Politics

The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a warrant of arrest on the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd) following his refusal to appear before the lawmakers. The arrest warrant was issued on Monday by the lawmakers during a plenary after the 72-hour ultimatum...

Senators are divided over the decision of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions to suspend the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), for six months. Lawmakers’ concerns are hinged on the committee’s decision to rush into...

The Good Governance Advocates of Africa (GGAA) has commended the joint National Assembly Committee on Appropriations, co-chaired by Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola and Rt. Hon. Abubakar Bichi, for their meticulous scrutiny of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. In a statement signed by its Director, Dr Francis Martins, the group said the...

Northern Patriots Forum (NPF), on Wednesday, came hard on the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, for criticizing President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his administration. El-Rufai had, during his interview on Arise Television on Monday, accused President Tinubu and National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu of orchestrating...

*holds prayers for party, National Secretary Anyanwu More groups have emerged over the weekend in solidarity and support of the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Samuel Anyanwu and also in applauding the laudable selfless sacrifice of the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesome Wike, to the growth of...

The PDP Stakeholders Forum has affirmed that no amount of conspiracy by impostors can unseat Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and that his fate can only be decided by democratically acceptable means and not by the wishful thinking of outsiders posing as...

A Pan-African women’s advocacy group, Africa Arise for Change Network, has criticised Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her recent altercation with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing her behaviour as “disgraceful” and “unbefitting of a public officeholder”. In a statement issued on Friday by Patricia Idoko, the country representative of the organisation,...

Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho has completed the construction of ultra-modern market shops at the Dekina Central Market, marking a significant milestone in his commitment to economic growth and infrastructure development in Kogi State. The newly commissioned market complex aims to boost local commerce by providing traders with a modern and...

…Vows to occupy Abuja The Concerned Yoruba Youth of Nigeria has condemned the proposed bill by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that mandates only individuals who have served with the chambers to be appointed as the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA). Speaking at a press conference in...