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  82-year-old Nangolo Mbumba Sworn In As Fourth Namibian President - Foreign Affairs - Nairaland Eighty-two-year-old Dr. Nangolo Mbumba has been sworn in as the fourth President. Mbumba is Namibia’s former Vice President and has held the position since 2018. He was sworn in on Sunday by Chief Justice Peter Shivute in Windhoek, the country’s capital. Born on August 15, 1941, Mbumba is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). He headed several Namibian ministries: Agriculture, Water and Rural Development (1993–1996), Finance (1996–2003), Information and Broadcasting (2003–2005) Education (2005–2010) and Safety and Security (2010–2012). From 2012 to 2017, he was the secretary-general of SWAPO. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Namibian government had announced that President Geingob died on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Lady Pohamba Hospital, a private hospital in Windhoek. He died at 82 weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. The former Acting Presid...

  Edo guber: Makinde rejects PDP appointment as ward congress electoral committee chair. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has rejected his appointment as the ward congress electoral committee chairman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Edo State. In a letter dated February 3, 2024, and addressed to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) through the National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, Makinde said he would be declining the appointment because he has prior state engagements and that the late of notification also meant that he could not properly review any actions taken by the Directorate of Organisation. Related News Edo ad-hoc delegates ward congresses free, fair, credible – Gov Mbah Insecurity: Tinubu needs support, not criticism, APC chieftain tells Nigerians APC wins bye-election in Benue He said: “Let me begin by first thanking the National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for nominating ...

  Labour Party will give Edo people best candidate, Abure boasts. Ahead of the gubernatorial election in Edo State billed to hold on September 21, the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, has boasted that his party will produce an eminently qualified candidate that would be acceptable by the generality of the State. Abure also dismissed insinuations from various quarters that he is launching ambition to be the candidate of the party, adding that his goal was to conduct a free, fair and credible primary elections ahead of September. The LP Chairman, who stated this in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat, also disclosed that he had taken some legal actions against those who were involved in disparaging his image and that of the party, adding the cases were pending in court. “I am not contesting for governorship position in Edo State. I am not interested. I will continue to get people to conduct free, fair and credible primaries that will give us the best candidate f...

  Quit aspiring for Edo governorship if you can't pay N30m for form - LP By Jethro Ibileke Chairman of the Edo State chapter of Labour Party, Kelly Ogbaloi, has said that any aspirants who cannot afford the N30 million fee for expression of interest and nomination forms lacks the capacity to run for 21 September, 2024 governorship election in the State. He stated this on Wednesday in Benin while briefing the press on the election. Some aspirants of the party had protested the N30 million charged by the party for the forms. But explaining the rational behind the N30 million charged by the party, Ogbaloi noted that it is the lowest among the three major political parties contesting the election. He added that the running cost of elections into political offices in Nigeria is quite expensive as witnessed from the recent general elections. “Aside being qualified to contest election, aspirants must also be ready to show capability and capacity to fund campaigns and other election requir...

  Assembly explosion: Court orders arrest of Fubara’s chief of staff, others. The PUNCH NEWSPAPER A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie over his alleged involvement in the burning of the state House of Assembly. The court also ordered that Jinjiri Bala, Happy Benedict,  Progress Joseph, Adokiye Oyagiri, and Chibuike Peter also known as Rambo be arrested for allegedly participating in some criminal activities. An explosion had rocked the complex of the state assembly amid alleged moves by some lawmakers to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara on October 30, 2023. Some loyalists of the governor were said to have been behind the incident. Chime Ezebalike,  Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald, and Ochueja Thankgod were remanded last Thursday by Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja on a similar matter. In the seven charges preferred against ...

  BREAKING: Senate summons CBN gov on state of economy, naira free fall. The PUNCH NEWSPAPER The Senate, on Wednesday, through its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on Tuesday next week to answer questions on the state of the economy and the free fall of naira in the forex market. The Committee, chaired by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC Lagos East), met on Wednesday when the naira plummeted to N1,520 to a US dollar and resolved to summon the CBN governor on the way out. Speaking with journalists after the meeting held behind closed doors,  Abiru said the state of the economy, especially the inflation index, was of great concern to the lawmakers. He said, “We have held a meeting this afternoon essentially to focus on the direction of the Nigerian economy. Related News  Improve oil production to stabilise naira, analysts tell FG  Naira fall makes invest...

