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Ex-chairman Decries Incessant Suspension Of APC Stalwarts In Enugu
The immediate past chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye…
IPAC Urged To Maintain Unity Among Members
The newly elected executive of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Enugu State chapter has been advised…
Ondo Polls: Deputy Governor Collapses Structure For Aiyedatiwa
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Olayide Adelami has collapsed his political structure into that of…
‘I Don’t Care’, Says Ex-Gov El-Rufai As He Visits SDP Headquarters
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on…
Jegede Withdraws From Ondo Gov’ship Race, Says It’s Time To Rebuild PDP
A two-time governorship candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Balogun Eyitayo…
NLC Pickets LP Secretariat In Edo, Accuses Abure Of Running Party Like Personal Business
The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday, picketed the Labour Party’s…
Kwara Assembly Passes 6 Bills, 30 Motions In 9 Months
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed a total of six bills and 30 motions…
Impeachment: Parties Knock Edo Assembly For Rejecting Court Summon On Shaibu
The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) has criticised the Edo State House of Assembly and…
Labour Party: Utomi’s 3rd Force Movement Asks Abure To Postpone Convention
The National Consultative Front (NCFront), a key caucus in the Labour Party led by Prof Pat…
BREAKING: NLC Members Picket LP Headquarters, Demand Abure’s Sack
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, stormed the national headquarters of the Labour…
BREAKING: NLC Members Picket LP Headquarters, Demands Abure’s Sack
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, stormed the national headquarters of the Labour…
Saboteurs Crippling Nigeria’s Economy – Sen Ani
Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District, Prof Anthony Okorie Ani, has said economic saboteurs operating in…
Ideato Leaders Say FG’s Attention To Erosion Affirms Hope In Democracy
Leaders of Ideato federal constituency in Imo State have commended the inclusion of Umuchima erosion menace…
Kaduna: New Strategy Needed To Arrest Renewed Mass Abductions – Sen Katung
Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Distinguish Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, has called for a better…
Elections Have Not Had Real Effect In Africa – Ugandan Mayor
Mayor of Entebbe in Uganda, Fabrice Rulinda, has said elections have not given Africa the expected…
APC Poised To Win Edo, Says Chieftain
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) High Chief Barr. Monday Udomoh has said the All…
Edo/Ondo Guber: Avoid Acrimonious Primaries, INEC Warns
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties to keep to its schedule of activities…
Impeachment: Edo Assembly Tightens Noose On Shaibu
Edo State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing the state’s chief judge, Justice Daniel…
APC Will Win Edo Guber Election, Tinubu Declares
President Bola Tinubu has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory…
Our Legislative Agenda Will Enhance Living Standards – Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said the legislative agenda of the 10th National Assembly…
Hardship: You Decided Your Fate, PDP Chieftain Tells Electorate
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state, Stanley Ekezie has linked the prevailing…
2027: You’ll Struggle To Get 2% Votes In FCT, APC Tells Tinubu
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said…
We’re Prioritising Genuine Peace – Plateau Govt
The Plateau State Government has said it is focused on ensuring genuine peace in the state…
We Must Work Together To Get A Better Constitution – Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has said lawmakers and all critical…
Edo 2024: Group Woos Voters For APC, Okpebholo
A support organisation, Victory Voice Support Group, Edo State chapter, has congratulated the governorship candidate of…
Labour Party, Lawmakers Continue Fight Over Convention
The Labour Party and its caucus at the National Assembly are engrossed in fight over the…
APC Holds Ondo Governorship Primary Election April 25
Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Ondo state governorship polls, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Imo: INEC, PDP, Anyanwu Trade Blame Over Documents
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its governorship candidate in Imo State, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and the…
PICTORIAL: Tinubu Presents APC Flag To Edo Guber Candidate, Running Mate
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag to the party’s gubernatorial…
Stop Using Tinubu’s Name To Stall Governance, PDP Tells Oyetola
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned former Governor Gboyega Oyetola to…
Soludo: Peoples’ Welfare Remains Our Priority – APGA National Chairman
The national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa, has reiterated…
Northern Group Demands Ningi’s Reinstatement
The Rebuild Arewa Initiative for Development (RAID) has condemned the Senate’s decision to suspend Senator Abdul…
Suspended Zamfara Lawmakers Allege Threat To Life
Suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have alleged threat to their lives for…
Bello: CSOs, Lawyers Warn EFCC Chairman Against Banana Peels
