Nigeria 2027

President Bola Tinubu, will on June 30, open his defence to all the petitions that are seeking to sack him from office. This came to light as the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, disclosed that all the three petitioners before it, would close their case on Friday....

The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has tendered eighteen thousand and eighty-eight (18,088) blurred polling unit result sheets among other documents in continuation of the prosecution of their case before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja. Counsel to the Petitioners, Onyechi Ikpeazu tendered...

Tope Omogbolagun major contender for the 10th Assembly Senate President seat, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said that he felt betrayed by the outcome of the 10th Assembly leadership election result. The PUNCH reports that the senators during the inauguration of the 10th Assembly voted for the presiding officers where Senator...

The Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal, has sworn in Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Members-elect elected Abbas as Speaker of the 10th House at their inauguration in Abuja on Tuesday. Abbas was the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Next is adoption of...

Global Peace Movement International, UK has congratulates Sen. Godswill Akpabio on his election as the 10th Senate president of Nigeria. President General of GPMI, Dr. Mike Uyi in a congratulatory message on Tuesday in Abuja expressed confidence that the 10th Senate will deliver on true democracy to Nigerians and a...

The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and ex Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Godswill Akpabio has emerged victorious over Challenger, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, the former Governor of Zamfara State in the race for the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Senator Godswill Akpabio scored 63 Votes while...

Senators of Southeast geo-political zone on Monday endorsed Sen. Godswill Akpabio (APC-Akwa-Ibom) and Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC-Kano) as their choice candidates for Senate President and Deputy Senate President of the 10th Assembly, respectively. The 10th Assembly is due for inauguration on Tuesday. Imo’s Gov. Hope Uzodinma made this known in Abuja...

The All All Progressives Congress (APC) Legislative Forum has adopted Hon Aminu Sani Jaji representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency for the position of Speaker. In a statement signed by Hon. Mrs Bako Idris and Hon. Simon Aondona, its President and Secretary General respectively, the APC forum said Jaji has...

Some All Progressives Congress, APC, stakeholders in Southern Taraba State have called on President Bola Tinubu to consider one of their own for ministerial nomination. The stakeholders, in an open letter to the President signed on Monday by the Chairman, Taraba APC Youth Forum, Jamilu Bawa, said the zone performed...

Ahead of the inauguration of the 10 National Assembly, there are indications that the preferred candidates of the All Progressives Congress for the leadership positions may suffer defeats. Senator Godswill Akpabio and Hon Tajudeen Abbas have been backed by the ruling party for the Senate Presidency and Speaker of the...