  Edo: PDP Clears 10 Aspirants For Gubernatorial Primary - Politics - Nairaland Ahead of the September 21 Edo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party has cleared its 10 aspirants to participate in the party’s primary election scheduled for February 22. One of the 10 aspirants will emerge as the party’s candidate or flag bearer for the main election on September 21. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress has raked in N650m from the sale of Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to 13 aspirants. The PUNCH learnt that all efforts by the APC to reduce its governorship aspirants to six failed as 13 persons eventually bought the forms. https://punchng.com/pdp-clears-10-aspirants-for-edo-gov-primaries/

  Nigerian lawmaker weeps in parliament while discussing insecurity A Nigerian lawmaker burst into tears on Tuesday on the floor of the parliament while discussing the insecurity in his state. Although the security situation across the country appears to have worsened with almost daily reports of killings and kidnappings, the lawmaker focussed on the latest incident in his state. At the plenary of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, the spokesperson of the House, broke down in tears while reading a motion on the Monday murder of two monarchs in Ekiti State. Mr Rotimi, who represents Oye/Ikole Federal Constituency, could not contain his emotion while reading the motion. In the motion, he called for a security intervention to stem the tide of criminality ravaging Ekiti State. He said there has been an increase in criminal activities in Ekiti North 1 (Ikole/Oye) Federal Constituency in recent times resulting in the lost lives and properties. Mr Rotimi informed his colleagues th...

  Impeached Ogun Speaker Oluomo accused of N2.5bn fraud arraigned in court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the impeached Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo for alleged N2.5 billion fraud. He was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, along with two other principal officers of the Assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji. The were accused of misappropriation of public funds amounting to N2,5 billion. The former speaker was alleged to have committed the offence while he was still Speaker of the House in 2022 However, the case could not continue on Monday following the absence of the EFCC’s counsel, with the judge O.O Okeke adjourning the case to 29 February and 1 March, 2024. Meanwhile, absence of the EFCC’s counsel at the court however, stalled the proceeding from going ahead on Monday. Real reasons Ogun Speaker Oluomo was impeached Oluomo was impeached by 18 of the 26 members of the Assembly on 23 January 2...

  Insecurity: Repent or die, Wike warns kidnappers’ informants By Omeiza Ajayi & Fortune Eromosele Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to informants of kidnappers, bandits and criminals in the territory, to repent of their evil deeds or end up dying in the hands of security operatives.

  Confusion in opposition parties over merger Plans by Nigeria’s three main opposition parties to form a formidable force ahead of the 2027 general elections in a bid to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have hit a cul-de-sac, as key actors in the on-going arrangements are unwilling to shift grounds. In separate interviews with  Saturday Sun,  leaders of the three main opposition parties – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), expressed divergent views on the proposed merger. While some admitted that moves were underway, others dismissed the ongoing talks as unrealistic. Some analysts have also noted that the individual presidential ambition of each of the major actors in the three opposition parties – Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the NNPP – is a major reason the planned merger might not materialize.

  Defection to APC: Follow right channel to invite me, Abba tells Ganduje, APC From  Desmond Mgboh , Kano Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has advised the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his party to follow the right channel of communication to invite him to their party.

  Kwara plans LG election seven years after THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER  Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the local government election will be held shortly in the state. Speaking while assenting to the Local Government Amendment Bill at the Government House, Ilorin, AbdulRazaq said, “We are looking forward to holding the local government elections very shortly.” In a statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor late Friday, AbdulRazaq thanked the State House of Assembly for its legislative roles on the Local Government Elections Bill, which he noted now paves the way for the conduct of the elections. The local government election was held last in the state in October 2017.

  $500,000 bribe: S’Court affirms ex-lawmaker, Farouk Lawan’s jail term The PUNCH NEWSPAPER The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed an appeal by a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, against the judgments of the lower court which imprisoned him. A Federal Capital Territory High Court had sentenced Lawan to seven years imprisonment for receiving a $500,000 bribe while serving as the chairman of the House’s ad-hoc committee investigating the fuel subsidy fraud in 2012. The trial judge, Angela Otaluka, held that Lawan demanded $3m and received $500,000 from Femi Otedola in 2012 to remove Otedola’s oil company, Zenon Oil and Gas, from the list of firms indicted for fraud in the fuel subsidy regime. She also held that Lawan was guilty of all three counts of corruption and bribery.

