By Aluta News Feb. 16, 2024 Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, one the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants for the Sept.21 governorship election has withdrawn, ahead of Saturday’s primaries. Ize-Iyamu, said this at a news conference in Benin on Friday. He said that his decision to quit was painful adding that heContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 14, 2024 The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State ,Mr Fatai Adams is dead. Mr Ikantu Peretei, Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, confirmed the chairman`s death in a statement in issued in Akure on Wednesday. Peretei said Adams died onContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 14, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of Senate for the confirmation of Dr Kelechi Ohiri’s appointment as the Director-General, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary onContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 13, 2024 The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Special Duties, National Planning, and Economic Development to look into spending and utilisation of increased allocations from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) by state governments. The committee on Inter-Governmental Affairs was also mandated toContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 11, 2024 Ahead of its primary election slated for Feb. 17, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cleared all the 12 aspirants jostling for its ticket to contest the Sept. 22 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the 12 aspirants had purchased andContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 8, 2024 A bill for a Price Control Board, to regulate the price of essential commodities, has scaled first reading at the Niger House of Assembly. This followed the presentation of the general principles of the bill, by the sponsor Alhaji ISA Etsugaie (APC-Agaie) at plenaryContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 8, 2024 The House of Representative has resolved to probe alleged certificate racketeering by Nigerian students in collusion with some officials of government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa)at plenary in Abuja. Presenting the motion,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 6, 2024 President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted a tribunal to hear petitions on Saturday’s by-elections in Katsina State. This is containe in a statement signed by the Secretary of the tribunal, Hajiya Aisha Muhammad-Fika in Katsina. ”Pursuant to the powers conferredContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 4, 2024 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled elections in 16 polling units in Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau because of missing ballot papers. Dr Oliver Agundu, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Plateau, said in a statement on Saturday night that theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 4, 2024 The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Guma I State Constituency in Benue, Mr Terwase Uche, has been declared winner of the rerun election by Returning Officer, Prof Julius Ikya. Ikya declared Uche as the winner of the rerun election on Saturday inContinue Reading