The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, (CNPP) has rejected the planned sale of nomination forms by the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC) ahead of the October 19th Local Government election. The Kogi State CNPP Chairman, Mohammed Kabir Abdullahi in a statement on Thursday, condemned in totality the alleged purported …
Read More »PDP govs warn against presidential interference in Edo, Ondo guber polls
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, rose from their meeting in Enugu yesterday, warning against any presidential interference in the forthcoming off-season governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Speed Painting, like medicine, leaves no room for error — Dr. Ojeabuo, A Speed Painter0:00 / …
Read More »Bill For 6-Year Single Term Presidency, Governorship Passes First Reading In Nigerian House of Reps
The proposed amendments target Sections 7, 135, 137, 180, and 182 (1) of the 1999 Constitution. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and …
Read More »Kaduna Assembly Hires Foremost Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana To Prosecute Ex-Gov El-Rufai For Mega Corruption
Kaduna House Of Assembly has hired human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to prosecute the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai corruption. We learnt that Falana will lead a battery of lawyers to begin unravelling the monumental corruption on Thursday in Kaduna. Earlier in July, the Kaduna State …
Read More »LP faults Ndume’s removal as Senate chief whip
Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Senate on Wednesday. Following his sack, Ndume was immediately replaced by the Senator representing Borno North, Tahir Monguno. Ndume’s replacement by the Senate …
Read More »I Informed Atiku After I Met President Tinubu And Now, I Will Soon Join APC — Former Aide, Daniel Bwala
Bwala was a spokesman for the campaign organisation of Atiku Abubakar – the PDP candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Daniel Bwala, a former aide to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed that he has left the party and is “close” to joining …
Read More »Osinbajo’s Former Aide Questions Tinubu Government’s Creation Of Livestock Development Ministry
Tinubu had on Tuesday approved the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock Development as part of measures to curb the perennial farmers-herders clashes. Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s close ally and former spokesman, Laolu Akande, has said the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government did not need a Ministry of Livestock …
Read More »Tinubu: What I inherited from my mother Abibatu Mogaji
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday revealed that he inherited his resilience, determination, and discipline from his mother, Hajiya Abibatu Mogaji who passed away on June 15, 2013, at the age of 96. She was “tough and determined,” the President said of his mother after watching the staging of a play …
Read More »Presidential Jet: Peter Obi Knocked For Opposing Proposed Procurement
An entrepreneur, Mike Emerah, has slammed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, for opposing the purchase of a new presidential jet for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Reacting to the development, Emerah described Obi’s utterances as extremely negative. …
Read More »FG rolls out measures to crash high food prices, grants 150-day duty-free import for food commodities
The Federal Government on Monday rolled out measures to crash high food prices in the country, one of which is to grant a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities. Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari unveiled the measures at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. …
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