POLITICS

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday urged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to ignore envious critics, especially those from his home state of Anambra. The Rivers governor said this during the inauguration of the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Obi was a special guest […]

With 100 days to the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will start weekly media briefings to inform Nigerians on the progress made by the commission. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the commission will start with biweekly briefing and later progress to […]

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu claimed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi does not know the road to lead as the president of Nigeria. Tinubu made this assertion while speaking at the APC presidential campaign flag-off holding today (Tuesday) at the Rawang Pam […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar says insecurity is a concurrent issue and an effective security arrangement will involve all tiers of government. He said the security challenges are peculiar to each region and as such requires an all-inclusive approach. The former Vice President presented plans on how he intends […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) global conference holding in Nigeria provides opportunity to discuss the promotion of intra-Africa travel and tourism. Speaking on the second day of the three-day conference on Tuesday, Mohammed said he also expect the platform to help establish stronger collaboration among member […]

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has declared former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, as the duly elected Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State. Delivering Judgment Justice Nyako invalidated the candidacy of Mister Ikechi Emenike who was earlier recognized by the […]

Nigeria’s election authority on Friday warned of the threat of intensifying campaign violence just over three months before presidential and parliamentary elections. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Mahmood Yakuba said the agency had tracked 50 attacks across the country since campaigning began just over a month ago. INEC held an emergency meeting on Friday, […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that if elected president of Nigeria in 2023, he will reactivate the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) to help tackle the insecurity that has been bedevilling the country.  Atiku stated this at a Business Breakfast meeting tagged “Nigeria’s Time to […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the nomination of Mr. Chijioke Edeoga as the candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu state for the 2023 Governorship election. Delivering judgment on the matter instituted by Captain Evarest Nnaji over his unlawful exclusion from the primary election of August 4, 2022, Justice Nkonye Evelyn […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured that the data on the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System will not be compromised. INEC’s Deputy Head of ICT Lawrence Bayode gave the assurance when he fielded questions on aTelevision’s breakfast show  maintaining that the system will not be hacked on election day. He said the electoral body has […]