•Senator Alli The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has upheld the judgment of the National Assembly Petition Tribunal which validated the victory of Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South), as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This is contained in a statement signed by Alli’s Special Adviser on Media, Akeem A...
•Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has apologised to the people of the state over the recent political crisis in the state. He described the crisis as “regrettable anxieties of the last few days,” saying it was important to make sacrifices for peace to reign. Fubara stated this in a statement he signed, […]...
•Douye Diri A fresh suit demanding the disqualification of Bayelsa State Governor and candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Douye Diri, from the forthcoming governorship election in the state has commenced at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suit, which also seeks to disqualify Diri’s deputy and running mate, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, ...
•House of Reps The House of Representatives has urged Nigerians to hold member of the National Assembly responsible over the purchase of official vehicles for the lawmakers. Members of the National Assembly faced severe criticism over plans to buy an SUV valued at N160m each for the 469 lawmakers. But speaking yesterday on Channels Television,...
•Wike The Ijaw National Congress, INC, has cautioned the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike over his claims to the ownership of political structures in Rivers State. INC posited that political structures should not and cannot be anyone’s personal property, adding that as power is transient, so also the political archit...
•Ganduje The New Nigerian People Party (NNPP)’s government of Kano State has alleged that the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje left the state with a debt burden of over N500 billion. Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo stated this in Kaduna while chairing the North-West Zonal Meeting of NN...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned any staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plotting to conive with politicians to rig the November, 11 governorship in Imo State to have a rethink or face the consequences of their action. This is just as the group in a statement by its spokesperson, Emma […]
•Prof Paul Nnamchi The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has reinstated the candidate of the Labour Party, Prof Paul Nnamchi as the duly elected House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency. In a ruling today, the court overturned the ruling of the Petitions Tribunal which nullified Nnamchi’s election on the groun...
•Falana and Tinubu Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the problems the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are facing in conducting credible elections would be complicated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of members of political parties as Resident Electoral Officers. Falana, who was a guest on Channels ...
•Tinubu The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court for allegedly appointing a member of his party, the All Progressives Congress as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit was filed by the Chairman and Secretary of the state PDP, Aniekan Akpan an...