The Oodua People’s Frontier (OPF) and the Yoruba Patriots Alliance (YPA) have frowned at the interference of the Bola Tinubu-led government in the election of principal officers of the National Assembly ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration. The groups stated categorically that such actions are not only undemocratic, but also threaten the very foundations of our democracy. The groups in a statement issued Monday by the Convener of OPF, Moses Odewale and National President of YPA, Anuoluwabamise Adetutu, that it was disheartening to witness the relentless attempts by the government to utilize security agencies as tools of intimidation, coercing aspiring candidates into…
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A group, the Progressive Foundational Movement (PFM), has called on the governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf to focus on his mandate instead of embarking on a mission to destroy Dr. Ganduje’s huge footprint in Kano state the achievements of former governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The group in a statement issued Monday by its spokesman, Jamilu Sani, said the demolition of Daula Hotel, which was a Public Private Partnership between the state and a private company, sent a wrong signal to prospective investors. TheHintsNews reports that a private firm, Lamash Property Limited, had recently threatened to sue the Kano state government…
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has appealed to all the Senators-elect to rally round Senator Godswill Akpabio to emerge the next President ahead of Tuesday’s election of presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly. Nabena in a statement issued Monday said with the decision of the two major contenders for the position of Speaker, Hon. Muktar Betara Aliyu and Yusuf Gagdi to shelve their ambition and declared support for Hon. Tajudeen Abbas endorsed by the party, saying for the sake of equity and justice, senators-elect should support Akpabio. He stressed that…
President Bola Tinubu, says unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated. Tinubu stated this in his nationwide broadcast on Monday to commemorate June 12. He said that the recent harmonization of the retirement age for judicial officers was meant to strengthen the rule of law, which is a critical pillar of democracy. The President declared that the reform in the judiciary has just started. His words: “It is about rule of law and vibrant judiciary that can be trusted to deliver justice and strengthen institutions. It has become imperative to state here that…
Ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, two aspirants for the position of House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Aliyu Betara and Hon. Yusuf Gagdi agreed have agreed to stepdown for Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. Their decision to step down followed their meeting with President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. TheHintsNews reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently endorsed Abbas as the Speaker of the 10th House while Hon. Ben Kalu was also endorsed as his deputy. In the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio was endorsed as the next Senate President and Senator Jibrin Barau as his…
The immediate past Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says the House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Aviation, Hon. Nnorli Nnaji, demanded five percent shares in the Nigeria Air as bribe to support the project. The Minister made the allegation during an interview on Arise TV. TheHintsNews reports that Nnaji during an investigative hearing by the Aviation Committee last week described the purported “launch” of Nigeria Air as a fraud and called for prosecution of the ministry officials involved in Nigeria Air. Sirika said the lawmaker said he wanted five percent of the stakes in “Nigeria Air for him and his…
The immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the chartered Ethiopian Airlines used to unveil the country’s national carrier, was a decision directly informed by major shareholders and marketers of the Nigeria Air project, not influenced by the federal government. Sirika made the disclosure when responding to questions during an interview session on Arise TV on Sunday According to him, “The unveiling in Abuja, this was done by the government, and then the purpose of going to Farnborough was not just in vain, but to take advantage of it and to discuss with OEMs and discuss with would be…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed relevant agencies of government to activate the state’s flood prevention plans with immediate effect. He specifically instructed the Ministry of Environment, Works and other associated agencies to speed up work on all ongoing chanelisation projects and launch the implementation of flood prevention agenda of the state government. Adeleke gave the directives after receiving reports of the inspections of the recent Osogbo flash floods which affected several areas of the state capital. The governor in a statement issued Sunday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, commiserated with victims of the flash…
The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN), says Nigeria’s democracy is not perfect, but still growing with pockets of stormy and smooth sails. The EU in a statement issued Sunday, however, pledged to continue to work assiduously towards strengthening Nigeria’s democracy and deepening the gains. It congratulated the people and government of Nigeria for the strides the country has made along democratic paths since its return to democracy rule in 1999. It said: “While pledging to continue to work assiduously towards strengthening Nigeria’s democracy and deepening the gains that come with it, the EU-SDGN said the National…
The National Senior Citizen Centre (NSCC) has trained desk officers from over 40 ministries, departments and agencies in order to mainstream older persons into government policies, plans and programs. The Centre, however, decried the non-inclusion of older persons in strategic plans of most government’s establishments across the country which it said hinders age-centred service delivery. The Director General of the Centre, Dr. Emem Omokaro gave the hint at a Two-day training workshop for desk officers on the implementation of strategic roadmap on ageing and project activities in Abuja. Omokaro noted that older persons have peculiar challenges –the bedrock of which…