Politics

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has declared two seats vacant in the House even as he asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize bye-elections for the respective constituencies. The former occupants of these seats are Tanko Sunono, who now holds the position of Minister...

Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has hailed the judiciary on his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal, Tuesday in Calabar, dedicating the outcome to Cross Riverians and urging the opposition to sheath their swords. The Elections Petition Tribunal led by Justice Oken Inneh dismissed all the reliefs...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has dared the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to publish the landing cost of petrol as well as the pricing template being used by the government to keep the cost of petrol at less than N640 per litre....

A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, Hyde Kalu has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar to drop his case pursuing the validity of President Bola Tinubu’s educational qualifications in the United States. The APC youth leader in...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has unveilled what he described as “the 10 big lies” that have so far characterised President Bola Tinubu administration. Shaibu said in a statement on Sunday that the repeated lies were evidence that Tinubu’s only plan was to...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop embarrassing Nigerians by his desperate bid to frustrate the release of his academic records from the Chicago State University (CSU). Frank in a statement in Abuja wondered...

Rattled by the United States Magistrate Court’s order directing Chicago State University to release his academic records to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday rushed to file an emergency application with the District Court to stall the order’s implementation. The magistrate court...

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has thrown his weight behind the moves by the Hon. Aliyu Bello led new leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to reconcile aggrieved members of the party, with a view to making the APC stronger and more united. Engineer Sule made this known...

No fewer than 10,000 Christians drawn across the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory on Monday held a solidarity walk to congratulate President Bola Tinubu for his victory at the tribunal and inclusive government.  Under the aegis of the All Christian Youths in Northern Nigeria (ACYNN), the group...

Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been denied access to his office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. On getting to the state house on Monday morning, the Deputy Governor met the gate locked with chain and padlock. “Up till now, I don’t have any official...