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Following a re-run gubernatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, has emerged winner of the Taraba State Gubernatorial Primaries for the March 11 elections. The primary election held amidst tight security on 10th February was boycotted by five out of the six aspirants who had earlier expressed reservations about the legality of the rescheduled exercise, namely; David Sabo Kente, Danladi Kifasi, Saleh Mamma, Senator Yusuf A Yusuf, and Senator Anthony Manzo....

As preparations hot up for the governorship elections in about 29 states of the country, this piece analyses the profiles and chances of the two frontrunners in Kebbi, the Land of Equity. The teacher or the soldier, who has all it  takes to get the Kebbi electorate to his side and ride all the way to the Government House       The 2023 Kebbi Governorship elections is an interesting scenario to watch out for,...

With the tenure expiration of the Ninth National Assembly just about four months away, we examine the appropriation of N30.173 billion as severance package for the lawmakers and sundry provisions         Severance packages refer to pay and benefits given to employees who leave employment at an organisation unwilfully.  Typically, such packages are instituted to help protect the newly unemployed and are offered to employees who are laid off or retire. However, they...

Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) urges Reps Committee to articulate better ways of addressing issues of concerns, sets up own Committee to assist the Reps panel to meet its mandate.     “…such policies if not well thought out will affect some certain things, because some of our soldiers are deployed in places where they cannot actually access digital means of paying whatever daily subsistence.” – Rear Admiral Abubakar Mustapha, Director ONSA  ...

        The lawmaker representing Chanchaga Federal Constituency of Niger State in the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohammed Bago, has described the challenges posed by the scarcity of the new currency and fuel scarcity as generic issues. Bago in stating this during a book launch in Abuja opined that those in support of the naira redesign policy are not considerate of the people’s plight. “People who are advising for the redesign of the...

The Court held that the failure of the EFCC to comply with the directive of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) that it submits the case file in the matter involving Okorocha and others for review, rendered the criminal proceeding it initiated against them a nullity         A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has discharged the lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District, Senator Rochas Okorocha and six others, over a charge...

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