Presidency has strongly rejected calls by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as “childish,” “hollow,” and a distraction from ongoing efforts to address Nigeria’s challenges. In a statement issued on Monday, Special Adviser to the President...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency announced on Monday the resignation of Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, from office. A statement issued in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, said Badaru resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. According to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji following damning revelations of certificate forgery. In a statement issued by Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency announced: > “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche...
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced his resignation from office. Trudeau says he intends to step down as the country’s prime minister, after a new ruling party leader is chosen, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,”...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Barrister Ibrahim Kashim, has his appointment. The SSG’s resignation was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the Bauchi State Governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, in a statement which he made available to journalists on Friday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has received the memo from Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman and Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, informing him of his resignation for personal and health reasons. The President in a statement on Saturday, said he accepted Ngelale’s reasons for the resignation, fully...
Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, resigned from his positions as Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen. Ngelale, in a statement released to State House correspondents, said he submitted a memo to the Chief...
Bangladesh’s prime minister has resigned and fled to India following weeks of de@dly protests in the country. Reports of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigning were confirmed by the army, as well as Bangladesh High Commission Officials in Delhi. According to the country’s leading national paper, Hasina and her...
French President, Emmanuel Macron is refusing to accept Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s resignation following the surprising outcome of the snap parliamentary elections in France, the Élysée Palace announced on Monday. Macron has asked Attal to remain prime minister for the time being in order to ensure the country’s...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The resignation letter he sent to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has provided answers to why Finidi George had to dump the Super Eagles as Head Coach barely three months after he was appointed. In the letter, address to the NFF President, Alhaji Shehu...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the resignation of Mr Mamman Ahmadu as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Saturday, said that the directive was part of...
The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised the embattled National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje, to resign from the position. The North-Central Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, in Jos. Zazzaga...
A former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Francis Okiye, on Friday resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okiye said this in a letter addressed to Ward three PDP Chairman, Arue-Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo on Friday in Benin....
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member representing South South region in the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr Charles Idahosa, on Monday resigned his membership of the party. Idaho’s a, a chieftain of the party announced his resignation in a letter titled: “Letter of Resignation” addressed to the Chairman...
Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr Isaac Kamalu, has resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for...
Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, has resigned his appointment. Prof. Adangor said this in a letter dated April 24 and addressed to the office of the Secretary to the State Government on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. “I wish to state for the record,...
Rep. Kingsley Chinda, Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, has urged Nigerians to disregard calls for the resignation of the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Umar Damagum. A “coalition of PDP lawmakers” in the house had asked Damagun to resign, but a...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has denied calling for the resignation of Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. This was contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday in Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Tersoo Kula. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The National Consultative Front (NCFront) has called for immediate resolution of the crisis involving the leadership of Labour Party (LP) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). NCFront, a caucus in the Labour Party, made the call in a statement issued by Mr Promise Adewusi, its Director of Administration,...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday picketed the Labour Party headquarters to press home its demand for the immediate resignation of the Party National Chairman, Mr Julius Abure. Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, Deputy President of NLC Political Commission while addressing newsmen during the picketing in Abuja said the...