Politics

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...

By Peter Adeshina President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial list is made of gems. This is not measured only in terms of intimidating academic credentials, but most importantly on the basis of experience and capability in public service. It places a premium on an important quality required to serve in the...

The Chairman, Niger State chapter of All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. Haliru Zakari Jikantoro has voluntarily resigned from his position. Jikantoro announced his resignation immediately after the state executive and other stakeholders meeting held at the party secretariat in Minna, saying that his quit was for positive purpose. He declared...

The Deputy Governor of Edo state Comrade Philip Shaibu has approached the court to seek protection from his boss, Governor Godwin Obaseki to avoid an imminent impeachment and removal from office. In a motion of notice brought before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and made available to the...

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, have said that former governor Nyesom Wike is not responsible for the impressive growth of the party in the state. The leaders, in a document released to newsmen on Thursday, said that APC’s growth had been organically steady since 2015 that...

The Greater Nigeria Project (GNP) has applauded the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, over his choice of Hon. Abubakar Bichi as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. In a statement signed by its national coordinator, Hon. Moses Adamu, the group described Hon Bichi as...

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed optimism that the party will emerge victorious in the upcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States. The party leaders spoke at the inauguration of the National Campaign Council for the three states as well as the presentation of certificates of...

…Demand another slot from Idoma/Igede axis Some youths of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Benue South senatorial district have asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ignore some elders from the zone opposing the nomination of Prof. Joseph Utsev. The APC youth, however, appealed to President Tinubu to rather...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, has been commended for displaying “outstanding leadership”. No fewer than 25 pro-democracy groups came together to applaud the Speaker for a harmonious and seamless running of the Green Chamber in the last two months. Under the aegis of the...

The elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the six states of the North-central have declared their support for the choice of former governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the next national chairman of the ruling party. The elders, led by the former military governor of...