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BUHARI REJECTS OYEGUN'S TENURE ELONGATION President Muhammadu Buhari has, Tuesday, described as illegal the tenure elongation for the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie - Oyegun and other officials of the party. President Buhari during the party's stakeholders meeting demanded that decision to extend the party’s national working committee (NWC) led by Oyegun be reconsidered and reversed. Buhari who spoke at the party’s headquarters in Abuja said the tenure elongation decided upon at the party’s NEC meeting in the 28th of February is against the constitution of the APC.

MY CONVERSATION WITH SHARIBU, THE FATHER OF LEAH FROM DAPCHI Here is an Excerpt... Good evening sir, I am Emme Emma Gwana calling from Adamawa state Sharibu: Wow that is good, Adamawa is my state of origin. I am Sharibu from Dapchi, Yobe state. Self: I called to sympathize with you and your family over the abduction of your only daughter and to also confirm the rumour in circulation that your Daughter is back. Sharibu: There is nothing like my daughter is back, I didn't see her to this minute and I didn't hear from any security outfit whether my daughter is rescued. As far as I am concerned my daughter is still with boko haram since I was not officially informed by any security outfit whether my daughter has been freed from her captors, the boko haram sect. Self: So sorry, pls accept my sympathy and help me extend my sympathy to your family on behalf of people of Adamawa state. The entire people of Adamawa state are praying fervently over the issue and by God grace your...

Benedict Peters Responds to EFCC Ruling Abuja High Court rules EFCC acted illegally and unconstitutionally ABUJA, Nigeria, March 24, 2018/ -- The Federal High Court of Nigeria has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cannot declare any person as ‘wanted’ without first obtaining a Court order or charging them with an offence. The Court ruled that by declaring Benedict Peters ‘wanted’ the EFCC had acted illegally and unconstitutionally, and violated Mr Peters’ right to personal liberty and the right not to be subject to inhuman and degrading treatment. Benedict Peters, the founder and CEO of the Aiteo Group ( www.AiteoGroup.com ), said: “This ruling is an important next step in the legal process to clear my name. I have not committed nor have I been charged with any crime. I am confident that I and the Aiteo Group will be exonerated of any and all wrongdoing by the Courts in the coming weeks and months. “Aiteo is on...

HERDSMEN ATTACK: GOV. BINDOW'S AIDE DELIVERS RELIEF MATERIALS TO  AFFECTED COMMUNITY By Billy Graham Abel Yola Special Assistant to the Adamawa state on Media and publicity affairs, Mr Martins Dickson, has on Sunday donated assorted relief materials to the Adamawa community (Gwamba) devastated by herdsmen attack. According to Dickson Gwamba community which loss more than 35 members of its community in the herdsmen attack and had more than 3000 of its residents displaced is in dire need of help and humanitarian assistance. Martins say the donation was meant to help alleviate the suffering of the people of Gwamba and help them back on their feet again. Martins told Gwamba community that he felt compelled to associate with his people in their suffering and called on all well meaning members of the community ti extend their support to the community in order to ease their suffering. Dickson while delivering the relief materials commended Governor Jibrilla for the privilege to work...

ADAMAWA 2019:  BELLO DUMPS APC, DECLARES FOR ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP RACE By Billy Graham Abel Yola Former member of the House of representatives and APC stalwart, Chief Emmanuel Bello has dumped the APC and declares to run as the governor of Adamawa state under the flag of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. Chief Bello made the declaration Sunday, in Yola Adamawa state. Chief Bello speaking , “I have ideas and track records that shows that I can transform Adamawa state into a state that can survive without waiting for revenue from the federal government.  "Bindow's road construction are elitist in nature, constructed in city centers, adding nothing to the economic profile of the state.” Bello said he has left indelible mark in his community when he served as the member of the house of representative that cannot be refuted and that his ingenuity and purpose driven leadership is what Adamawa needs to take the state forward. Chief Emmanuel Bello said when he left...

Nigeria 2019 Elections: Kingsley Moghalu announces candidacy for president Emphasising the importance to modernise Nigeria, the candidate also stated that competence, capacity, and character are required to reorient Nigeria into a strong and capable country ABUJA, Nigeria, March 6, 2018/ -- The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and founder of the Institute of Governance and Economic Transformation, Professor Kingsley Moghalu ( https://KingsleyCMoghalu.com ) has declared his intention to run as a candidate in the Nigerian presidential elections in 2019. This was announced during a press conference held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja on Wednesday, 28 February, 2018. Stating his vision, one laid out extensively in his recently launched book, ‘Build, Innovate and Grow: My Vision for Our Country’, Moghalu explained that he is taking a stand to unify Nigeria beyond ethnicity to break the stranglehold that the current political class has on ...