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Buhari orders release of $8.5m to evacuate Nigerians caught up in Russia-Ukraine war President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the release of $8.5 million to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to facilitate the immediate evacuation of Nigerians caught up in the Russia, Ukraine war. The directive came following the approval of a joint memo presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing newsmen after Council, the Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, joined by her counterpart Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu…

THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AROCHUKWU STATE CONSTITUENCY MUST COME FIRST.......PRINCE IKE OKORAFOR The Electoral bill signed by the President is an indication that the era of electoral fraud has been reduced to less than 5% which will be difficult to get away with. It means political manipulations and all forms of malpractice which has eaten deep into our electoral system do not play a part anymore in determining our Political leaders. For anyone to be elected henceforth, depends on credibility, popularity, character and marketability. Consequently, for any party to win, the political party should present someone who has the…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday insisted that former Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Adamu should become the next national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President also rejected the renewed attempt by three governors to change the zoning formula, which was agreed upon last week by the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF). A section of the divided APC Governors Forum made efforts to stop the President from giving audience to their colleagues, who rejected Adamu and the zoning arrangement. But, a few other governors with much influence prevailed on the President to go ahead with the session. The division made the…

Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital, has declared the state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as illegal and null. This follows a suit filed by aggrieved members of the party who approached the court sighting irregularities such as violation of the party’s constitution and the amended electoral act. The defendants in the case included the APC, INEC, former Chairman of the party Elsudi Ibrahim, Rachel Akpabio and several others. According to the plaintiff, the party did not hold its state congress at the state seceteriat, failed to inform aspirants…

The plot to impeach the Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu, has thickened, THE WHISPERER has learnt. It was gathered that some lawmakers had been mobilised to carry out an impeachment proceeding against Uchendu who according to them has performed woefully. According to News Gazette Online, the lawmakers regrouped at a hotel in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital to perfect the impeachment of the Deputy Speaker. Some of the lawmakers were also said to be against the move to remove the Deputy Speaker, whom they described as a good fellow, and had…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) say the national convention scheduled for March 26 in Abuja will hold. Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state and chairman of the progressive governors’ forum, said this on Tuesday after the governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. There had been speculations that some APC members were pushing for the postponement of the national convention so that the election of the national executives and the primaries to select candidates for the 2023 polls can be done simultaneously. Speaking with state house correspondents, Bagudu said the governors met with the president to congratulate…

• More vessels avoid Black, Mediterranean seas over attacks, sanctions The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine may further prolong the over three-week scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in Nigeria, as bulk of the refined products coming into the country from the warring region and its adjoining areas are likely to face some delays. It was also gathered on Sunday that traders who supply Nigeria with refined petroleum products might pause a little due to the deficit in the supply of crude oil cargoes from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. NNPC brings in refined petrol into…

After weeks of political dilly dallying, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has constituted 20 sub-committees, ahead of its March 26 National Convention. According to a document by the National Secretary, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the party, most of the sub-committees are headed by state governors. The Central Planning Committee also has the full complement of the 12-man CECPC, while the Secretariat Support Committee has a 7-man team, the Accreditation Committee has 41 members, even as other committees are made up of 40 members each. The Screening Committee is under the chairmanship of Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq (Kwara)…

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: One Love Foundation Sues For Peace, Reveals Legal Implications U.S. provided Ukraine with US$1.5 billion in military aid from 2014 to 2019. In 2021, The Sunday Times reported that the amount of military aid given was US$2.5 billion. In January 2022, the United States put 5000 to 8500 troops on high alert. The relationship between Russia and United States was generally warm under the Russian President Boris Yeltsin (1991–99) until the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999, and has since deteriorated significantly. Prior to Vladimir Putin regaining control of the Russian government in 2012, relations…