Politics

Anas Dauda Sadauki is the CEO and Founder, Awareness Against Terrorism, an NGO working to tackle youth restiveness and other vices through sensitisation. In this interview, Sadauki gives an insight into what he does at the organisation. Tell us more about your background. I was born on the 13th of...

A pro-democracy organisation, Rebirth Africa Initiative (RAI), has applauded the President-elect, Senator Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and the All Progressives Congress over their decision to revisit the zoning template for the 10th National Assembly. Recall that a barrage of criticism had trailed the ruling party’s National Working Committee proposed zoning...

Senate President aspirant, Godswill Akpabio, and other senators-elect visited the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, at Lagos House, Marina. Those present at the courtesy call include Senator Ali Ndume, and Senator Adeola Solomon, amongst others. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, was also on the...

No fewer than 200 civil society organizations have backed Governor Simon Lalong to emerge as Secretary to the Government of the Federation in the incoming administration. The groups, under the auspices of Civil Rights Action for Democracy, said the Plateau governor is best suited for the job. According to a...

The last is yet to be heard of the zoning arrangements proposed by the APC as more Members Elect have continued to reject the plan in his entirety. Recall that the All Progressive Congress(APC) zoned the Speakership and Deputy position to the Northwest and Southsouth, respectively, while the Senate President...

By Michael Paul Bashir Usman Gorau, a newly elected Member of the House of Representatives, has faulted the endorsement of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly by the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The president-elect and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) have endorsed Senator Godswill Akpabio and Barau...

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for the revamping of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to regain its eminent and dominant leadership role in Nigeria and Africa. The party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election gave the advice at a programme “welcome/reception of PDP governors-elect and...

The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) anointed candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Benjamin Kalu, respectively. Recall that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC had on Monday zoned the positions of...

As the race for the speakership seat of the House of Representatives peaks, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has faulted the arguments being canvassed in some quarters that the North East geopolitical zone cannot produce the Speaker for the 10th House of Representatives. It would be recalled that the proponents...

North Central youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. The youth leaders drawn from the six states in the North-Central zone and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said Adamu’s leadership...