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The chairpersons of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the six local governments that make up Kaduna Central Senatorial district have endorsed a rival candidate as senator for the zone. The district is currently represented in the Senate by Shehu Sani, an activist and member of the APC. Mr. Sani has had a running battle with the governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Rising from a meeting in Kaduna on Saturday, the APC chairmen endorsed a political adviser to Mr. El-Rufai, Uba Sani, for the ticket, come 2019. The six local governments whose APC leaders endorsed the endorsement are Chikun, Birnin Gwari, Kajuru, Kaduna North, Kaduna South and Giwa. Reading a communique after the meeting, the APC chairman of Kaduna North Local Government Area, Musa Sheriff, said that their decision was based on the positive contributions by Uba Sani to the affected local governments including securing jobs for the youth. “The governor’s adviser has secured thousands of job opportunities for youth in the stat

I’ll Adamu, who spoke to SaharaTV in an interview also disclosed how he would be solving some major challenges the country has been facing like gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen who has been killing farmers, the militancy in the Niger Delta and the constant fuel crisis. The managing Director of IPI Solution, Adamu Garba II, whose ambition is to become Nigeria’s president in 2019 has said that he would make Nigeria a more economic viable country if elected into office. Adamu, who spoke to SaharaTV in an interview also disclosed how he would be solving some major challenges the country has been facing like gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen who has been killing farmers, the militancy in the Niger Delta and the constant fuel crisis. I’ll Turn Nigeria’s Six Geopolitical Zones To Nine Economic Zones - Presidential Aspirant  I’ll Turn Nigeria’s Six Geopolitical Zones To Nine Economic Zones - Presidential Aspirant Adamu stated that he would strategically change the cou

January 17, 2018 Agency Report Kano State House of Assembly [Photo credit: Channels Television] The Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed into law the 2018 budget of over N246 billion, which is higher than N233 billion earlier proposed by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. Presenting the report of the House Committee on Appropriations, a member of the committee representing Ungogo Constituency, Tasiu Panisau, said the committee had recommended for the increase of over N12.7 billion. According to Mr. Panisau, “some of the areas the increase would go to include education , health , Information, Agriculture, works and Water Resources and rural development”. “Our committee has also recommended for the discharge of oversight functions by committees, especially on the implementation of the 2018 budget should be pursued with greater Vigour. “This recommendation will

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is in fresh moves to seize funds in 15 bank accounts linked to Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The funds, which the EFCC is seeking to seize, include a total of $8,435,788.84 and over N7.35bn. The EFCC had appeared before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos with an ex parte application, seeking the forfeiture of the funds. Patience Jonathan The move was, however, interrupted by a train of Senior Advocates of Nigeria led by Mr. Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) and Mr. Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who challenged the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the ex parte application. They told the judge that the funds, which the EFCC seeks to seize, were already a subject of litigation. But counsel for the EFCC, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, maintained that the SANs had no right of hearing in the court, since his application was ex parte, wondering how they got wind of the move by the anti-graft agency. In view of t

  by Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Jan 16, 2018 The Federal Government has appealed to the Supreme Court to restore all the 18 false assets declaration and other related charges instituted against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, but which were dismissed by the Code of Conduct Tribunal in June 2017.  In its December 12, 2017 judgment, the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal had restored three out of the 18 counts but affirmed the decision of the CCT with respect to the rest of the 15 counts on the grounds of lack of evidence.  Saraki had since filed a seven-ground notice of appeal against the part of the Court of Appeal’s judgment restoring the three counts.  But the Federal Government on Tuesday filed a counter-appeal of 15 grounds against the part of the judgment which affirmed the dismissal of the 15 counts.  The CCT had in its June 14, 2017 ruling on the no-case submission which Saraki filed after the prosecution concluded its case, d

January 17, 2018 Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu Notorious kidnapper, Emmamual Effiong Abang The police in Jigawa state have arrested a suspected kidnapper on the wanted list of Akwa-Ibom State Police Command. The police spokesperson, Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the arrest to journalists on Wednesday in Dutse, Jigawa State capital. The suspect, Emmamual Effiong Abang, has reportedly been on the run since June last year. He was apprehended while trying to withdraw cash from a bank in Hadejia Local Government Area of the state. The police claimed that Mr. Abang, 35 years old, of Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State went into hiding specifically since June 4, 2017. Mr Jinjiri said the suspect had been shuttling between Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State and Hadejia LGA since he was declared wanted. He said the suspect would be transferred to Akwa-Ibom to face necessary legal action. The suspect told journalists that he was in

Ekiti workers raise concerns over govt’s demand for voter cards as condition for empowerment January 14, 2018Josiah Oluwole Ekiti state on map. [Photo credit: Wikipedia]   Civil servants in Ekiti State are presently in quandary over alleged demand by the state government for the voter cards of workers before they could benefit from its empowerment scheme. Some of the workers expressed fear that the submission of the cards and recording of their serial numbers could result in the cloning of the cards ahead of the July14 local government election. But the state government has denied allegation that it was using the workers’ loan scheme as bait to collect their voter cards with the intent of cloning them to gain advantage at the governorship poll. The Enlightened Workers’ Forum (EWF), an interest group within the Ekiti workforce, described the voter cards-for-empowerment exercise as a “desperate move to achieve success in the forthcoming governorship poll.” A statement on Sund