Politics

On Monday, August 21, 2023, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye assumed duty as Minister, the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Addressing staff of the ministry and other well-wishers yesterday in Abuja, the new minister said she will work towards empowering more Nigerian women with the requisite skills to upgrade their economic status....

…as INEC counsel rejects purported IREV results The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, have continued with the battle to regain their stolen votes, with more witnesses appearing before the governorship election petition tribunal, to further expose how the APC and Engineer Sule were shortchanged...

….Seeks Forgiveness For Detractors The South-East Revival Group has congratulated the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, for another victory at the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. In a statement signed by its President, Mazi Kennedy Osita, the...

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has further exposed glaring non-collation of his valid votes across various collation centres in the state, during the March 18th gubernatorial election. Witnesses testifying for Governor, before the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, on Thursday, revealed how votes scored by Engineer Sule...

The Oduduwa Citizens Action for Progress (OCAP) has described the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, as a symbol of national unity. Speaking at a parley on Tuesday in Lagos, the President of the group, Comrade Kolawole Abe, said Rt Hon. Kalu has already proven...

President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has affirmed Lady Aqueen Ibeto as the authentic President of United Kingdom (UK), chapter of the association. Iwuanyanwu, therefore, appealed to the aggrieved factions to unite and work with Lady Ibeto in the best interest of Ndigbo. The...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has closed its defence at the ongoing Nasarawa State governorship election petition tribunal, saying there’s no need to spend public funds following confessions by the star witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the effect that the PDP inflated the March 18th gubernatorial...

The Labour Party Governorship Candidate in the forthcoming Kogi State Gubernatorial election has said that his vision is to build a Kogi State that works for the good of all. Speaking during his consultation with Kogi Stakeholders in Lokoja, Barrister Okeme Adejoh maintained that a New Kogi State is not...

A New Day and a New Dawn beckons as the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming November 2023 Kogi State Gubernatorial election unveils his 9 Point Agenda signalling a New republic of responsible and responsive leadership for the good people of Kogi State. Understanding the call for...

In a daring move and barring any last minute change of plan, the governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki is reportedly set to disobey the pronouncement of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, which ruled last Friday that all parties maintain “Status Quo Ante Bellum”, pending the hearing...