Politics

Tribunal in session The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, on Wednesday afternoon, dismissed the petition of the ruling All Progressives Congress challenging the eligibility of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to contest the 2023 general election. The APC had challenged Obi’s membership of LP, declaring it incompetent. …

A faction of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) led by Agbo Major, has announced that it will probe Rabiu Kwankwaso, its presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. The faction also said some other members of the party will be probed alongside Kwankwaso for alleged mismanagement of over N1 billion …

Map of Edo State The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, swore in the chairmen of the 18  Local Government Areas elected in Saturday’s council election amid calls by the All Progressives Congress to halt the ceremony. Obaseki said the elected chairmen were carefully selected by the Peoples …

National Chairman, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has tasked the Kogi State electorate to give the party nothing less than 99 per cent support and victory votes in the state’s forthcoming November 11 governorship election. Ganduje gave the charge on Saturday while addressing …

Leader of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Shettima Yerima. President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, speaks to JUWE OLUWAFEMI and GODWIN ISENYO, about expectations from the President Bola Tinubu administration and the need for government officials to stop making more demands to the detriment of the masses, among …

Philip Shaibu and his boss, Godwin Obaseki. Governor Godwin Obaseki seems to have chased his deputy Philip Shaibu out of the Government House. Shaibu is now expected to relocate his office to a building outside the Government House. The new office is situated at 7 Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to …

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo The All Progressives Congress in Anambra State has asked the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to resign following his inability to conduct elections in the 21 local government areas in the state over a year since he assumed office. As a consequence, the party said …

President Bola Tinubu has said a comprehensive consensus against the spread of “contagious autocracy” across Africa is the next step forward with respect to how the power in Gabon will play out. The Nigerian leader noted that he is committed to working with other heads of state to defend democracy …

Political parties Voters in Edo State are expected to cast their ballot for 18 council chairmen and 192 councillors in Saturday’s local government polls that will take place in 4,519 polling units across the state. Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice James Oyomire (retd), who stated this …

The Federal Government says the President Bola Tinubu-administration met a bad economy with inflation at 24 percent and an unacceptable high rate of unemployment. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, made this known while speaking with journalists at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held …