leadership in 2015, over 70 percent of…

Oct

06

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

At last, Tinubu returns from UK, lands in Abuja [VIDEO]

Health, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, arrived in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, on Thursday evening. Tinubu has been away from the country for almost 12 days in the United Kingdom. His long absence has led to rumours about his health. However, his campaign spokesman, Festus Keyamo, confirmed his return in a Twitter post. Keyamo posted a video of Tinubu alighting from a plane and wrote: “The Eagle has landed”. https://twitter.com/fkeyamo/status/1578077291443257346?t=UboSlkMHTDR-zwKO28FqBw&s=19

Oct

06

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Abians Robbed; Democratic Dividends Raped, Justice In Coma

Abia State, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohafia, Ohafia4Gov2023, Opinion, Politics, Ukpai Iro Ukpai

I have stood within the closest perimeter to view our dear state of Abia; I have also stood at a distance to take the same view; and I discovered that in our God's Own State, there is no cause for control; everything is under alarm. Understandably, in the context of contemporary politics and politicking, good governance is not predicated on oratory of tongues and eloquence of words; neither is it premised on party leanings and affiliations. Good governance is a function of individual traits and their peculiar dynamism - the psychological, mental, social, intellectual, spiritual and other make ups of…