Politics

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the indirect mode of primaries in the forth coming Gubernatorial election in Edo State. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party had in the early hours of Friday said it has adopted direct primary option, where all …

Sagay   Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on the efforts by the Federal Government to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and other related issues. Excerpts:  What is your assessment of the speech made by President Muhammadu Buhari …

….Says no regrets associating with him The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a great phenomenon in Nigerian politics, saying his belief in Democratic tenets was unparalleled. The Speaker said as …

Following the stay of execution order of the Court of Appeal on Monday which reinstated Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of All Progressives Congress, a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the party holds Tuesday. The meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2020 will hold at the Party’s National …

•Govs undecided over replacement, reject Giadom •North, South lock horns over Yari, Ndoma-Egba, Ebri, others •Akande warns over resort to litigation to resolve issues AS the leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) festers ahead of Tuesday’s controversial National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting called by anti-Oshiomhole forces, there are …

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the deposed emir of Kano, says he considers his dethronement as the will of God.  The Kano state government announced the destoolment of Sanusi over allegations of insubordination on Monday. Aminu Bayero, son of the late Ado Bayero and emir of Bichi, was installed as Sanusi’s replacement. In a video recording …

With the cost of governance remaining high and slump in revenue subsisting due to the volatility of oil prices at the international market, the Federal Government, Monday, announced plans to cut its 2020 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari, in December, signed a N10.59 trillion 2020 budget, on the assumption of oil …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the N346.388 billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) budget for the year 2019. The budget is for development projects for the service of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the Financial year ending on 31 May, 2020. In the budget N1. 29 …

Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been suspended by an FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja. Justice Danlami Senchi, on Wednesday, ordered Oshiomhole to step down pending the determination of the substantive suit seeking his perpetual removal as the APC chairman. The judge said that political …