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights lawyers have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes…
2024 Budget Padding Claim Aimed To Tarnish Tinubu, Akpabio, Senate — Group
A civil society organisation, Zero Tolerance for Corruption Africa (ZTC-Africa), has condemned the recent allegation of…
Fubara’s Silence Over LG Polls Raising Concern – APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Hon Innocent Ajaelu, has said…
Edo South APC Leaders Back Ogbeide-Ihama As Okpebholo’s Running Mate
Ahead of the September 21 Edo State governorship election, at least 30 leaders of the All…
APC Group Raises Alarm Over Mimiko’s Alliance With Aiyedatiwa
The Ondo State Redemption Initiative (OSRI) has kicked against the alliance between Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of…
Ondo 2024: Students Drum Support For Aiyedatiwa
The leadership of two student-led associations in Ondo State have indicated interest to work for the…
APC Professionals Council Hails Abiru’s Emergence As Chairman Southern Senators’ Forum
APC Professionals Council has congratulated the Senator representing Lagos East, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru on his…
Restore Integrity Of 2024 Budget, PDP Tells Federal Govt
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to restore the integrity of…
Edo South APC Leaders Back Ogbeide-Ihama As Okpebholo’s Running Mate
Ahead of the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election, at least 30 leaders of the…
Akpabio Inciting Wike, Fubara Rift –APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has accused the Senate President,…
Northern Groups Scold Opeyemi Over Alleged Conspiracies Against Akpabio
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has described as a reckless and callous attempt by Senator…
APC Decries Neglect In FCT
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have rejected the…
Ningi: Constituents Give Senate 2-Week Ultimatum To Reverse Suspension
Constituents of the Bauchi Central Senatorial district in the state have condemned the Senate’s decision to…
Reps Step Down Electoral Act Amendment Bill To Change Voter’s Transfer
The House of Representatives has stepped down a bill to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 which…
Yar’Adua Replaces Ningi As Chairman Of Northern Senators’ Forum
Senator representing Katsina Central in the upper legislative chamber, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, APC, on Thursday, emerged as…
2024 Budget: Akpabio Won’t Resign, Senate Replies PDP
The Senate has berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for calling for the resignation of…
Akpabio Seeks NBA’s Collaboration On Constitution Review
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to…
I Never Said 2024 Budget Was Padded – Senator Ningi
Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has vehemently denied allegations…
INEC: AYCF, NEN Kick Against Protest Seeking Yakubu’s Resignation
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Emancipation Network (NEN) have opposed agitations by…
Ekiti: Ex-ADP Candidate Dumps Party For APC
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) governorship candidate in the Ekiti State 2022 governorship election, Erelu Kemi…
Ningi’s Suspension: CSOs Caution Against Stifling Right Of Expression
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday described the three month suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi…
2024 Budget: PDP, CNPP, Others Ask Akpabio To Step Aside
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday asked the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio to immediately step…
Osoba, Edwin Clark Back Reps’ Bills On Parliamentary system
The former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba and Leader of the South-South and Pan-Niger…
Obi Laments Worsening Insecurity, Says Abduction Of School Children Unacceptable
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi…
Ningi: PDP Tells Akpabio To Step Down Amid Budget Padding Allegations
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified pressure on the President of the Senate,…
2024 Budget Not Padded, Senate Passed N28trn – Jarigbe
Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Cross River North) has said there was no N3.7 trillion padded to…
PDP Tackles Akpabio Over Comments On Fubara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, has declared Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as…
Why We’re Pushing For Living Wage – Reps Opposition Leader
Leader of the opposition in the House of Representatives, Hon. Kingsley Chinda has justified 42 lawmakers’…
Don’t Impeach Shaibu, Catholic Groups Tell Edo Assembly
Seven Catholic organisations have risen against the Edo State House of Assembly plan to impeach the…
Edo: Shaibu Drags PDP, Ighodalo, INEC, Others To Court
The crisis in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got messier as…
Stakeholders Want Kwara North To Produce Next Governor
Stakeholders in Kwara north under the aegis of Kwara North Development Progressive Union (KNDPU) have appealed…
Edo APC Supporters Endorse Ogbeide-Ihama As Okpebholo’s Running Mate
All Progressives Congress (APC), supporters yesterday stormed the party’s secretariat in Benin City yesterday to confirm…
Shaibu Denies Being Served Impeachment Notice
Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has denied being served with impeachment notice from the state…
