The alleged invasion of the Federal High Court Abuja by the personnel of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSSS) last Friday has generated no little fury in the polity. Kehinde Osasona and Joshua Egbodo […]
The House of Representatives has asked management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to offset existing liabilities through the implementation of its 2019 budget.This came Tuesday, when the NDDC Interim management led by its […]
The Kogi state Police Command, Tuesday, paraded the suspected killers of the late Kogi Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women leader, Mrs Salome Abuh. Those paraded at the Kogi Police Command headquarters, Lokoja, include Ocholi Edicha […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Kwara state House of Assembly Tuesday disagreed over alleged refusal of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-dominated assembly the entry of the PDP winner of the Ilorin South state Constituency […]
Embattled Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Tuesday denied knowledge of an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally planned to hold in Benin City, on Friday, December 13. Obaseki said, “I have checked with the […]
The Senate Tuesday received two separate letters of requests from President Muhamnadu Buhari for confirmation of appointments of Mohammed Mamman Nami as the new Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Edward Adamu […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its commitment to electoral reforms that would strengthen the power and value of the vote. The commission chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at the Nigeria Civil Society […]
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has said only comprehensive overhaul of the Electoral Act would guarantee free, fair, transparent and credible elections in the country. Senator Omo-Agege also said comprehensive amendment of the electoral […]
The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega, has advised African countries to restrategise their approaches in fighting corruption. Jega gave the advice while reviewing a book titled: “Curbing Electoral […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence has assured the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in Kaduna and other defence institutions that the 9th National Assembly would work with it to turn Nigeria into a […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Monday called on the Executive to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in the power sector to overcome the legion of problems stalling steady power […]
President Muhammadu Buhari would depart Abuja Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.” The Forum which holds on December 11-12, is an initiative to […]
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has warned that leaving the social media to operate without regulation could result in more lawlessness, violence and deaths.Speaking at the Kawararafa […]
The slight disagreement between President Muhamnadu Buhari and the Senate on NDDC’s boards to be recognised seems a seed of discord that may tear their harmonious relationship apart soonest. Taiye Odewale reports. Background to the unfolding disagreement President […]
Criticism went towards the Senate of the federal republic of Nigeria Monday in Abuja by participants at the Social Media Summit.The attacks launched at the Senate at the summit which held in the Auditorium of […]
The All Progressives Congress Aspirants Forum (APCAF) Akwa Ibom state chapter has insisted on the redeployment of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mike Igini and principal officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in […]
Bayelsa State Governor-elect, Chief David Lyon, has appealed to banks not to extend credit facilities to the outgoing administration of Governor Seriake Dickson. Chief Lyon raised the alarm over alleged ongoing last-meeting transactions by key […]
A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Mr Charles Idahosa insisted Monday that the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, must tender his resignation for the interest and survival of the party. […]
Census in Nigeria is usually tales of controversies with the latest conducted in 2006 perceived as inaccurate thereby rendering growth rate projections not reliable, The House of Representatives last week took a look at the […]
Voice of Nigeria (VON) Director General Osita Okechukwu Sunday urged both the All Progressives Congress and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party to adopt Olu Falae/ Olusegun Obasanjo model by fielding Igbo presidential candidates come […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have exchanged insults over the credibility otherwise of the local government council elections conducted in Ekiti state on Saturday. Whereas the […]
The attempt to re-arrest the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) inside a courtroom, has been described as an attack on democracy and the sanctity […]
EMEKA NZE writes on the visit of the INEC’s department of Election and Party Monitoring to the Nigerian Community Movement Party (NCMP) and the era of briefcase parties INEC and monitoring mandate The Election and Party […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Kogi state in the November 30 election, Musa Wada, weekend filed a petition with the election tribunal challenging the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello. The […]
The Conscience for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR), Executive Director, Idris Milik, has berated the budgetary process in Kogi state, describing it as cut and paste process that lacks priority areas. Reacting to 2020 […]
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