  Edwin Clark To Tinubu: Call Wike To Order — He’s Not Ready For Peace In Rivers - Politics - Nairaland Edwin Clark, convener of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has asked Presideent Bola Tinubu to call Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), to order over the political crisis in Rivers state. BACKGROUND Over the past few months, there has been a crisis in Rivers as a result of the feud between Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state, and Wike, his predecessor. In the wake of the crisis, the Rivers house of assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against Fubara. But the governor’s loyalists kicked against the impeachment moves. Thereafter,  27 lawmakers believed to be loyal to Wike defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Subsequently,  Edison Ehie, factional speaker of the Rivers assembly, declared the seats of the lawmakers who defected to the APC, vacant. On December 18 2023,  Fubara and Wike...

  Try again in 2027' - Gov. Abiodun advises Adebutu after Supreme Court victory PM news By Adejoke Adeleye Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun has advised his political opponent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the March 18 Ogun governorship election, Oladipupo Adebutu to try his luck again in the year 2027 to be the governor of Ogun State. Gov Abiodun suggested this to Adebutu while speaking with journalists in Abeokuta after the Supreme Court affirmed his victory in the 18 governorship election in Ogun State in a judgment delivered on Friday.

 JUST IN: LP demands dismissal of INEC chairman, wants commission probed - PUNCH. Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has called for the immediate dismissal and prosecution of the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, over the role he played in the 2023 presidential elections. Osuntokun also demanded that a forensic financial investigation be conducted on all expenditures and donations received by the commission before, during, and after the polls. The campaign director made the demand at Thursday’s international press conference held at the party’s campaign headquarters in Abuja. “We demand unequivocally, the immediate dismissal from Ofiice and prosecution of Prof Mahmud Yakubu and the commencement of forensic financial investigation into the expenditure of budgeted disbursements and donors’ funds received by INEC. “This is in addition to the N300 billion appropriated from the nation...

 Ekiti Chief Judge, Oyewole Adeyeye, Hospitalized As Court Wall Collapses On Him Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, escaped death on Wednesday, when a section of the state high court complex collapsed on him while in the office. Justice Adeyeye is said to be currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the state. Daily Trust gathered that the incident happened around close of work on Wednesday. The judge was still in his chamber at the time of the collapse. The incident may not be unconnected with structural deficit worsened by the torrential rainfall. No life was lost during the collapse but the Chief Judge reportedly sustained serious injury as a section of the office collapsed on him. It took serious efforts from workers before the judge was rescued from the rubble. A visit to the Registrar office to get further details did not yield result as the registrar through a staff member asked journalists to return later. https://dailytrust.com/ekit...

  Veteran actor Jide Kosoko trends online as he makes the proposed ministerial list Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko is one of the trending conversations on popular microblogging platform, Twitter as he makes the proposed ministerial list According to the reports making the rounds online, Jide Kosoko from Lagos State who started acting in the year 1964 at the age of 10 will be the minister of state for Culture, Tourism, and State of Arts under the Tinubu administration. Note that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is required to name his cabinet within 60 days after taking the oath of office on May 29, meaning it remains 18 days to announce the full list. Also, Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha is being name in the proposed ministerial list as Minister of Youth & Sport Dev State. Others present in the list include Fayemi Kayode, Gen Abdulmalik Jubril (RTD), Simon Lalong , Nyesome Wike, Nasril El Rufai, Festus Keyamu, Andy Uba, Gboyega Oyetola, Sen Teslim Folarin, ...

  ‘Hushpuppi In Hijab’: Aisha Yesufu Called Out Over Peter Obi’s Campaign Funds - Politics hakuri. “You indeed look like someone with crack cocaine in her blood. Please take off that Hijab.” Meanwhile, many tweeps have been knocking Yesufu with some describing her as a hypocrite. For instance, Emma ik Umeh (Tcee ) (@emmaikumeh) said, “Aisha is a bloody hypocrite for saying Apc and Pdp are the same, was Peter Obi, not a member of the Pdp for 9 years? What changed? Aisha campaigned and supported Buhari. Hushpuppi in hijab.” Vox-Populi (@akinculture01) tweeted, “She flew halfway across the globe with PO for free lol..like we don't know politics is a game of money and numbers.” Some tweeps also mocked Yesufu over Odanz’s ‘Hushpuppi in hijab’ label. Aniekan Ufot (@thethirdmiracle) tweeted, “Hushpuppy in Hijab?? Ah!! ” https://saharareporters.com/2023/07/08/hushpuppi-hijab-trends-twitter-nigerian-tweeps-attack-aisha-yesufu-over-peter-obis