The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has advised the Federal Government to allow students to go on break to vote in the forthcoming general elections. While calling out the federal government on Thursday, via his Twitter handle, the media practitioner said, “The Federal Govt led by @MBuhari, @inecnigeria, the ministry of education must grant Nigerian Read More
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party despite being mired in scandal and facing calls to step down as President. Delegates at an ANC leadership conference voted on Monday to keep Ramaphosa as head of the party with 2,476 voting for him and 1,897 selecting his rival, former Health Minister Read More
The Labour Party (LP) candidate in Edo Central senatorial district, Mr. Oseremen Omofoma, has said Nigerians lack everything about good governance and urged them to change the narrative by voting for LP in the 2023 polls. Omofoma also said the LP will do all that is necessary within the confines of the law to emerged victorious at the poll, adding that Read More
The forthcoming presidential election would spring surprises as no corrupt politician would preside over the affairs of the country from 2023, the Leader of a religious organisation, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has disclosed. Speaking in Calabar in a chat with Journalists, Leader Obu said the winner of the presidential election has already Read More
Muslims have been called upon to discard the attitude of vote buying during election. An Islamic scholar Sheikh, Sani Yahaya Jingir, made the call Thursday while declaring open the 22nd annual pre-ramadan seminar, theme: “Good Governance and Best Approach to Public Security,” organised the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), holding in Jos. “Since it is through democracy that we Read More
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC), has expressed its readiness to conduct the local government elections on Monday 11th April, 2022. The state chairman of the commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Bako, disclosed this at a press briefing held in Katsina on Tuesday. According to him, with this notice, all stakeholders particularly the political parties should note that only candidate(s) sponsored Read More
Nasarawa state House of Assembly has directed local government chairmen and overseers of development areas to immediately put in motion machinery for the selection and installation of village and district heads across the state. Chairman, House committee on local government, Barr. Muhammad Ibrahim Alkali, gave the directive during the 2022 budget defence of the state ministry for local government and Read More
A federal high court in Abuja has shifted hearing in a fresh court action instituted against President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential election to February next year. The fresh suit filed by a former presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru of Hope Democratic Party (HDP) seeking order of court to declare the presidential seat vacant was put off due to lack Read More
As the Ekiti state Local Government elections slated for December 4 draws closer, the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), has assured participants that no politician will be allowed to hijack and manipulate the outcome of the elections. Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Wednesday, the Chairman of the commission, Justice Jide Aladejana, said the electoral body would conduct free, fair and credible Read More
The African Union (AU) has said it suspended Sudan from all its activities after the country’s military overthrew the civilian-led transitional government in a coup. The African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security on Wednesday tweeted the news of the suspension, an expected move typically taken in the wake of military coups. In a communique, the pan-African body said the Read More
Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s strong focus on his responsibilities, along with a decidedly non-desperate disposition towards the 2023 presidential race has further energised his support base nationwide, the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) has said. Dismissing speculations that the Vice President may have attended a meeting and renounced his 2023 bid to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, the PCG emphasised that Read More
Following allegation of $4 million bribe against officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Coalition of Political Parties (CUPP) has called on political to focus on campaigns and leave frivolous allegations against the commission. Urging security agencies to be on top of their game, the CUPP said that it has concluded after thorough investigation that the allegations are false and Read More
As the race to the Ekiti governorship contest billed for next year approaches, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Bamisile, hasurged the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), in the state to pave way for the southern senatorial district of the state to produce the next governor in the spirit of oneness. Bamisile, from the South Senatorial district Read More
The All Progressive Congress APC has conducted a hitch free congress Saturday as the party returned the incumbent chairman, Alhaji Usman Abdulmalik and 35 others as officials of APC in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In his acceptance speech, the chairman, Abdulmalik has tasked the executives, the electorate and card carrying members of the party to work together towards ensuring Read More
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and a chieftain of the party in Bayelsa state, Hon. Yekini Nabena, has commended the peaceful conduct of State Congress in the state where new leaders have emerged. At the Bayelsa state delegate election congress, Barr. Dennis Otiotio emerged as the new APC Chairman, Hon. Francis Koloko as Read More
The Cross River state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Alphonsus Ogar Eba as Chairman, 35 other officials through a consensus agreement. The election, which took place at the UJ Esuene stadium, Calabar, Saturday, had a large turnout of delegates across the 18 local government areas. Governor Ben Ayade and his Deputy, Prof Ivara Esu also participated. Read More
The national leadership of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt electronic transmission of results in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state. The opposition party also expressed support for the Senate on the direct primaries decision by all the political parties. Speaking Thursday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, during Read More
Former governor of Borno state and one of the aspirants seeking office of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Alimodu Sheriff, has rallied all members of the party for the forthcoming state congress. The party has scheduled state congresses nationwide for Saturday October 16th to elect leaders of the party at the state level. But addressing Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed support for Senate amendments to the Electoral Act which mandates political parties to elect their candidates through direct primaries mode. In a statement signed Wednesday in Abuja, by the APC’s acti g national secretary John James Akpanudoedehe, asked Nigerians to ignore the the soundbites from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which vehemently Read More
Ahead the 2023 general elections, a support group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the platform of Progressives Consolidation Group (PCP) has rated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the best qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. The APC members said Osinbajo’s presidency will increase party’s chances for massive success in the coming general elections and also accelerate growth Read More
Former governor of Nasarawa state and Senator representing Nasarawa West, Abdullahi Adamu, has assured that his committee will perform better than previous National Reconciliation Committees headed by former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and that of former governor of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande. Both Tinubu and Akande were appointed at different times to reconcile various groups and Read More
Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong, has praised the electorate for their peaceful conduct and large turn out to elect their Chairmen and Councillors in the ongoing local lovernment elections holding throughout the 17 Local Government Areas on Saturday October 9, 2021. The governor who voted alongside his wife, Regina Lalong and other close family members at about 10:30am, said he Read More
A former member of the National Assembly, Dr. Usman Bugaje, has advised against restructuring, arguing that it “will not solve Nigeria’s political quagmire.” According to him, only competent leadership would address the challenges facing the country. Bugaje gave the advice Friday while speaking at the Maitama Sule Leadership lecture series organised by the Students Wing Coalition of Northern Groups in Read More
The chairman of Igbo Community Assembly in Kwali Area Council, Udekwe Samdo, has canvassed for votes for the chairman of the council, Han. Danladi Chiya, to enable him retain his seat in the forth coming FCT area council elections. Samdo who is the chief executive officer , Anam Resort Kwali, stated this during a New yam festival organised by Ochinanwata Read More
Evolving Women In Progress (EWIP) Abuja branch, a non-governmental organisation has called for 50 per cent involvement of women in politics for the development of democracy in the country. The coordinator of the group, Hajia Hadiza Kolo, made the call in an interview with the newsmen in Abuja, shortly after the first ‘Meet and Greet’ for Abuja Municipal Area Council Read More
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