Politics

…declares support for Kalu’s leadership style The candidate of the Labour Party for the Bende Federal Constituency election, Hon. Frank Chinasa, has put a final end to his case against the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Hon. Chinasa, who made this known at a...

The Labour Party has referred a legal practitioner, Monday Mawah to the chairman, Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee for allegedly saying that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared Lamidi Apapa as the national chairman of the party. The Labour Party, in a petition addressed to chairman of the...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, has condemned the alleged plan by All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to influence the yet to be announced judgement of the election petition tribunal in its favour. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the Acting State Chairman of the PDP, Mukhtar Muhammad...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said two major factors, including economy and legislation, will promote the capacity of women to compete with men in pursuit of political power. Speaking yesterday at the national Secretariat of the party in Abuja when he received in...

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...