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The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Borno has picked the state Attorney General, Kaka Shehu Lawan as the party’s candidate for the Borno Central Senatorial seat currently occupied by Sen Kashim Shettima, now vice presidential candidate of the party. APC Returning Officer and former deputy governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Uba Magari, while announcing the results of the election held at the party State Secretariat in Maiduguri Thursday, said the former Commissioner of Justice scored 459 votes out of 480 valid votes. “Having satisfied the provisions of the electoral law, by the authority vested on me by the national Chairman…

Abia North leaders of thought have commended Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for his efforts in tackling the insecurity ravaging Abia State and other parts of the country. The group included traditional rulers, youth groups, Abia professionals, academics, prominent members of the political class, and top businessmen, under the aegis of Abia North Stakeholders for Peace and Development (ANSPEN). In a statement issued on Thursday, made available to newsmen, the group urged other stakeholders to unite and tackle insecurity in the state. The leader of the group, Dr. Kalu Ncheghe, said that indices showed that the…

The All Progressives Congress has postponed the official unveiling of former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shetima, as its vice presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. Shetima was meant to have been presented to party members at the APC national Secretariat on Thursday, but the Chairman of the APC Press Corp told reporters the event has been moved forward. He said a new date will be announced in due time and that the date would probably be sometime next week. The Press Corp chairman said the directive for the postponement was given by the party’s Deputy National Secretary. No reason…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has announced that its presidential candidate and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has chosen Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 general elections. The party made the announcement on the official Twitter page of its campaign organisation on Thursday where it wrote, “Our VP Pastor Bishop Isaac Idahosa from Edo State.” Bishop Isaac Idahosa from Edo State is the Senior Pastor of God First Ministry, popularly known as Illumination Assembly, with its headquarters at Lekki Light Centre (LLC), Ajah, Lagos. The cleric who is also a gospel singer, writer,…

Upon the effluxion of the amnesty provided by the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Joint Tax Board (JTB) in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) would immediately commence a “full scale Enforcement Exercise” on defaulting taxpayers. In a Public Notice, titled: “Post-VAIDS Enforcement and Prosecution Exercise,” and signed by Muhammad Nami, the Executive Chairman FIRS, who doubles as the Chairman JTB, the tax bodies stated that a full-scale Enforcement Exercise, including prosecution is to commence immediately on defaulting taxpayers who did…

Kenneth Udeh from Abuja The Nigerian Senate has granted first readings to two bills sponsored by the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu to provide for fixed tenure of service Chiefs of the Armed Forces and to increase the number of justices of the court of appeal. The first readings of the bill were taken during the final week of the Senate plenary before the National Assembly proceeded for the Muslim festive holiday. The bills fronted by the Abia-North Senator were read and subsequently ratified for second reading. The bills are titled; "a bill for an act to amend the…