Ondo Guber: ‘Late Akeredolu Would Be Proud Of Me As Successor,’ Aiyedatiwa Declares Bid
Ondo State governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, officially declared his intention to contest the 2024…
Court Adjourns Fubara Loyalists’ Terrorism Trial to March 19
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned till March 19, the trial of…
Senate To Engage Ministers, Others On N30trn Ways And Means Expenditure
Senators Isa Jibrin (Kogi West), Sahabi Ya’u Alhaji (Zamfara), Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) are among lawmakers…
Edo: APC Aspirant Seeks Legal Action, Writes INEC
The tussle over the candidacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 2024 gubernatorial…
Plans To Impeach Shaibu, Abuse Of Office – APGA Guber Candidate
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Edo State, Dr.Isaiah Osifo, has described…
Arewa Group Seeks Protection, Expresses Confidence In Defence Minister
A northern group, Arewa Trading Association (ATA), has urged the federal government to intervene by stopping…
‘Ondo Can’t Experiment With 2024 Election’
Deputy governor of Ondo State, Olayide Adelami, has said the state cannot afford to embark on…
Kogi PDP Mourns Gabriel Aduku, Designer Of Party’s Logo
The Kogi State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mourned the demise of Chief Gabriel…
Ex-Senator Sodangi Dies At 70, Gov Sule Mourns
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was a former senator representing Nasarawa West…
JUST-IN: Ex-ACF Chairman Gabriel Aduku Is Dead
A former Minister of State for Health and immediate-past chairman of pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative…
Caution Akume’s Loyalists Against Sabotaging Benue Gov, Group Urges Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to call loyalists of the Secretary to the Government…
Crack As 12 Pro-Wike Ex-LGA Coordinators Declare Support For Fubara
There seems to be a crack within the ranks of the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI), a…
Minimum Wage Increase Won’t Solve Workers’ Problem – Adebayo
Amid the clamour by organised Labour for an upward review of workers’ wages, presidential candidate of…
Shaibu’s Kinsmen Protest Against Impeachment Move
Large crowd of supporters of the embattled Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, mainly from his…
‘Tinubu, Not Court, Should Resolve Edo APC Crisis’
Following the crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State after the recently concluded…
PDP Ratifies Suspension Of Former Abia Rep
Peoples Democratic Party membership of the former member representing Ukwa federal constituency at the National Assembly,…
Protest Trails Edo Assembly’s Move To Impeach Shaibu
The move by members of the Edo State House of Assembly to impeach the deputy governor,…
Time For Women To Be Governors – Nasarawa PDP
Women groups under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State have appealed to the country’s…
Ugochinyere Blasts Akpabio Over ‘Anti-Fubara Comment’ At Wigwes’ Funeral
A member of the House of Representatives and chairman, House Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Hon. Ikenga…
Ondo Governorship Poll: No Decision On Zoning Yet – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday declared that no decision has been taken on the zoning…
Imo Assembly Screens 11 Commissioner Nominees
Eleven persons, including a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Bede Ekeh, were, yesterday,…
Unity Of Purpose Needed To Resolve Nigeria’s Challenges
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has said unity of…
FG Begins Work On 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road
Federal government has commenced the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and maintenance of critical…
PDP Accuses Police Of Bias In Rivers Political Crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has accused the Nigeria Police of being biased…
Benue, Borno: Obi Says Job Creation Will Stem Security Crisis
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi has decried the security crisis in…
Protest Trails Edo Assembly Move To Impeach Shaibu
The move by members of the Edo State House of Assembly to impeach the deputy governor,…
Security: Benue Is Open To Business – Governor Alia
Governor of Benue State Fr. Hyacinth Alia has declared that Benue State is open to business,…
Call Tinubu To Order, Lukman Tells Akande, Onu, Others
A former national vice chairman, (North-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman has urged…
Development Commission Will Douse Anger In South East – Senator Ubah
Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District of Anambra State, Ifeanyi Ubah said the implementation of the…
Ondo, Edo Polls: CDD Preps Journalists Against Fake News
Ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, the Centre for Democracy and Development…
PDP Constitutes Caretaker Committee For Kano State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted an 11 member caretaker committee to manage its affairs…
APC Warns Mutfwang Over Non-inauguration Of 16 Lawmakers
All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened to take legal action against the governor of Plateau State,…
Power Outage Stalls Plenary In Senate
Power outage in the National Assembly delayed the commencement of plenary in the Senate chamber as…