Politics

As the Kogi state governorship election scheduled for November 11 approaches, Comr. Usman Okai Austin, the former candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency, expresses optimism and sees Senator Natasha Akpoti’s triumph in the Court of Appeals as a source of renewed hope for the PDP....

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, a former presidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for calm on the wake of Monday’s attack on the Rivers State House of Assembly. Jack-Rich also called on the political gladiators in the state to sheath their swords and ensure that...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, to accept his defeat as an elder statesman. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, gave the advice in a statement on Monday in Abuja...

…as two former governors dismiss alleged rift Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Umaru Tanko Al-makura, two former governors of Nasarawa State, have restated their resolve to stand by incumbent Governor Abdullahi Sule, ahead of the of the appeal seeking to restore his mandate. The two former governors made their resolve known...

The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described a mercenary group , Osun Masterminds, as a wailing group of the state’s All Progressive Congress (APC) that is still bitter about the July 2022 electoral defeat. Reacting to threats by the sponsored group to drag the state to...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has approved the dissolution of statutory commissions with immediate effect. In a circular by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye, the dissolution takes immediate effect. The affected commissions according to the SSG are the State Civil Service Commission, the Judicial Service...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State yesterday dismissed an alleged impeachment threat against him as the state House of Assembly is currently engulfed in crisis. According to Channels TV reports, the state lawmakers fled for safety as police operatives fired teargas outside the assembly complex in Port Harcourt. The Peoples...

The Benue National Assembly Caucus has applauded President Bola Tinubu and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator George Akume over the appointment of Akutah Pius Ukeyima as the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). In a statement signed by its Spokesman, Hon. Philip Agbese, the group...

The House of Representatives Tuesday passed through second reading a bill seeking to raise the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly to 65 years. Titled “A bill for an act to make provisions for the retirement age for staff of National Assembly Service and for related matters”, is...

…says due process followed in car purchase for members The Centre for Social Justice, Equity, And Transparency (CESJET) says the 10th House of Representatives has earned the trust of Nigerians with its people-oriented agenda. CESJET’s Executive Director, Dr Isaac Ikpa, who made this known at a press conference on Wednesday...