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The Nigerian Supreme Court has affirmed that the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is legal and lawful.   The apex court also held that Mai Mala Buni’s position as Acting Chairman of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee is not contrary to the provision of Section 183 of the CFRN as same is on a temporary basis which is not akin to Executive office or paid employment as envisaged by Section 183 of the CFRN. There have been controversies and misinterpretations of the judgement over governor Mai Mala Buni headship of National Caretaker Committee of APC since the apex court recently delivered its judgement in favour of APC’s governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state and his challenger, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the former’s nomination.   But in a full judgment of the Supreme Court made available to new

Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has revealed that Nigeria will get a total of $125m as her shares from the Global Education Summit. President Muhammadu Buhari and other world leaders who attended the summit raised US$5 billion to support education systems in up to 90 countries and territories, where 80% of the world’s out-of-school children live. Speaking on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by DAILY INDEPENDENT, the Minister said that amount was the highest Nigeria has got and it was made possible because the President personally attended the conference. “$125 million will be coming to Nigeria. We thank President Muhammadu Buhari for showing up because his presence made all the difference. This is the largest Nigeria has ever gotten from this summit and this is a fantastic one for us”. “Luckily for us, we also have the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education who is now going to be on the board of GPE, who is going to then sta

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked Emeka Okafor, Esq, (Ide Nnobi) as the running mate to Senator Andy Uba in the November 2021 governorship election in Anambra State. Chukwuemeka Stephen Okafor, who hails from Nnobi, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State, is a Lagos-based legal practitioner and a partner in a thriving law firm, Jurislaw Associates. With over 30 years in legal practice and coming from the business community, Barr. Okafor said he believes that Anambra State should be run like a proper business entity where the dividends are quickly and properly shared amongst the people who are the owners of the business. He noted that he believes the time has come for Anambra State to join the party at the center and attract democracy dividends to the State. According to him, years of being in opposition have robbed the State and that with their administration and that at the center being of the same party, things will change for the better.” This may sound like a tou

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kaduna has advised nursing and lactating mothers to place their babies  below age five months on exclusive breastfeeding. The Kaduna State Coordinator of the agency, Mr Nasiru Mato, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna, that exclusive breastfeeding would prepare such children for a healthy living. Mato also urged nursing mothers’ strict compliance to marketing Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) to aid infant’s nutrition. He said that this would protect infants and young children’s feeding through promotion, protection and support for exclusive breastfeeding. He described breast milk as natural and God-given food that is full of nourishment for babies and a balanced diet for optimum healthy growth for infants. He said that exclusive breastfeeding used to begin within the first one hour after delivery by a pregnant woman and was expected to continue uninterrupted for the first six mon

Erstwhile deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari has broken silence after his suspension. Recall that Kyari was suspended by IGP Usman Alkali Baba on Sunday over his alleged relationship with Ramon Abbas, self-confessed international fraudster better known as Hushpuppi. In a statement on Tuesday, Abba Kyari urged everyone not be worried about him as he is in good spirits. He said he will spend these moments bonding with friends and family as he has been busy for eleven years fighting against criminals and bandits. On the Hushpuppi’s saga, Kyari maintained that the truth will soon come out. “All those who know me closely know that I detest lies. Everything I say and post is the truth. The truth on this issue will come out soonest, to clear all doubts”. Speaking on Tunji Disu’s new appointment as the new head of IRT, Kyari described him as an excellent crime fighter with outstanding records.   He finally called on everyone to avoid being confrontational but to remain calm

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have resigned, The Nation has learnt. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), confirmed this on Tuesday. It was gathered those who resigned include: the Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy Legal Adviser, Deputy National Auditor, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Deputy Women Leader, and Deputy Organising Secretary. The Nation could not confirm the seventh officer at the time of filing this report. They promised to remain loyal to the PDP but said they will not be able to work with the current national working committee (NWC).