POLITICS

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he and his allies are open to reconciliation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike and his allies have been at loggerheads with the party after the Rivers leader lost the PDP presidential primary to Atiku Abubakar. They are demanding the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau on Tuesday nullified the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara for the second time. Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu nullified the governorship primaries that produced Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare as the PDP candidate in the 2023 general elections. Delivering judgment, Bappa-Aliyu held that the PDP lost the […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of additional equipment for use by officers and men of the force before, during and after the 2023 general elections. They include batches of uniforms, kits, accouterments, and anti-riot equipment comprising bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas […]

Osun Governor-Elect, Sen. Ademola Jackson-Adeleke, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known by his stage name Davido and Chief Tajudeen Amoo-Adeleke, Legendary African Drummer are among Africans and Americans to be honoured at the Afro Award in Los Angeles, California. This is contained in a statement issued by  Mr Taiwo Oduala, Founder and Executive Producer of The […]

Things have begun to fall apart in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State, as leaders and stakeholders of the party disagreed with Governor Seyi Makinde on his stand against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the party, saying the governor was only speaking for himself, but not for the generality of the […]

Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has demanded an apology from his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, for “mocking entrepreneurship”. Atiku, in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, accused Tinubu and Shettima of talking “condescendingly” about other presidential candidates at a meeting with […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday sworn in 19 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). At the INEC headquarters in Abuja, venue of the event, Yakubu charged the newly sworn in RECs to devote their loyalty to Nigeria and not to compromise the integrity of the commission. He […]

AHEAD of next year’s general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has budgeted a total sum of N355 billion for the polls in the 2023 fiscal year budget. Recall that the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu had in December, 2021 told the National Assembly that it would require N305 billion as projected expenditure for the […]

The Labour Party (LP) has appointed Mr Kennedy Ahanotu as its acting National Youth Leader, following  the suspension of Mr Eragbe Anslem for alleged misconduct and anti-party activities. Mr Arabambi Abayomi, the LP National Publicity Secretary, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, saying that Anslem was suspended for six months from […]

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Friday condoled former President of the Senate, David Mark, over the death of his first son, Tunde . Abubakar, in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja, said he was shocked and saddened by the news of Tunde’s demise.